Turning Leather Waste into Luxury Handbags | Emily Blumenthal & Cassandra Kane
About this episode
Cassandra Kane discusses her journey in the Italian luxury manufacturing system and her efforts to address leather waste in handbag production.
What happens when a designer steps inside the Italian luxury manufacturing system and sees how much material never makes it into the final product? In this episode, Cassandra Kane shares how a move to Florence transformed her understanding of craftsmanship, sustainability, and the hidden costs of luxury production. After years designing for major fashion brands, she discovered the staggering amount of leather waste generated during manufacturing and set out to create a different model. The re...
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Host: Emily Blumenthal
Guest: Cassandra Kane
Topics covered
- sustainability
- luxury handbags
- leather waste
- craftsmanship
- fashion design
Keywords
- leather waste
- luxury handbags
- sustainability
- craftsmanship
- fashion design
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Italian luxury manufacturing system, major fashion brands
Places: Florence
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