Flooring from reclaimed leather belts

Energy & Sustainability Furniture & Lighting
Flooring from reclaimed leather belts
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Shown above is actually an (absurdly overpriced) mat available from Branch, but designer Inghua Ting also makes permanent-install tiles based on the same idea. Clever idea, but will it really hold up over the years? Would be an easy remake. [via Dornob]

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