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# Project Description Restoring Provenance Luca Greenway Summary Final work College Chelsea College of Arts Course BA (Hons) Product and Furniture Design Graduation year 2025 Restoring Provenance explores how we might work with leather in a more ethical and environmentally conscious way. The project highlights the role of regenerative farming and agricultural biodiversity in promoting livestock health and reducing the environmental impact of raising cattle. The project's outcome, the Hereford Chair , features a solid oak frame and leather supplied by British Pasture Leather, an organisation that facilitates a transparent and traceable material supply chain. The hides used were traced to Conygree Farm in Aldsworth, where Hereford Cattle are raised, from which the chair takes its name. The leather is vegetable tanned, a low-intervention production method that is more environmentally friendly and preserves the hide’s natural surface markings. By taking this approach to working with leather, it has been possible to restore provenance to a material that is commonly stripped of its story, reconnecting it to the animals, farmers and tanners that played a role in its production. Final work Hereford Chair Vegetable Tanned Leather and Oak with Brass Hardware Hereford Chair Vegetable Tanned Leather and Oak with Brass Hardware Hereford Chair Vegetable Tanned Leather and Oak with Brass Hardware Vegetable Tanned Leather and Oak with Brass Hardware Research and process Hereford Breed Cattle, Conygree Farm The origins of the leather used in the production of the Hereford Chair was traced to Conygree Farm in Aldsworth. Jonathan Brunyee, who runs the farm is pictured here with his herd of Hereford cows. Blenkinsop Leathers, Northampton The leather used in the production of the Hereford Chair was finished at Blenkinsop Leathers. Share this project Restoring Provenance explores how we might work with leather in a more ethical and environmentally conscious way. The project highlights the role of regenerative farming and agricultural biodiversity in promoting livestock health and reducing the environmental impact ... A link to this page has been added to your clipboard
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