World’s highest quality sheep leather, from the mystical highlands of Ethiopia.
The world’s highest quality sheep leather made from a special type of hair sheep bred in the mystical Ethiopian highlands, and neatly finished by experienced craftsmanship of Ethiopian tanners.
Light, thin, and soft. Yet, strong and durable. The superior quality of sheep leather is not like any other.
HIGHLAND LEATHER will dramatically transform what is possible with leather, ways to enjoy leather, and our lives with leather.
26 MILLION SHEEP
It is not so known abroad, but over 26 million sheep live in Ethiopia. That is a world-class figure, and the highest in Africa. Sheep is a very familiar part of life for the people of Ethiopia, supporting people’s lives in various ways. Out of the millions, only a handful with the very best quality skin becomes labeled as HIGHLAND LEATHER, to be delivered to the rest of the world.
3.5 MILLION YEARS AGO
Ethiopia is the birthplace of humanity. It is the land where humans first began creation. In producing new inventions like coffee one after another, Ethiopia has always created new things that never had existed in the world.
HIGHLAND LEATHER is another new invention of Ethiopia, a flagship industry of Africa’s largest growing country.
3000 METERS
Ethiopia is blessed with a pleasant climate for its low latitudes, thanks to its highlands of over 3,000 meters in elevation. Since sheep raised in Ethiopia have no need to protect their bodies from bitter cold, they are distinguished by their incredibly thin skin. This sheepskin is so thin that it can be fashioned into sheep leather unlike any other in the world.
0.35 MM
Thin sheepskin is what makes for thin and light sheep leather. The skin of the special hair sheep raised in Ethiopia is thinner than that of a typical wool sheep, because they have no need to protect their bodies from the cold. Thin sheepskin and skilled craftsmanship have enabled to create the amazingly thin, light, yet strong leather with dense fibers. It can be thinned down to 0.35mm, enabling HIGHLAND LEATHER to be used to create innovative products, previously unheard of leather.
100+ COLORS
Life is simply colorful in Ethiopia. HIGHLAND LEATHER comes in 100+ unique colors that are made from the Ethiopian’s unique sense of colors, and their long practiced dyeing techniques. The wide variety of happy colors will drastically change the traditional image of leather into something totally new.
OUR QUALITY
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Opening new possibilities of leather.
Transforming ways to enjoy leather.
Improving lives with leather.