Real leather,
Reinvented
Leather is loved. Leather is luxury. Leather is everywhere. Unfortunately, making leather is also polluting, challenging and controversial. Qorium creates beautiful, premium and authentic leather without compromise.
Simply put, Qorium reinvents leather. Better product. Better planet.
Our vision
Qorium passionately pursues excellent materials without compromise. We relentlessly innovate to create a world where consumers get beautiful, genuine, and luxurious leather products without today’s necessary negative impacts. With our science, that world is achievable and provides the following incredible benefits:
Premium Leather
No other material offers the beauty, durability and character of leather. While other materials degrade and breakdown, leather improves and enriches over time. Nothing can compete with a beautiful leather jacket. Nothing can compete with a cozy leather couch. Nothing can compete with a killer pair of leather heels or a stunning luxury handbag. Nothing can compete with genuine leather and Qorium provides just that.
Sustainable
Qorium’s innovative manufacturing methods are the most efficient and sustainable available. Leveraging the incredible biology that Mother Nature provided, we replicate natural leather production in a precise, controlled environment and only build what is needed and nothing more. Dramatically reduced carbon emissions, no methane emissions, and little water and chemical usage.
less waste
Traditional leather manufacturing is reductive. Through multiple, intensive processes, a cow’s skin is turned into leather with a great deal of waste along the way. Our production method is radically different. Starting from microscopic cells, we build only what is needed and use the minimum inputs required to do so.
Animal friendly
No cows are harmed in the making of Qorium’s leather. Yes, it is that simple.
Consistent quality
Cow-derived leather is inherently inconsistent. Each cow is unique. Its hide varies in terms of thickness and quality, and its hide acquires blemishes and defects throughout the cow’s life. This can result in as much as 75% material wastage. Qorium’s leather is consistent, reliable, uniform and beautiful. Grown in identical sheets, manufacturing losses are minimal.
Tunable
As our science advances, we envision a world where Qorium leather is highly tunable to the specific application desired. Imagine a day when the core leather properties can be defined and delivered to exacting product specifications.
The Process
Qorium’s process and supporting technology is innovative and cutting edge. It is protected by a robust intellectual property portfolio. Its beauty, however, is remarkably simple in concept; a true testament to the magic of leveraging natural biologic approaches.
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The Best Cow
We scour the globe for cows with the most desirable hides. Hides that lead to the most luxurious, durable and versatile leather. Once found, we harmlessly biopsy cells from our donor cow and take the cells back to our laboratory.
Grow Cells
These selected cells are then replicated and prepared to do what they do best – make collagen. Beyond the cells themselves, no animal products are used in this process.
Grow Collagen
In our proprietary equipment, process and medium, our cells build precise, uniform collagen sheets. Again, beyond the lab-grown cells themselves, no animal products are used in this process.
Create Leather
Qorium partners with the best tanneries and global brands to turn our collagen into beautiful leather. Our product seamlessly integrates into the existing leather production process, which enables utilization across the full leather goods industry.
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Qorium’s team relentlessly innovates in pursuit of a better world.
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