These pictures shows the journey through all the research, tests, trials and experiments done during the development of the Structural Skin material.

Credits:
TAC Scan - Jorge Díaz Postigo

Research trip, Ubrique, Andalucía

Recycling cointainers outsite the factories, Ubrique

Specific containers for leather waste, Ubrique

Leather waste

Leather waste 02

Hand cut leather, different sizes

Electric blender to crush leather

Crushed leather

Polyurethane resin, polyester resin, epoxy and latex

First trials

Crushed leather + white glue

Crushed leather + polyester resin

Crushed leather + polyurethane resin

Crushed leather + epoxy

Second trials

Small pieces of leather + epoxy

Small pieces of leather + polyurethane resin

Small pieces of leather + polyester resin

French cabinetmaking book where I found a old type of binder

Bone glue

New trials, small tiles

Small leather pieces + bone glue

Smaller leather pieces + bone glue

Wood reinforced leather slat

Paper shredder machine, new way of cutting the leather

Shredded leather

More trials, big tiles

Version 01

Version 02

Version 03

Version 04

Non reinforced lealther slats

Version 01

Version 02

Version 03

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Tac

Random hand cut