Cork Leather is a material sourced from the Oak Tree. A vegan leather alternative, known for its high-durability and a one-of-a-kind look. The Cork Fabric consists of two layers. A base layer, which is 100% cotton and cork as a top layer. This material combination makes Cork Leather a plant-based fabric that does not harm animals during its production. Some of its known features are the lightness of the material as well as its hypoallergenic properties. This makes it the best choice for our AirTag Dog Collars.

Our Cork Leather comes directly from Portugal. We like to keep short delivery routes in between the raw materials and the manufacturing process. Portugal has the world's largest area of cork oak forests. Cork harvesting is an old tradition in Portugal and all of the large cork companies are still family businesses today. The forests are under strict control and are sustainably managed to allow an ongoing eco-system.

After harvesting the bark from the cork tree, this recyclable, natural product made in Europe is dried for a total of six months, then boiled and after that goes through a heat and pressure treatment before it is divided into leather-like fabric. The fabric is later attached onto a cotton backing. The whole process is done without any chemicals!

So far Cork Leather is not known by many people yet, but its potential is rapidly being discovered over the last years. Even though the material is not very commonly known internationally, it is already being used for several years in Portugal. Most use cases are from the fashion industry, especially bags and other vegan accessories. When Christian, Co-Founder & Product Designer of FollowPaw, visited Portugal for the first time, he discovered Cork Leather and its outstanding features. When designing our AirTag Dog Collars & Dog Leads he knew that this material had to be the number one choice.

Cork is considered one of the most ecologically friendly materials available.The bark of the Oak tree is a highly renewable resource as it can be harvested over and over again several times. The tree does not get harmed by this process. It even is a beneficial process for the tree, since a stripped cork tree absorbs up to five times more CO2 than the unharvested ones. The conservation of the Oak forests ensure that the habitat of the endangered Iberian Lynx stays intact, promoting a healthy eco-system where this animal can thrive.

Yes! A big advantage of cork fabric is it's low-maintenance. Clean it easily with a damp cloth, remove any dirt and let it dry. You can now go on as many adventures as possible and won't have to worry about it! Also our cork leather has water repellent properties. Just rinse it off and you're good to go.

Regular leather is known for its strength, longevity and its premium look. But it has a downside – it's an animal product and not very sustainable. There are not many materials that can compete with the properties of leather but Cork Leather is one of them. Thanks to its cotton base material inside it has the strength of leather. The Cork surface has a similar touch as leather and a unique structure that comes from the trees bark.