I would have likely never thought to take reclaimed leather and used belts like the kind you wear and fashion them in to flooring.
Ting leather belt flooring.
But this this is really spectacular.
Ting london s home showcasing ting sling luxury hammocks and ting london leather goods.
Sophisticated vintage leather belt floors and wall panels the leather belt tiles are a bespoke surface designed and developed by ting.
The effect developed over a decade of trial and error is glossy skinny planks that look like highly polished wood.
Transforming them into tiles.
Ting is a london and los angeles based design company that produces luxury products to sustainable ethical.
I remember posting ting studio s belt floor mat back in june of 2007 and it blew me away.
Check out some of the applications below.
Based in los angeles california with roots in london england.
Unique flooring made from old leather belts inghua ting found a creative way to reuse old leather belts turning them into bespoke flooring rugs and interior accents including walls stairs and doors.
Ting s leather belt tiles and area rugs have been installed in a variety of premium environments such as penthouses yachts and boutique hotels.
It s expensive but man it might just be worth it.
Such as penthouses yachts boutique hotels restaurants and members clubs.
Her company is called ting and it reuses vintage and reclaimed leather belts and turns them into a unique home decor treatment.
Ethically made in the united states and european union from sustainably sourced leather and textiles.
To help make the process of purchasing easier ting offers up the belt flooring in modular tiles that can be purchased for about 75 a square foot.
Unique flooring made with vintage leather belts by sara barnes on november 7 2014 if you re looking for something that s more original than wood or carpet flooring well inghua ting has it.
There s not a whole lot of info on the site that i could find but met home s may issue pg 74 lists the floor tiles at 75 per square foot.
London based studio ting has an ingenious way of repurposing old worn leather belts.
Beyond that i would have absolutely never thought it would look as good as this.
They are a bit pricey but for those of you that like to take things into your own hands this could be a great diy project.
The creative techniques involved have been refined over fifteen years and these textiles have been installed in a variety of premium environments.