This time, we spoke to Matsuoka Gloves, a world-famous glove brand known for developing the ErgoGrip, a glove that curves to fit the shape of the human hand, about their plans for the 2024-2025 season at JSP SNOW EXPO JAPAN 2024 (held February 13-14, 2024 at Pacifico Yokohama)
"Ergo Grip" to be sustainable in the 2024-2025 season
Matsuoka Gloves was founded in 1957 in Kagawa Prefecture, a famous glove production area that accounts for over 90% of the national market share. The company produces thin gloves for skiing and snowboarding, baseball and golf, as well as motorcycle and fishing gloves, and has a 64-year history of manufacturing gloves for other manufacturers on an OEM basis
Matsuoka Gloves developed the "ErgoGrip" technology based on ergonomics, which stitches the knuckles together to fit the natural curvature of the human hand. Gloves in Japan have a history of over 200 years, but this technology, developed in 2005, was the first of its kind in that long history. Matsuoka Gloves is the only company that holds this patent
The new model "ESK-2430P" is a patchwork of leather scraps!
The best recommendation for the 2024-2025 season is the new glove "ESK-2430P," born from "Matsuoka Gloves' sustainable efforts." It is made like a patchwork using offcuts of goat and cow hides that are generated in the process of making leather products, resulting in a colorful piece as you can see
They collected scraps that would have been discarded up until now and released them as new gloves, making use of the Ergo Grip, which is made by combining multiple parts to fit the shape of your hand. Since the Ergo Grip is made from a collection of small parts, these scraps were perfect for patchwork!
The scraps are mainly cowhide and goat leather, and this pair of gloves is made with a variety of different leathers, some cowhide and some goat, which is really fun
Additionally, the ESK-2430P uses recycled polyester filling instead of the usual polyester filling used in previous models, making it more environmentally friendly
The colors are available in warm and cool tones, and both are available in two patterns: a fixed color type and a random color combination. The random color combinations are made with different materials, so your gloves will definitely be one of a kind in the world. It's exciting to have the chance to choose. They will be sold in limited production
Additionally, all models come with a mini brush as an accessory. It's useful for removing dirt that gets stuck in the seams of gloves. After brushing, you naturally want to apply oil. Therefore, Matsuoka Gloves also sells special oil.
The more you use leather gloves, the more they will fit in your hand, become softer, and become easier to use. The idea is that you can contribute to sustainability by taking care of your items with love and enjoying them while using them for a long time.
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