Italy-based soles maker Vibram has taken a new turn, offering its rubber in sheets, after realising a potential use in the material for uppers.

It said: “Vibram rubber is not a mere material for shoe soles, but it becomes a versatile solution for creating something new, sophisticated luxury ideas without imaginative limitations.”

The sheets - available in black, cream, tobacco and brick red – are being marketed at the “luxury industry”.

The group has also extended the colour range of its EcoStep soles. The compound incorporates production scraps, capable of reducing waste and the use of virgin materials by up to 30%, it claims.

Image: Vibram FiveFingers have recently been released using wool, aimed at the outdoor industry

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