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”.

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