Pingree Detroit upcycles automotive leather to make handmade shoes, clothing and accessories in the Motor City

Nathaniel Crawford II, Co-Owner and Vice President of Footwear Operations, demonstrates stitching for custom hand-made shoes at Pingree Detroit, 15707 Livernois in Detroit on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.

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Pingree Detroit uses automotive leather to make handmade shoes, clothing and accessories in the Motor City

Nathaniel Crawford II, Co-Owner and Vice President of Footwear Operations, demonstrates stitching for custom hand-made shoes at Pingree Detroit, 15707 Livernois in Detroit on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.Get Photo

“The Mayor” high-top sneaker at Pingree Detroit, 15707 Livernois in Detroit on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.

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Pingree Detroit uses automotive leather to make handmade shoes, clothing and accessories in the Motor City

“The Mayor” high-top sneaker at Pingree Detroit, 15707 Livernois in Detroit on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.Get Photo

Pingree Detroit co-founder and CEO Jarrett Schlaff poses at Pingree Detroit, 15707 Livernois in Detroit on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.

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Pingree Detroit uses automotive leather to make handmade shoes, clothing and accessories in the Motor City

Pingree Detroit co-founder and CEO Jarrett Schlaff poses at Pingree Detroit, 15707 Livernois in Detroit on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.Get Photo

Nathaniel Crawford II, Co-Owner and Vice President of Footwear Operations, poses at Pingree Detroit, 15707 Livernois in Detroit on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.

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Pingree Detroit uses automotive leather to make handmade shoes, clothing and accessories in the Motor City

Nathaniel Crawford II, Co-Owner and Vice President of Footwear Operations, poses at Pingree Detroit, 15707 Livernois in Detroit on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.Get Photo

Pingree Detroit employees, including Eric Rranxburgaj, left, sort through donated leather hides at Pangea in Rochester Hills on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.

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Pingree Detroit uses automotive leather to make handmade shoes, clothing and accessories in the Motor City

Pingree Detroit employees, including Eric Rranxburgaj, left, sort through donated leather hides at Pangea in Rochester Hills on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.Get Photo

A printed label on the reverse side of a leather hide at Pangea in Rochester Hills on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.

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Pingree Detroit uses automotive leather to make handmade shoes, clothing and accessories in the Motor City

A printed label on the reverse side of a leather hide at Pangea in Rochester Hills on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.Get Photo

From left, Pingree Detroit’s Jarrett Schlaff and Eric Rranxburgaj sort through automotive leather donated by Pangea at the automotive supplier’s offices in Rochester Hills on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.

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Pingree Detroit uses automotive leather to make handmade shoes, clothing and accessories in the Motor City

From left, Pingree Detroit’s Jarrett Schlaff and Eric Rranxburgaj sort through automotive leather donated by Pangea at the automotive supplier’s offices in Rochester Hills on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.Get Photo

Catherine Ciftci, right, Senior Director of Global Design at Pangea, helps sort through automotive leather for donation with fellow Pangea employees at the company’s offices in Rochester Hills on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.

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Pingree Detroit uses automotive leather to make handmade shoes, clothing and accessories in the Motor City

Catherine Ciftci, right, Senior Director of Global Design at Pangea, helps sort through automotive leather for donation with fellow Pangea employees at the company’s offices in Rochester Hills on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.Get Photo

Pingree Detroit co-founder and CEO Jarrett Schlaff sorts through donated leather at Pangea in Rochester Hills on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.

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Pingree Detroit uses automotive leather to make handmade shoes, clothing and accessories in the Motor City

Pingree Detroit co-founder and CEO Jarrett Schlaff sorts through donated leather at Pangea in Rochester Hills on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.Get Photo

Nathaniel Crawford II, Co-Owner and Vice President of Footwear Operations at Pingree Detroit, sorts through donated automotive leather at Pangea in Rochester Hills on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.

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Pingree Detroit uses automotive leather to make handmade shoes, clothing and accessories in the Motor City

Nathaniel Crawford II, Co-Owner and Vice President of Footwear Operations at Pingree Detroit, sorts through donated automotive leather at Pangea in Rochester Hills on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.Get Photo

A sampling of automotive leathers at Pangea in Rochester Hills on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.

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Pingree Detroit uses automotive leather to make handmade shoes, clothing and accessories in the Motor City

A sampling of automotive leathers at Pangea in Rochester Hills on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.Get Photo

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Pingree Detroit uses automotive leather to make handmade shoes, clothing and accessories in the Motor City

Nathaniel Crawford II, Co-Owner and Vice President of Footwear Operations at Pingree Detroit, sorts through donated automotive leather at Pangea in Rochester Hills on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.Get Photo

Rolls of automotive leather hides are stacked for donation at Pangea in Rochester Hills on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.

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Pingree Detroit uses automotive leather to make handmade shoes, clothing and accessories in the Motor City

Rolls of automotive leather hides are stacked for donation at Pangea in Rochester Hills on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.Get Photo

Pingree Detroit’s Eric Rranxburgaj sorts through automotive leather donated by Pangea at the automotive supplier’s offices in Rochester Hills on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.

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Pingree Detroit uses automotive leather to make handmade shoes, clothing and accessories in the Motor City

Pingree Detroit’s Eric Rranxburgaj sorts through automotive leather donated by Pangea at the automotive supplier’s offices in Rochester Hills on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.Get Photo

Pingree Detroit’s Brandon Kulow sorts through donated automotive leather at Pangea in Rochester Hills on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.

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Pingree Detroit uses automotive leather to make handmade shoes, clothing and accessories in the Motor City

Pingree Detroit’s Brandon Kulow sorts through donated automotive leather at Pangea in Rochester Hills on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.Get Photo

Staff from Pingree Detroit and Pangea pose at Pangea’s offices in Rochester Hills on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.

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Pingree Detroit uses automotive leather to make handmade shoes, clothing and accessories in the Motor City

Staff from Pingree Detroit and Pangea pose at Pangea’s offices in Rochester Hills on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.Get Photo

A Detroit Pistons poster signed by Rick Mahorn hangs in the entryway at Pingree Detroit, 15707 Livernois in Detroit on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.

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Pingree Detroit uses automotive leather to make handmade shoes, clothing and accessories in the Motor City

A Detroit Pistons poster signed by Rick Mahorn hangs in the entryway at Pingree Detroit, 15707 Livernois in Detroit on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.Get Photo

Eric Rranxburgaj applies edge paint to a bifold wallet at Pingree Detroit, 15707 Livernois in Detroit on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.

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Pingree Detroit uses automotive leather to make handmade shoes, clothing and accessories in the Motor City

Eric Rranxburgaj applies edge paint to a bifold wallet at Pingree Detroit, 15707 Livernois in Detroit on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.Get Photo

Automotive leather is piled for sorting at Pingree Detroit, 15707 Livernois in Detroit on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.

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Pingree Detroit uses automotive leather to make handmade shoes, clothing and accessories in the Motor City

Automotive leather is piled for sorting at Pingree Detroit, 15707 Livernois in Detroit on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.Get Photo

An old magazine advertisement for Pingree Detroit’s namesake - former Detroit Mayor Hazen Pingree’s shoe manufacturing business - at Pingree Detroit, 15707 Livernois in Detroit on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.

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Pingree Detroit uses automotive leather to make handmade shoes, clothing and accessories in the Motor City

An old magazine advertisement for Pingree Detroit’s namesake – former Detroit Mayor Hazen Pingree’s shoe manufacturing business – at Pingree Detroit, 15707 Livernois in Detroit on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.Get Photo

Dies for cut leather pieces to be used in the business’ hydraulic clicker press are stacked on a shelf at Pingree Detroit, 15707 Livernois in Detroit on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.

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Pingree Detroit uses automotive leather to make handmade shoes, clothing and accessories in the Motor City

Dies for cut leather pieces to be used in the business’ hydraulic clicker press are stacked on a shelf at Pingree Detroit, 15707 Livernois in Detroit on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.Get Photo

Handmade shoes - from left, the “Eastsider” low top, “Strider” chukka boot and “The Mayor” high-top sneakers - at Pingree Detroit, 15707 Livernois in Detroit on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.

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Pingree Detroit uses automotive leather to make handmade shoes, clothing and accessories in the Motor City

Handmade shoes – from left, the “Eastsider” low top, “Strider” chukka boot and “The Mayor” high-top sneakers – at Pingree Detroit, 15707 Livernois in Detroit on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.Get Photo

Concept sketches hang in the offices at Pingree Detroit, 15707 Livernois in Detroit on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.

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Pingree Detroit uses automotive leather to make handmade shoes, clothing and accessories in the Motor City

Concept sketches hang in the offices at Pingree Detroit, 15707 Livernois in Detroit on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.Get Photo

The Pingree Detroit Cross-Body Bag, left, and M-1 Work & Travel Tote at Pingree Detroit, 15707 Livernois in Detroit on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.

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Pingree Detroit uses automotive leather to make handmade shoes, clothing and accessories in the Motor City

The Pingree Detroit Cross-Body Bag, left, and M-1 Work & Travel Tote at Pingree Detroit, 15707 Livernois in Detroit on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.Get Photo

The made-to-order Pingree Detroit Cross-Body Bag at Pingree Detroit, 15707 Livernois in Detroit on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.

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Pingree Detroit uses automotive leather to make handmade shoes, clothing and accessories in the Motor City

The made-to-order Pingree Detroit Cross-Body Bag at Pingree Detroit, 15707 Livernois in Detroit on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.Get Photo

The M-1 Work & Travel Tote at Pingree Detroit, 15707 Livernois in Detroit on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.

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Pingree Detroit uses automotive leather to make handmade shoes, clothing and accessories in the Motor City

The M-1 Work & Travel Tote at Pingree Detroit, 15707 Livernois in Detroit on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.Get Photo

The Kercheval Knit Beanie at Pingree Detroit, 15707 Livernois in Detroit on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.

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Pingree Detroit uses automotive leather to make handmade shoes, clothing and accessories in the Motor City

The Kercheval Knit Beanie at Pingree Detroit, 15707 Livernois in Detroit on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.Get Photo

A prototype diagram poster hangs on a locker at Pingree Detroit, 15707 Livernois in Detroit on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.

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Pingree Detroit uses automotive leather to make handmade shoes, clothing and accessories in the Motor City

A prototype diagram poster hangs on a locker at Pingree Detroit, 15707 Livernois in Detroit on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.Get Photo

Splattered paint on leather for a custom edition product at Pingree Detroit, 15707 Livernois in Detroit on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.

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Pingree Detroit uses automotive leather to make handmade shoes, clothing and accessories in the Motor City

Splattered paint on leather for a custom edition product at Pingree Detroit, 15707 Livernois in Detroit on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.Get Photo

The Willow Run Bifold Wallet at Pingree Detroit, 15707 Livernois in Detroit on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.

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Pingree Detroit uses automotive leather to make handmade shoes, clothing and accessories in the Motor City

The Willow Run Bifold Wallet at Pingree Detroit, 15707 Livernois in Detroit on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.Get Photo

Corktown Coasters - made from upcycled automotive leather scraps - at Pingree Detroit, 15707 Livernois in Detroit on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.

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Pingree Detroit uses automotive leather to make handmade shoes, clothing and accessories in the Motor City

Corktown Coasters – made from upcycled automotive leather scraps – at Pingree Detroit, 15707 Livernois in Detroit on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.Get Photo

A Work Folio and hardcover moleskine-style journal at Pingree Detroit, 15707 Livernois in Detroit on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.

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Pingree Detroit uses automotive leather to make handmade shoes, clothing and accessories in the Motor City

A Work Folio and hardcover moleskine-style journal at Pingree Detroit, 15707 Livernois in Detroit on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.Get Photo

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Pingree Detroit uses automotive leather to make handmade shoes, clothing and accessories in the Motor City

Corktown Coasters – made from upcycled automotive leather scraps – at Pingree Detroit, 15707 Livernois in Detroit on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.Get Photo

Steel buckles and hardware at Pingree Detroit, 15707 Livernois in Detroit on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.

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Pingree Detroit uses automotive leather to make handmade shoes, clothing and accessories in the Motor City

Steel buckles and hardware at Pingree Detroit, 15707 Livernois in Detroit on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.Get Photo

The Pingree Catchall Valet Tray at Pingree Detroit, 15707 Livernois in Detroit on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.

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Pingree Detroit uses automotive leather to make handmade shoes, clothing and accessories in the Motor City

The Pingree Catchall Valet Tray at Pingree Detroit, 15707 Livernois in Detroit on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.Get Photo

Detroit sports-themed variants of the Motown Venue Bag at Pingree Detroit, 15707 Livernois in Detroit on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.

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Pingree Detroit uses automotive leather to make handmade shoes, clothing and accessories in the Motor City

Detroit sports-themed variants of the Motown Venue Bag at Pingree Detroit, 15707 Livernois in Detroit on Monday, Oct. 6 2025.Get Photo

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Pingree Detroit upcycles automotive leather to make handmade shoes, clothing and accessories in the Motor City

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