Lasting Experiences
A Good Choice
We have a long history of collaborating with producers and architects to develop unique pieces and spaces. Appearance is everything when it comes to furniture, and with all our products certified according to global requirements, you can rest assured that Elmo is good choice for both longevity and style.
Design Story: Elmo X Hem
We sat down with Svenja Diekmann, Creative Director at Hem, for an insightful conversation about our recent collaboration. Delving into the essence of design and quality, Svenja shares her perspectives on Elmo’s selection process, emphasizing its sustainable practices and premium finishes.
“Much like Elmo, we strive to produce timeless designs with a commitment to quality that lasts for generations.“
We are the House of Colour
When it Comes to Leather
Striking colours is one of our main traits when it comes to furniture design. We’re dedicated to bringing your visions to life and effortlessly develop and prototype your design with test collections and custom colour samples tailored to your desires and specifications.
Browse by Colour
Design Stories
2024.05.08
Georgina Wright on the New Elmosoft Colour Collection
“With this collection, I hope to offer customers and creatives the opportunity to create beautiful compositions that resonate with their personal style and vision for their spaces.”
2023.12.19
Mattias Stenberg on Stories of Materiality and Craftsmanship
We’re delighted to introduce Mattias Stenberg as one of Elmo’s creative collaborators. As both a designer and architect, his multidisciplinary approach weaves contemporary residential architecture, furniture, lighting, and everyday objects into a tapestry of elegance and Nordic grace.
2023.08.02
Lisa Hilland – the Lumi Pouf
Swedish designer Lisa Hilland is known for her holistic approach to design, respecting both nature and human beings.
2023.10.03
Meet Helena Bonving
In the world of automotive manufacturing, the demands are as diverse as they are intricate. At Elmo’s product development division, these challenges find their answer. Helena Bonving spearheads the efforts, relishing the opportunity to craft distinctive and exclusive solutions for each customer.
2023.03.16
Cloudberry
When the Swedish bag brand Cloudberry searched for a trusted partner who shared their commitment to sustainability for sourcing leather for their luxury items, they turned to Elmo.
Sustainability
Empowering our Customers
with Sustainable Solutions
Sustainability is at the center of everything we do, and it’s been our highest priority since the beginning of the 1980’s. We can’t stress it enough. We facilitate a modern production process with people that are genuinely passionate about leather. Our biological Water Treatment Plant is a game changer for the tanning industry. With the plant, we drive the whole industry towards water-based coatings while also pioneering discharge water purification.
“Embrace the longevity and allure of leather with its natural durability and graceful aging process, makes it outstanding from other surface materials. When you choose Elmo, you choose a sustainable leather that stands the test of time.”
News
Clean Water Tanning
Making Wastewater into Drinking Water
Our goal goes beyond producing the best leather in the world, we also aim to generate the cleanest wastewater in the world. Our optimized biological wastewater treatment plant sets an industry benchmark for purifying wastewater generated during the tanning process. Employing our innovative clean water tanning technology allows us to borrow and return water from the nearby river Ätran, rather than consuming. In addition, we are committed to supporting WaterAid in their mission to provide safe drinking water to communities worldwide.
We use water from nearby river Ätran. Purified almost to perfection with several parameters pushing 100%, it empowers Elmo the position as the obvious industry benchmark. Downstream, a regional cleaning facility filters the water, supplying cities on the Swedish West Coast with clean drinking water. Established in 2005, our biological waste water treatment plant is optimized to manage waste water from our tanning process, enabling waste water purification at an industry benchmark level. The plant and its innovated technology received honourable citation by the EU LIFE-Environment programme “the new waste water treatment technology also gives better results than the current best available techniques (BATs) for the tannery sector”. Clean water tanning technology enables us to borrow water instead of consuming it.
Elmo Supports Wateraid
In order to extend our pursuit of good quality water resources for everyone regardless of geographic location, Elmo supports WaterAid and the quest to facilitate safe water for everyone, everywhere.