{"id":1791,"date":"2020-03-12T14:21:48","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T14:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.belendols.com\/gfhgfh\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T15:46:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T15:46:20","slug":"why","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.belendols.com\/en\/why\/","title":{"rendered":"Why"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For years I worked with animal leather. I cut every piece by hand. I knew exactly where that material came from, and over time, that became impossible to ignore.<\/p>\n

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It wasn’t a revelation. It was a discomfort that grew quietly inside me until, one day, I could no longer look away.<\/p>\n

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So I looked for another way. I researched, I traveled, I asked uncomfortable questions.<\/p>\n

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I wanted to find something that looked like leather, that lasted like leather, that wasn’t plastic disguised as skin, and that hadn’t cost any animal its life. That last part, especially.<\/p>\n

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I found it. Apple leather does exist. Palm leaf fiber does exist. These are real technical materials, not experiments.<\/p>\n

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From there, the Bel\u00e9n Dols brand started to become what truly represents me.<\/p>\n

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I don’t design to convince anyone of anything. I don’t judge what anyone else chooses to do. I just believe you can walk through this world with style and dignity without it costing any animal its life.<\/p>\n

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If that resonates with you, welcome to my home.<\/p>\n

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Take care,<\/p>\n

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Any questions? Email me<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][vc_empty_space height=”40px”]I have a question<\/a>[vc_empty_space height=”40px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” css=”.vc_custom_1785228009881{padding-top: 80px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

It wasn’t a revelation. It was a discomfort that grew quietly inside me, until one day I could no longer look away<\/p>\n

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The materials<\/p>\n

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Two materials.
\nTwo principles<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]The first and most important:<\/strong> nothing that has cost an animal its life<\/p>\n

The second:<\/strong> The same elegance and quality as leather[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”3197″ img_size=”full” css=”.vc_custom_1785227159130{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #44342C !important;}” qode_css_animation=”” el_class=”imagen-icono-historia”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

Material 1<\/p>\n

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Apple based vegan leather<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]It’s made from the waste left over from processing apples for juice. The skins, the seeds, the pulp, everything the food industry throws away. It becomes a strong, flexible material with a feel that surprises anyone touching it for the first time.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”3208″ img_size=”full” css=”.vc_custom_1785227358762{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #44342C !important;}” qode_css_animation=”” el_class=”imagen-icono-historia”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

Material 2<\/p>\n

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Palm coating<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]Every year, the dry leaves of palm trees are pruned to keep the tree healthy. Those leaves would normally become waste.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” padding_top=”45″ padding_bottom=”45″ css=”.vc_custom_1785319058418{background-color: #EDE8D0 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

“I don’t design to convince anyone of anything. I don’t judge what anyone else chooses to do. I just believe you can walk through this world with style and dignity without it costing any animal its life.
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