Turning Discarded Hides into Enduring Pieces of Functional Art

(Cate Havstad-Casad, founder of Range Revolution with her son | Photos courtesy of Range Revolution)

“Range Revolution is the world’s first luxury leather goods company built entirely around regenerative agriculture principles,” said founder Cate Havstad-Casad. “We’ve created what didn’t exist before: a traceable supply chain that sources hides directly from American ranches that monitor for ecological outcomes, and transforms them into heirloom-quality bags, luggage and accessories.”

Havstad-Casad was only 22 years old when she founded her first entrepreneurial venture, Havstad Hat Company — “an obvious career choice when you’re making no money as a wrangler and trail guide in Sisters, Oregon.” But after a decade of building custom western hats for music icons like Shania Twain, and exh