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Leather

We specialize in leather after navigating over 10 years in the leather industry. We love it’s touch, it’s longevity and it’s noblesse. Leather is at the crossroad between wood and textile since we use both sewing machines and sanders.

We use different types of leather depending on the kind of product we make. We like a souple leather for our shoes and bags and something stronger for our wallets.

We choose materials carefully and make conscious choices over the partners we want to work with. We use not only with different types of leather for products but for different parts of the products like lining, reinforcement pieces, binding strips etc…

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 Leather

We specialize in leather after navigating over 10 years in the leather industry. We love it’s touch, it’s longevity and it’s noblesse. Leather is at the crossroad between wood and textile since we use both sewing machines and sanders.

We use different types of leather depending on the kind of product we make. We like a souple leather for our shoes and bags and something stronger for our wallets.

We choose materials carefully and make conscious choices over the partners we want to work with. We use not only with different types of leather for products but for different parts of the products like lining, reinforcement pieces, binding strips etc…. We use European taurillon hides from a French tannery for our bags and shoes. It’s double tanned (chrome tanned than vegetable-tanned) and waterproofed. We use a wide range of colours in two different finish. The full grain finish is embossed for a more constant aspect all around and is easy to clean. The nubuck is a leather that had been brushed on the surface to give the leather a velvet touch. It’s stronger than suede and less fluffy. It’s been waterproofed but lighter colours need more care.


TAURILLON LEATHER

EXCEPTIONAL LEATHER AND KNOW-HOW

“Our tannery’s entire history is closely tied to working with this material. Our know-how is based on the capability of our workshops and the treatments we use to enhance this exceptional material and give it a unique and long-lasting touch. Superior know-how currently acknowledged by the “Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant” label (Living Heritage Company) that we have maintained since 1927 at our tannery located in Espelette, in the Basque region of France.

Taurillon leather has a rare and remarkable appearance and feel. It is a thick and generous skin that one should touch in order to understand these natural characteristics. A soft and smooth material that becomes even more beautiful over time. Its resistance to everyday wear and tear, its unique feel and appeal to the senses symbolize everything that leather should be.

A “taurillon” is neither a young bull nor a calf. Approximately 12 months old, this young bovine comes from specific farms identified within the European Union. We have chosen these farmers in Catalonia and Switzerland for their excellence and their compliance with good practice standards. We have been working for many years with these farmers who know our requirements. We have developed a relationship based on trust and we regularly check the quality and origin of the wet blue hides supplied. It is important to remember that “taurillon” are bred exclusively for food. We process and improve a food industry waste product in order to transform it and give it all its grandeur. Then comes the work and know-how of our workshops to make the skin a natural, resistant, smooth and soft leather.”

-Tannery Remy Carriat

 

 

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And soon… introducing GOAT LEATHER

La mégisserie Jullien, est l’un des derniers chevriers en France. Il y a cent ans, au moment de la création de l’entreprise, les peaux de chèvre Madras servaient principalement à la reliure des livres.

La chèvre de Madras fait partie de la vie de tous les villages du long du golfe du Bengale. C’est l’animal domestique par excellence : bien traité car pratique, voire central dans la vie des Indiens qui en possèdent. Avant tout familial, l’élevage s’est peu professionnalisé. Il ne peut être intensif, l’absence de fourrage dans ces régions ne le permettant pas. Les structures sont petites, la pratique pastorale proche de la nature et des besoins quotidiens. Élever une chèvre est simple, bergers et agriculteurs coopèrent. L’animal nettoie, désherbe et fertilise naturellement les terrains agricoles, tout en donnant du lait, et finalement de la viande.

Dans ce cycle économique, le tanneur arrive en bout de chaîne et permet de traiter le co-produit. À ce titre, le cuir de chèvre peut être comparé à celui de bovin. C’est la consommation de viande qui engendre la récupération et valorisation des déchets.

La mégisserie Jullien propose une finition à l’aspect naturellement grainé et satiné. Obtenue par tannage végétal, cette finition pigmente le cuir de chèvre et le protège. Cette finition présente donc une très bonne tenue dans le temps, résiste à l’usure et à l’abrasion.