our consortium
The Genuine Italian Vegetable-Tanned Leather Consortium was founded in 1994 by eleven Tuscan tanneries. These tanneries revived the ancient technique of vegetable-tanning and today continue to produce vegetable-tanned leather in its complete process. Linked by their common passion to produce high quality, natural, and long lasting leather, the tanneries formed an association to communicate the essential characteristics of vegetable-tanning: a perfect [...] [continue]
vegetable tanned leather
Vegetable tanning is an artisan tradition that the tanneries associated to the Genuine Italian Vegetable-Tanned Leather Consortium have handed down from father to son for [...] [continue]
upcoming events
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03-16-2010 03-18-2010
Lineapelle
Location: bolognafiere
Bologna
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01-14-2010 01-17-2010
Seoul
Location: Chosun Ilbo Gallery
Seoul
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11-14-2009 11-29-2009
Hand Made in Italy
Location: Palazzo Grifoni
San Miniato, Pisa
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Andrea Traina, master craftsman, works on vegetable-tanned leather
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bz6shu9684M leggi
