Leather

All about Vegetable-tanned leather from IBELIV

A NATURAL LEATHER

Combined with RAFFIA, leather sublimates several models in our collection.

Tanning has the advantage of transforming animal skins into rot-proof leather. And while mineral tanning, based on chromium salts, is the most widespread process in the world, we prefer without the slightest hesitation to use vegetable tanning.

Indeed, directly inspired by nature, vegetable tanning was the first technique used by man. It uses vegetable tannins derived from plants. And although it requires a lot more patience, it offers many advantages.

AN ECO-FRIENDLY MATERIAL

"While being part of our environmental approach, vegetable tanning gives a specific leather with particularities faithful to our values."

Firstly, vegetable tanning guarantees health safety for craftsmen and consumers alike. Secondly, it enriches the leather. This makes the leather firmer and stronger, and improves its resistance to and absorption of moisture. The dyeing process, concocted by hand, produces deeper, more nuanced hues with a more heterogeneous finish.

A UNIQUE FINISH

The dye reveals the small marks and defects that reflect the animal's life and give the skin its distinctive beauty. By oxidizing under the effect of light, the vegetable tannins embellish the leather and give it a nice patina.
IN THIS WAY, WE REINFORCE THE UNIQUE SPIRIT OF OUR CREATIONS, WHILE GUARANTEEING THEM A FULLY GREEN CHARACTER.