Vegetable Tanned leather
Or Veg tan leather is known for its’ high quality characteristics. It is bound to age overtime, and experience a gorgeous color-change (patina). Natural Colorway is undoubtedly our most popular article. as it gives off a very personal vibe due to the significant aging nature of this leather. Each of it will age DIFFERENTLY according to its’ owner and nature of the usage.
Due to it’s natural tanning method. veg tanned leather is also more sustainable and environmental-friendly than other forms of chemically treated leather.
History of Vegetable Tanned Leather
Having been around for over 5000 years, vegetable tanning is the oldest and most sophisticated method of tanning. There is evidence of vegetable tanned leather being used in ancient Egypt from ornaments left on stone coffins.
Historically, each country used the materials locally available for its tanning process. For Europe this was chestnut and for the UK this was oak.
The Benefits of Vegetable Tanned Leather
All in all, the main benefits of vegetable tanned leather are:
- The Leather produced is more natural and eventually develops its own unique patina, meaning that it only gets better with age!
- That it is more eco-friendly than its siblings – Synthetic Faux Leather and Chrome Tanned Leather.
- The process is natural and has worked for thousands of years.
- The process is traditional and safer for those tanning the Leathers.