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Rolls Royce returns to its vegetable roots

March 27, 2017

Rolls Royce returns to a vegetable extract tannage for the interior of its developmental electric Rolls Royce.

Filed Under: Applications Tagged With: chestnut, quebracho, saddle leather, transport, upholstery, vehicle upholstery

Caterina Murino in the role of vegtan leather shoe designer

February 17, 2017

A film featuring Italian actress Caterina Murino, highlighting Tuscan vegetable tanned sole leather production was shown at Lineapelle London.

Filed Under: Uncategorised Tagged With: design, lineapelle, sole, Tuscan veg tanned leather, vegtan

A Contradiction If Ever There Was One

February 2, 2017

How leather is defined and how that definition can be interpreted differently, depending on where you are.

Filed Under: Uncategorised Tagged With: featured, leather sector, man-made leather, quality

Walsall Leather Museum in Trouble

December 7, 2016

Details of a public consultation on the future of Walsall Leather Museum, an award winning and important resource and one of the few leather museums of the world.

Filed Under: Vegtan history Tagged With: leather museum, saddlery, vegtan, Walsall

Learning Leatherwork in China

September 22, 2016

At All China Leather Exhibition in Shanghai, visitors have a chance to try their hand at leatherwork. There is growing interest in working leather throughout the world.

Filed Under: Events, Leathercraft Tagged With: ACLE, All China Leather Exhibition, ATM, ATM Shanghai, featured, leather hobby, leathercraft, patina, vegetable tanned leather

Vegetable Tanned Leather in Chained Libraries

September 12, 2016

Chained library books

The use of vegetable tanned leather in precious early leather bound books and how they were kept in chained libraries.

Filed Under: Applications, Vegtan history Tagged With: bookbinding, books, featured, history, leather applications, leatherbound

Russian Leather from Plymouth Sound

July 14, 2016

MettaCatharina leather

The story of the Metta Catharina and her cargo of Russian leather which came to be found in Plymouth Sound. The qualities of this ancient leather and where it can be seen today.

Filed Under: Uncategorised, Vegtan history Tagged With: bark, featured, Metta Catharina, quality, tan, tanning process, traditional skills, willow

Craft the Leather

March 9, 2016

Beautifully designed accessories in veg tanned leather for Craft The Leather 2015 competition at Lineapelle

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: accessories, competition, design, lineapelle, milan, patina, shoes, students, Tuscan veg tanned leather, vegtan

Veg tan leather in footwear

March 3, 2016

Vegtan leather footwear soles

Since the recession began the use of leather in footwear has changed. Once upon a time all footwear was made of leather of some kind or other.

Filed Under: Applications, Sustainability Tagged With: footwear, leather sector, long-lasting, moccasins, quality, shoes, sole, trainers, vegtan

Colin Jones, Vegetable Tanner and Educator

January 25, 2016

Stack of books

A brief look at the career of Colin Jones; vegetable leather tanner and educator who would be pleased to see the resurgence in vegetable tanning.

Filed Under: Vegtan history Tagged With: education, leather sector

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Chained library books

Vegetable Tanned Leather in Chained Libraries

MettaCatharina leather

Russian Leather from Plymouth Sound

A Contradiction If Ever There Was One

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