Materials Desk · 7 min
Ageing well, on purpose
What a hide from Kano and a hide from Tuscany have in common.
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Global Heritage Fusion™
Vegetable-tanned leather
Two tanneries, one standard.
We work with pit tanneries in Kano and Tuscan tanners who have shared their recipes for generations. The hides age the same way — slowly, honestly — and carry Zipper Vibe hardware built for daily use.
- Origin
- Tanned in Kano and Tuscany
- Fused with
- Sewn with Portuguese and American hardware
Cloth mechanics
Loom proportion, braid rhythm, dye behaviour.
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Loom proportion
Hide grain · 2:7 directional stretch
Braid rhythm
Hand-stitch rhythm, saddle
Dye behaviour
Vegetable tan darkens under light
Provenance card
Share the exact cloth story.
A single card carrying the origin, loom proportion, braid rhythm and dye behaviour of Vegetable-tanned leather — with a link back to this page.
Gallery
From the journal