Discover our customers' Realizations made with our Pykara leather:
La Coutellerie Du Vieux Chêne
MrGaëtan Cesteleyn, cutler from Erquinghem-Lys in France, created his company in 2010: La Coutellerie du Vieux Chêne. He makes outdoor and tactical knives, as well as custom-made pieces according to his customers' wishes and needs. Mr. Gaëtan Cesteleyn unveils one of his réalization : a kitchen knife case, the exterior of which was made with our Pykara leather, dye havana with our aniline, laid with a patina, hand-smoothed edges and finished with natural encaustic. Stitching was also done by hand with ecru poissé thread.
"I'm looking to use local materials and products in my creations. So I naturally turned to the Radermecker Tannery, where the methods of working the skins, the leathers, the sound advice and the atmosphere of the premises make it a partner of choice. For me,craftmanship is the creation of an object, but one that tells a story, so it was important for me to associate myself with a house like RADERMECKER. One of the leathers I use regularly is Pykara. It's a leather that's easy to work, easy to pierce when saddle-stitched, and takes dye easily, which means you can create patinas by combining several dyes."
Mr Gaëtan Cesteleyn - La Coutellerie du Vieux Chêne
Atelier La Tanière
Aftertraining in leather goods, and solid professional experience, Aurore Cachera, passionate to the core, created her own workshop: Atelier La Tanière. It is located in Villeneuve-l'Archevêque, France. Aurore Cachera creates and repairs leather goods: belts, motorcycle accessories, bridles, bags and small leather goods. All her Realizations are 100% handcrafted. From the basic idea to the design, pattern-making and choice of materials, Atelier La Tanière's customers are real players in the réalization their projects. Aurore Cachera used our Pykara leather for this saddle. She worked the wet Pykara leather to carve and mold it onto the saddle. She then applied an antique to darken the background of the embossing.
"This leather is a joy to emboss, offering great glide for tools and beautiful reliefs. The finish is round and clean. I highly recommend it for embossing work."
Mrs. Aurore Cachera - Atelier La Tanière
