Discover our customers' realisations made with our Pykara leather:
La Coutellerie Du Vieux Chêne
Mr Gaëtan Cesteleyn, artisan cutler in Erquinghem-Lys in France, created in 2010 his company : La Coutellerie du Vieux Chêne. He makes outoor and tactical knives, but also custom pieces according to the desires and needs of his customers. Mr Gaëtan Cesteleyn reveals one of his realisation : a kit of kitchen knives, whose the outside was made with our leather Pykara, havana tint with our aniline, patina, slices smoothed by hand and finish at the natural encaustic. The sewing was also done by hand with ecru waxed laces.
"I'm looking to use local materials and products in my creations. So I naturally turned to the Radermecker Tannery, where the methods used to work the skins, the leathers, the expert advice and the atmosphere of the premises make it a partner of choice. For me, arts and crafts are about creating an object, but an object that tells a story, so it was important for me to associate myself with a company 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-stitching, 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
