Vegetable-tanned leather for authenticity lovers and eco-responsible people

Full range of vegetable tanned leathers 

What is vegetable tanning?

Leather tanning is a process that consists in transforming the skin (previously prepared) into leather. This operation enables the leather to be transformed from a putrescible skin into a rot-proof material: leather. The hides are bathed for several days in a mixture of water and tannins. These tannins can be of vegetable or mineral origin. Vegetable tanning is the oldest process. It requires the use of vegetable tannins such as quebracho, mimosa or chestnut bark powder. The choice of the tannins used depends on the animal species of which comes from the skin and properties sought after for leather.

What are the characteristics of vegetable tanned leather?

Vegetable tanned leathers are non-allergenic, have natural colours that will develop a patina over time. Vegetable tanning produces firmer, stiffer leathers with a softer, silkier feel. Vegetable tanning is a much slower process than mineral tanning, but above all it is more respectful of the environment.

Which Radermecker saddle leathers are vegetable tanned?

How to recognize vegetable tanned leather?

It's not always easy to identify the origin of a leather's tanning: Mineral tanning? Vegetable tanning? Radermecker Tannery offers you a method for identifying the type of tanning applied to your leather: The flame technique.