Era Balestrieri



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The craft of saddlemaking is immediately apparent in the collection. The leather, thread and hardware reflect this tradition. The combination of the materials, and the attention to detail: the spacing and size of each stitch, the linings, are all designed to respect the tradition of this craft and transport it into modernity. All bags are made completely by hand in Rome.

Every piece is made using natural, vegetable tanned leathers from the Santa Croce region of Tuscany. Famous for the high quality and time-comsuming process of vegetable tanning and drum dyeing, the leather gets softer and more beautiful with time. It is an environmentally sound process, unlike chemical tanning. Anyone with metal allergies or sensitivity to chemicals can wear these bags with no risk of irritation or breakouts. You can find out more about the benefits of vegetable tanning at: http://www.verapelle.it

Hardware is all solid brass.