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How to dye leather naturally
Becoming a black belt in 'do-it-yourself' is a child's play (or almost): all kinds of tutorials...

Tannins for ink: a look back in history
Medieval manuscripts are made with a blue-black ink to which tannins are no stranger: from the...

Tannins in brown leaves
In the last article of this column, we discussed about the colored leaves on the trees. However,...

Tannins and autumn colors
Trees in autumn turn into bright colors, yellow or red, not only because chlorophyll disappears,...

Tannins and plant defenses
Have you ever tasted a young wine that left you with a rough, dry mouthfeel? Have you ever...

Marc-André Selosse presents the Tannins’ Chronicles
The Tannins.org project is enriched by a prestigious collaboration involving Marc-André Selosse,...
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Tannery Lo Stivale: a never-ending tradition
Lo Stivale tannery in Santa Croce sull’Arno, in the Tuscan Leather District (Italy), has always...

AEN69: comfort as a dimension of elegance
Antonia Nicoletti is not only the founder of AEN69 - Creazioni Artigianali in pelle, but she is...

Volpi Tannery: vegetable tanning merging innovation and tradition
Can a centuries-old tradition be renewed in the name of eco-sustainability? According to Giuseppe...

Tre Cime Shoes: ‘That’s why we chose vegetable tanned leather’
An artisan story that links four generations: Tre Cime Shoes is more than a brand, it is a piece...

Cristiano Gualtieri: vegetable-tanned leather shoes with an Italian heart
Italy is a country rich in culture and craftsmanship traditions handed down from father to son,...

El Mato vegetable-tanned leather bags: “Every handcrafted product has a story to tell”
El Mato is not just an artisan workshop producing vegetable-tanned leather bags: it is the perfect...