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The thousands properties of tea tannins
Tannin is present in all plant species, even if in very different concentrations. For example, in tea leaves! As a consequence, tea is rich in tannin, and it’s an excellent drink. The third most consumed drink in the world, after water and coffee, and this also thanks...
Online shopping: users ask for more information about product materials
In recent months we have seen a real boom in online shopping. A new consumer experience, undoubtedly super convenient, not only because it allows us to receive our purchases without leaving home, but also for the wide variety of products available, often at cheaper...
The tastes and colors of the world (i.e. tannins)
“The sensorial and naturalistic exploration of a family of overlooked molecules: tannins, omnipresent in the colors, tastes, smells and objects of our everyday life.” This sentence is written on the back cover and describes very well the content of the book titled Les...
Leit & Held vegetable tanned leather bags: the charm of timeless simplicity
The motto of Leit & Held is “honest products with a timeless design”. Their leather bags are characterized by a refined essentiality that aims to maximize the material in which they are made: vegetable tanned leather with tannins. The young brand has already...
6 reasons to choose accessories in vegetable tanned leather
A new purchasing mentality is spreading. The new trend can be summarized in the phrase "less is more“: people rediscover the pleasure of buying quality goods, able to last and maintain value over time. A change that is also reflected in online sales, which in recent...
Terrida: “Vegetable tanned leather bags are witnesses of our life”
“We have the sun in our hands to enlighten our path and the moon in our hearts to enlighten our dreams.” This sentence is taken from a poem by Federica Terrida and is engraved on a bag made of vegetable-tanned leather with tannins from the Murano collection. More than...
Pelino Leather: an original style for leather bags
When you think about accessories in vegetable tanned leather, what’s the first image that pops in your mind? A bag, maybe? Good. Hold this image. Add more color. Done? Now, add a figure: take one from your childhood dreams, a horse, a deer, a rose, the beautiful...
Aura, the sitting ball in vegetable tanned leather
Do you know what is a sitting ball? It is, literally, a very large and comfortable “ball where you can sit”, excellent for those suffering from back pain or having to correct postural defects in the seated position. Born as an exerciser, that’s why Pilates athlete...
How to get rid of foot odor: when hygiene is not enough
Smelly feet are a recurring problem, which affects both men and women, that can cause severe discomfort, and even shame. One thing that not everyone knows, however, is that the bad smell of feet does not concern personal hygiene at all, even though it is commonly...
What is vegetable tanned leather?
Web and social media are a real treasure trove of information, but they often turn out to be unreliable, if not fake. Vegetable tanned leather is one of the most controversial topics: some people confuse it with a plant-based product (therefore “vegan”), or mistakenly...