Leather Briefcase Lorenzo

Description:
This typical men’s newspaper leather briefcase is entirely handmade in Italy following the leather processing techniques of the ancient artisans of Florence. It is made in genuine cowhide, a very resistant vegetable tanned leather. It is designed to use at work according to the best arrangement of the spaces. This Tuscany leather bags created in Firenze has two external front pockets with magnet, useful to fit mobile phone and block notes, a back pocket with zipper, perfect to protect documents to which you need to have quick access. Moreover, inside there are two pockets lined in leather and closed with zip, which can contain documents in A4 format, books, tablet or laptop / computer up to 15'. Often used for business trips, on the back of this Italian leather bag there is a leather band to attach it to the trolley. Even the shoulder strap is handmade in real cowhide leather. This briefcase is dedicated to Lorenzo de’ Medici, knows as il Magnifico (the greatest).

Leather:
Appreciated all over the world, the Tuscan cowhide leather is a very strong material made through the vegetable tanning process, which was once used for the footwear of the military and shepherds of Florence. This leather also has a chameleon characteristic, being able to change color over time, according on how you use it and how much you expose it to the sunlight. This makes the bag unique reflecting its wearer, such as a piece of art different from all the others. The leather for our entire collection comes from the food industry, so as no animal is directly slaughtered.

Painting process:
What makes the Florentine genuine cowhide leather a material loved all over the world is undoubtedly the vegetable tanning process, inwhich mainly are involved natural materials, such as tannin extracted from mimosa or chestnut, which give life to the leather. In fact, thanks to the natural components it assumes the ability to change its nuances depending on the exposure to the sunlight. This process in entirely handmade, following step by step the recipe of the ancient Florentine leather. Thanks to this, Tuscany still excels in the production of vegetable tanned leathers.

Sign of times:
A leather briefcase inevitably shows the signs of time, but the use of the Florentine cowhide leather not only makes it water resistant, but also let you to try to remove the surface marks which emerges year after year. Even if it seems magic, this is the effect of the handmade vegetable tanning, in which the leather absorbs the natural pigment into its depth, so as if there are some light scratches on the surface, you can try to restore the colore only using a simple cloth and a natural cream for hands.