Our Signature Leathers
May 31, 2023
General characteristics of our Signature Italian Leathers
- BOSCA signature leathers are all tanned in Italy in a small town between Florence and Pisa, not far from the Arno river.
- BOSCA leathers are full grain leathers.
- Our rawhides are responsibly sourced from French farms which are primarily small-scale family run businesses. The care, diet, and ambience that these herds experience is incomparably supportive.
- Our signature leathers are Certified Tuscan (Italian) vegetable tanned leather.
- Our tannery is certified by the Consorzio Vera Pelle Italiana Conciata al Vegetale, is Silver Rated by LWG, and is sustainability audited by ICEC.
- The tannery is part of a cooperative water purification system to ensure that all effluent meets the highest European standards for minimum bio-eco impact.
- Our tannery uses primarily organic vegetable extracts and vegetable and animal oils.
- Tannins are derived from plants such as Chestnut, Oak, and Mimosa. These different compounds create leathers with different characteristics. We use Chestnut tannins.
- Being genuine vegetable-tanned signatures leathers will all develop a beautiful patina over time. Old Leather may become less shiny over time whereas Dolce, Washed, and Italo may become shinier over time.
- Our signature leathers are hand stained. This means that the color is applied by hand to each hide, giving each cut from each hide a unique coloration.
- Our hand-stained leathers are inspected and sorted 4 times in the manufacturing process. Many skins are pulled out as not suitable for our highly natural and revealing finishing techniques.
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