Coming soon the seventh edition of Craft The Leather
The Genuine Italian Vegetable Tanned Leather Consortium organises the seventh edition of Craft The Leather, a training project focused on a group of talented young…
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Craft The Leather 2017: the winner is…
Craft the Leather is a project organized and financed by Consorzio Vera Pelle Italiana Conciata al Vegetale (Genuine Italian Vegetable-Tanned…
Montalcino: land of wine, art and culture
Thinking of Montalcino the thought goes immediately to a great glass of Brunello. The noble wine is just one of the wonders that this…
From nature to luxury: Vegetable Tanned Leather
Vegetable tanned leather, because of the naturalness of its processing, tends to exalt its original characteristics, that is the small…
Sammezzano Castle: a gem to be saved
A marvel nestled in the green Tuscan hills. Exactly in Leccio, near Florence. So we could define the Sammezzano Castle, residence…
Genius Loci: Consortium goes back to Tokyo
On 30 November, the Genuine Italian Vegetable-Tanned Leather Consortium will be in Tokyo, with the event Genius Loci. Our places, our…
Man, history and vegetable tanning
Men were tanners much earlier than farmers. The first written documentation on the art of tanning dates back to 1250…
Uffizi Gallery and its hidden anecdotes
A journey into the heart of the Renaissance, that’s what tourists find out visiting Uffizi Gallery. A 16th-century building located in…
The oenologist of Biondi Santi: Paolo Vagaggini
When we talk about Italian wine, one of the first region that comes to our mind is Tuscany, of course….
Leather and Footwear District: numbers and trivia
to understand a reality, be it social or productive, we must have clear the area in which it has been developed. The…
The trademark Pelle Conciata al Vegetale in Toscana
One of the fundamental activities of Genuine Italian Vegetable Tanned Leather Consortium is to protect, discipline and regulate the production…
Tuscan Wine Roads: when the territory makes the difference
Green hills, breathtaking landscapes, art that makes you feel like love at first sight and, finally, a glass of wine…