The Ai Weiwei's exhibit at Palazzo Strozzi in Florence, open till 22nd January 2017, is the artistic representation of freedom of expression and of the life of this dissident artist. An extraordinary storytelling of the adventures of his…
Leather is an extremely versatile material, very resistant to mechanical strain and, at the same time, soft and flexible, as few other materials are. Because of its original biological function as an animal skin, leather has a great…
Vegetable tanned leather absorbs the traces of our life, it reveals the signs of time and it’s a personal expression of naturalness and truth. Its productive cycle ensures a low impact on the environment, thanks to the use…
A part of Italy and Tuscany that evokes the Middle-Age and, even today, attracts tourists from all over the world: San Gimignano, halfway between Florence and Siena, is a jewel of pure beauty. A beauty to admire and…
Social interactions, common interest and sense of neighborhood are concepts that we’re slowly loosing because of the development of digital technologies. All of us have got less and less time to talk face-to-face with friends or to have…
A legend of fashion, an extraordinary fascinating lady and a genuine, outspoken woman at the same time. This is Benedetta Barzini, top model in the Sixties and today lecturer in various Italian universities, since always an absolute icon…
On 25th November, the Genuine Italian Vegetable-Tanned Leather Consortium will be in Tokyo, with the event "The leather, the water, the tannins and the passion of Tuscan tanners", to propose to the professionals a whole day dedicated to…
The Genuine Italian Vegetable-Tanned Leather Consortium is a no-profit organization with 22 affiliated tanneries, all operating in the Tuscan Leather District and sharing the same standards of production: to update tradition searching a balance between innovation and ancient methods…
Signs have something unexpectedly magic inside, as they can be the results of choices or memories. Signs inherited by the passing of time prove our way of life and remind us our past. They are the evident proof…
A town inside the town. The left Arno riverbank, usually called Diladdarno – name not easy to replace with the more common and up-to-date “Oltrarno” for Florentine people – is the forge where the main manufacturing activities developed…
