Savoir-faire
“The Galet bag”
Seven hours of work and twenty-two pieces of leather for a bag that should look as if the sea had made it.
- Workshop
- Tuscany, Italy
- Hours of work
- 7
- Pieces of leather
- 22
- Colours this season
- 4
- 01
Choosing the hide
We use full-grain calfskin from a tannery near Arzignano that works with metal-free tanning for our light colours.
- 02
Cutting
The twenty-two pieces are cut by hand around the natural marks of the hide; the flap is always cut from the best part, along the spine.
- 03
Shaping
The body is mounted on a wooden form shaped like a pebble and left overnight so the leather keeps its curve.
- 04
Edges and finishing
Edges are sanded and painted three times by hand. The magnetic snap is hidden under a brass button made in the Jura.
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