About us
Dutch & handmade
DutchMade ® are handmade leather products from the Netherlands. Can be personalized in production by using the most up-to-date tools. We supply handmade leather lifestyle products, from aprons and wine bottle holders to bags and shelf supports.
Vegetable tanned leather
DutchMade ® leather is vegetable tanned leather, using a natural method to process the skin in a pure way, without the use of harmful chemicals. But what exactly is vegetable tanned leather? Here we explain!
A distinction is often made between the chemical tanning process and the vegetable tanning of leather. 85% of global leather production is achieved through chemical leather tanning, or ‘chrome tanning’. The chromium tanning process is fast and inexpensive and is therefore still the most commonly used tanning method. However, the chemical tanning process is very harmful to human health and harmful to the environment.
Vegetable tanning, on the other hand, is a method of processing the skin in a pure and natural way, without the use of harmful chemicals. Vegetable tanning is an artisanal and traditional process that uses tannins from different types of plants. In addition, vegetable tanning is a long process and it takes 1 to 3 months until the skin is processed into workable leather. Because no harmful chemicals are involved in the tanning process, the lifespan of vegetable-tanned leather is on average higher than that of chrome-tanned leather. This creates a sustainable product, with an eye for society and the environment.
DutchMade ® works with Dutch leather suppliers, own designs and a fully Dutch production in the studio in Terheijden in Brabant. A studio with craftsmen, designers and a contemporary approach equipped with high-tech laser and plotters. Not only is the delivery fast, but products can also be tailor-made and personalized with your own name, logo or logo, for example.
DutchMade ® stands for:
– always manufactured in our own workshop
– custom, can be personalized with your own name / logo
– handmade by craftsmen
– with an eye for society and the environment
– fast delivery