Vegetable-tanned leather is made using natural tannins found in organic materials to add a unique look and feel to the animal hide. Harmful chemicals are avoided.
While the names may sound similar, vegetable-tanned leather is not to be confused with vegan leather, which is not a real leather product at all.
Only approximately 10% of all leather is vegetable tanned.This technique involves using natural vegetable tannins to alter the protein structure of the hide, causing it to become leather. In essence, these organic substances serve three functions: preserving, strengthening and giving colour to the hide.