The large leather travel backpack
Description:
Strictly handcrafted with a timeless design, the Mauve M will inspire you beyond its practicality and authenticity.
Features
- External dimensions: 33/36 cm wide, 45 cm high, 19 cm deep
- Internal dimensions: 30.5 cm wide, 38 cm high, 17 cm deep at the base, up to 5 cm deep at the top.
- Weight: approximately 1.2 kg
- Shoulder straps 3.5 cm wide, padded on both shoulders, adjustable from 53 cm to 71 cm, strap spacing 10 cm.
- Snap hook closure with adjustable flap height.
- Opening adjustment with two straps and snap fasteners.
- Internal pocket and external pocket: 21 cm / 21 cm
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Padded handle
- Key attachment
The material:
In our Marseille workshop, we have chosen to work exclusively with leather called “full-grain” for all our designs. Unlike split leather taken from the dermis, full-grain leather comes from the epidermis, the strongest part of the skin, reflecting the animal's life.
Thus, certain "flaws" will be visible, such as wrinkles, moles, stretch marks, scars, scratches, punctures, etc. These flaws are normal. Most of the time, these marks are merely surface aesthetic flaws and do not impair the leather's strength. Leather itself is a waste product of livestock farming, and for ecological reasons, we deliberately work with hides that have some of these marks. Likewise, to reduce waste during cutting, we retain certain natural flaws when they are purely aesthetic.
Learn more about the use of leather in our workshop: the journey of a creation.
Leather and care:
We collaborate with the Italian tannery Virgilio Conceria Artigliana ,specializing in ecological vegetable tanning .
This is full-grain calfskin leather (with the epidermis) of French, Swiss, or Norwegian origin. More specifically, it comes from the animal's neck area, which is called the throat . It is the part of the skin that contains the most collagen, the protein that gives leather its suppleness and strength. It is also a part of the skin that contains physical and natural characteristics inherent to the skin: folds or wrinkles.
This leather is dyed through and throughwith natural pigments. A thin layer of natural resin is applied to the epidermis to enhance its patina.
This tanning process is specially designed to achieve a pronounced patinaover time. Friction and handling will polish the leather, which will shine more and more over time. Marks and traces of use will also be preserved and contribute to the patina that gives this premium leather its nobility.
The patina protects your leather; in essence, it is a tanning that requires little maintenance. However, like all hides, it needs to be very lightly nourished once a month for 4 months, then twice a year (use the leather care balm provided). Unattractive marks, stains, or stuck-on materials can be removed with the natural rubber crepe, which is used like an eraser.
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In our Marseille workshop, we have chosen to work exclusively with leather called “full-grain” for all our designs. Unlike split leather taken from the dermis, full-grain leather comes from the epidermis, the strongest part of the skin, reflecting the animal's life.
Thus, certain "flaws" will be visible, such as wrinkles, moles, stretch marks, scars, scratches, punctures, etc. Most of the time, these marks are merely surface aesthetic flaws and do not impair the leather's strength. Leather itself is a waste product of livestock farming, and for ecological reasons, we deliberately work with hides that have some of these marks. Likewise, to reduce waste during cutting, we retain certain natural flaws when they are purely aesthetic.
Colors and patina:
As you have understood, this leather acquires a significant patina over time. This patina is the appearance that the leather will retainfor years, throughout the entire life of the product, which we hope will be very long.
- Indigo blue will have a navy blue patina
- Yellow turmeric will have a saffron yellow patina
- Red will have a burgundy patina
- Camel will have a cognac patina
- Cognac will have a tan patina
- Ebony will have an ebony patina
- Black will have a black patina
Confectionery:
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Leather care balm (30ml), natural buffing cloth and organic cotton pouch included with all our leather bags. Read our leather care tips
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