Pin roll 6-fold

The idea of storing tools and other useful or valuable items in a leather roll probably came to man when he began to tan animal skins and use them for tents, clothing and bags. For chefs and hairdressers in particular, the leather roll has proven its worth as a protective storage and transport container to this day, firstly because leather is a durable, hard-wearing material that protects valuable knives and scissors. On the other hand, it is pleasant to the touch, supple and robust enough to withstand the sharp instruments.

For fountain pens and the like, however, the leather can be a little finer. Sonnenleder therefore uses supple, pit-tanned cowhide for this pen roll. There is space for six slim writing instruments. Rubber loops keep them neatly in place, small pockets prevent them from slipping out and a leather flap protects the fine tips of fountain pens, colored pencils or pencils so that you can take your writing tools with you wherever you go for sharp criticism, pointed formulations and polished texts. Of course, brushes and other tools worth protecting up to 17 centimetres in length and 0.5 centimetres in diameter also fit inside. The pencil roll is closed with two leather straps.

Sonnenleder in Bodman-Ludwigshafen on Lake Constance in the Hegau region stands for consistently purposeful, pure design. The meticulously working company maintains the most traditional method of leather production: pit tanning. Solely hides from southern German cattle find their way into the pits of the company. The tanning agents used by Sonnenleder contain, for the most part, decoctions from bark, roots and fruits. The hides undergo the tanning process in twelve pits with tanning broths slightly rising in concentration; the tanning agents transform the protein fibres of the hides into leather fibres in six to twelve weeks. In the next step, the tanned, then air-dried hides get a fatliquoring finish in a rotating barrel; the composition of the high-quality grease is a well-kept secret recipe. The finished leather thus has a characteristic, slightly light brown-reddish hue (hence the term “red-tanned”), which looks different in each piece. Day-to-day use and exposure to the elements change the shade and result in a patina, a form of natural protection on the surface. Eventually, the leather gains an unmistakable appearance over time. Even the thoroughly imbued leather acquires a shiny patina with use.