Sonnenleder Cosmetic bag

The small cosmetic bag is made of the wonderfully soft, pit-tanned cowhide that Sonnenleder also uses for the hand-flattering handbags. So not only does it match the look and feel of the beautiful pieces, it's also sized to fit them. At the same time, it is still large enough to hold cosmetics or even other small items and thus ensure order in the bag - some call this type of cosmetic bag therefore also Aufräumer - but also small enough to just not take up too much space in the bag.

The cosmetic bag is unlined and not further divided inside. The individual teeth of the zipper were polished, so that this has no sharp edges and is pleasantly smooth.

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.