Sonnenleder Shopping bag

A bag that is a real transporter due to its size - note the load volume of around ten liters. All leather parts are wrapped, the bottom of the bag is reinforced with leather (so it's not made of cardboard), the edges are piped by hand, it is flexible and gives the bag a secure stand. The carrying straps are reinforced on the inside and retain their shape even under heavy weight and after prolonged use. The inside of the bag is lined with a hard-wearing twill fabric and equipped with a zippered pocket. The main compartment is also closed with a zipper.

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.