NEWTON LEATHER

WE SIMPLY COULDN’T LEAVE OUT WEST BENGAL WHEN LOOKING FOR LEATHER, AFTER ALL KOLKATA IS HOME TO OUR FACTORY AND ALL OUR WORKERS WHO ARE PART OF THE TUMBLE AND HIDE ‘FAMILY’. THE TANNERY WE WORK WITH HAS BEEN BY OUR SIDE FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS AND TOGETHER WE HAVE PRODUCED SOME BRILLIANT AND DIVERSE LEATHERS DURING THAT TIME. WHEN YOU SEE LEATHER BEING TANNED IN KOLKATA IT’S LIKE STEPPING BACK TO A TIME WHEN LEATHER WAS TANNED WITH GREATER TECHNIQUE WHICH REQUIRED MORE TIME AND MUCH MORE CARE.

FOR OUR NEWTON LEATHER WE WERE AFTER A SOFT, PLIABLE BUTTERY LEATHER. THE HAND FEEL WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO US. WHAT HAD TO BE RIGHT WAS THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF SLIP OR DRAG ACROSS THE SURFACE OF THE LEATHER HIDES. THIS IS IMPORTANT ON A SOFT LEATHER AND THIS SUCCESS CAN BE MEASURED BY HOW NICELY A FINGER OR THUMB GLIDES ACROSS THE SURFACE WHICH THE NEWTON LEATHER DOES.

YOU’LL ALSO NOTICE A PLETHORA OF COLOURS IN THE NEWTON LEATHER. WE WERE ABLE TO ACHIEVE THIS BY WORKING WITH THE TANNERY EXPERTS TO CREATE LEATHERS THAT WERE DYED THROUGH AND RICH IN COLOUR WHILST MAINTAINING THE OVERALL FEEL AND TOUCH.