Marbling Leather
Marbling leather is made by dyeing white tanned leather from Himeji, which boasts a 1,000-year history , using the traditional craft technique of marbling, which is said to have originated in 15th century Turkey .
Using this original leather, we create products that will inspire people to imagine stories when they hold them in their hands, and will add color to your life. By connecting different cultures, we are able to create products that are full of new discoveries and warmth.
Intersecting and Developing Cultures
Inevitability and chance in a small world
Marbling leather packed with lots of colors.
The vivid colors and patterns used to dye the white tanned leather from Himeji create unique stories that are unlike any other.
While remaining committed to traditional Japanese materials and handcraft, the leather was created using the traditional Turkish craft technique of marbling .
The marble pattern is popular throughout the ages and never tires of people's eyes.
Marbling
Marbling is said to have originated in 15th century Türkiye.
Marbling is a technique in which paint is dropped onto a water solution and patterns are drawn with a comb.
Nowadays, aqueous solutions of synthetic resins are often used, but in accordance with traditional techniques, a water solution made by boiling seaweed and paint mixed with ox gall are used to create beautiful marbling patterns and colors.
The leather has marbling that is much finer and more delicate than regular marbling.
Traditional Japanese materials
Leather making in Himeji has a history dating back to the Heian period.
By using beautiful white cowhide leather made in Himeji, a city that has supported Japanese crafts since ancient times and is very rare around the world , it is possible to express the complex and rich colors of the marbling .
The beautiful white base of the white tanned leather is used to create a marbled pattern , allowing the white space to also be colored. The lining is also made of high-quality tanned Himeji leather.
