ABOUT US
Le Bas is a design studio established in Buenos Aires in 2012.
We design timeless portable objects, bags and wallets made of Argentine leather top quality, carefully handcrafted by great craftsmen passionate about this traditional trade.
In addition, all our fittings are delicately made in bronze by a local artisan with years of experience.
We believe in the importance of a slow process, powered by simplicity and function. We design each object consciously and respectfully, creating quality products that last over time.
At Le Bas we find inspiration in the elemental beauty of the materials, the heritage that Argentine leather represents and in the love for harmony in crafts.
ABOUT LEATHER…
Vegetable tanning is an ancient process, one of the oldest, used to process leather. This is a slow process that is carried out in wooden drums using vegetable tannins extracted from the bark of trees such as quebracho, among others.
The result is a natural-looking, high-quality and durable leather. It may contain marks of the material and it changes its color over time.
This is a noble and environmentally sustainable material because it lacks chromium and other toxic residues in the tanning process.