Gillio

Our products are sold worldwide (to almost 50 countries) through dealershops, our own two stores in Belgium and through our webshop. We have experience as retailer, wholeseller and as an internet shop - this brings us much closer to our customers and their needs. The Gillio Firenze products stand out in quality, craftsmanship and overall look and feel . Once you have owned a Gillio product and have experienced our leather quality, it's hard to ever go back to cheaper commercial leathers. Our well-known epoca leathers are still coloured according to the ancient Italian traditions. Not a quick colour dye, but traditional vegetable tanning . This transformation from raw hides into beautifully dyed leather is a slow and astonishing process in wooden drums, based on the use of natural tannins, on modern technologies and machineries but mainly, on the slow passage of time. This process is the most environmental-friendly , and it allows us to keep the uniqueness and versatility in the product. The natural variations (creases, imperfections, scars, variations in the colour or the grain) in the leathers are inherent to the Gillio products: you will never find two identical products in the Gillio collection: instead of offering perfectly (artificially) smoothened, thirteen-in-a-dozen products, Gillio firmly believes in creating unique pieces of craftsmanship that will grow even more beautiful with age - true heirlooms! High quality vegetable tanning is disappearing in Europe, with an exception of Italy, where all of our leathers are produced. Our leathers are labeled with the ' Certificato de Garanzia - pelle conciata al vegetale in Toscana' label: guaranteed vegetable tanned Tuscan leathers. Gillio earned this label after meeting the most stringent requirements for authenticity of leather processing, imposed by the strict specifications of the Consortium, an independent organization that carries out regular (unannounced) spot checks on quality and production. Don't forget to check out our Gillio Firenze Facebook Page for regular updates, or join the conversation in our Gillio Firenze Fan Group ! Gillio, Proud to be leather