Lee River Goods Co. designs and crafts leather goods for life. The company uses the same tannery in Tuscany for its veg-tanned hides for over 20 years. This tannery adheres to ethical tanning processes and the preservation of the age-old methods they practice. The raw material is actually sourced in Ireland due to our favorable temperate climate, which results in flexible moist hides suitable for high-quality tanning. Our leather is tanned slowly, in the traditional way, using natural, organic plant tannins and oils, giving a lifetime of service. Ancient methods, to make a product for life.
The majority of by-products of the leather tanning industry are recovered, properly processed, and recycled in other fields. Animals destined to the food industry are almost exclusively the source of hides used for tanning. Not one animal is killed only for its skin. At the factory, 99% of the leather is used to make some functional product which will last for many years, before finally bio-degrading at the end of its life cycle. The brand is synonymous with durability, and quality.
