Origin

Our sheepskins all come from animals from the Bernese Oberland, Valais and Grisons. Swiss farmers keep sheep especially for the production of lamb meat, but the importance of sheep milk production is increasing. In addition, sheep are very important for landscape maintenance in hilly and mountainous regions, where they contribute to the preservation of high alpine pastures and biodiversity.

However, the majority of Swiss sheepskins are disposed of nowadays. Instead, skins from merino sheep are imported from New Zealand and Australia, whose wool is somewhat finer. But to burn such a wonderful material and have the skins flown in from far away is incomprehensible in our eyes. By processing local sheepskins, we contribute to a meaningful use of existing resources.

Tanning

Our sheepskins are tanned at the Neuenschwander tannery in Emmental. It is one of the last of its kind in Switzerland. In a gentle and environmentally friendly processing, the raw hides are turned into high-quality skins. The tanning is purely vegetable based on mimosa, an acacia plant, which gives the leather a brownish hue. The result is a natural product of unique quality.

Processing

Our pillows are made in Prättigau, high up in the mountains of the canton of Graubünden, in Sonia’s small workshop. Sonia lives in close harmony with nature; in the summer, she takes cows and horses up to the alpine pastures, and during the winter months, she handcrafts fur and leather products—using only materials whose origin she knows.

Our fur collars, on the other hand, are sewn in a furrier’s workshop in Austria, where the craft of working with fur is still a tradition. Master furrier Anton has been running his workshop for many years and, together with his team, transforms old coats into new favorite pieces—and creates beautiful items, just like the ones he makes for us.

Discover our skins in the shop.