Diário

Notas do ateliê.

Leituras longas sobre couro, procedência, curtimento, a história da pecuária paraguaia e as pessoas por trás dos couros que vendemos.

26 de maio de 2026 6 min de leitura

Why We Don't Sell Exotic Leathers (And Where We Draw the Line)

Leather Latam's editorial stance on exotic skins — CITES species, farmed alligator, ostrich, python, stingray — and why cattle byproduct is different.

por Nicholas Glazer

18 de maio de 2026 9 min de leitura

The Workshop Visit: Inside a Paraguayan Tannery

Two days inside an 80-year-old family tannery outside Encarnación — quebracho pits, hand-finishing, and three generations of Paraguayan vegetable tanning.

por Nicholas Glazer

8 de maio de 2026 7 min de leitura Atualizado 22 de maio de 2026

Shipping Leather From LatAm: Customs, Duties, Timelines

Country-by-country customs reality for buyers importing Latin American leather goods — duties, paperwork, timelines, and what the EU-Mercosur deal changed.

por Nicholas Glazer

26 de abril de 2026 8 min de leitura

Why Handmade Costs More — And When It Shouldn't

Real workshop time studies, honest cost stacks, and the legal grey area behind handmade leather pricing — plus when machine work is genuinely better.

por Nicholas Glazer

15 de abril de 2026 10 min de leitura

Buying Your First Heirloom Leather Bag

A decision framework for buying a leather bag built to last a decade: size, leather grade, hardware, stitching, weight, and how to test each at the counter.

por Nicholas Glazer

2 de abril de 2026 7 min de leitura

The Patina Promise: How Leather Ages With You

The chemistry and culture of leather patina — why vegetable-tanned leather gets better with use and what to expect at 1, 5, and 10 years.

por Nicholas Glazer

19 de março de 2026 9 min de leitura

Ethics in Leather: A Source-Traceable Approach

How Leather Latam traces every hide to a named workshop, why leather-as-cattle-byproduct matters, and what we will and won't carry.

por Nicholas Glazer

5 de março de 2026 10 min de leitura

Leather Care: A 10-Year Maintenance Guide

A practical year-by-year guide to caring for full-grain, vegetable-tanned leather — what to do in year one, year ten, and what never to do.

por Nicholas Glazer

22 de fevereiro de 2026 8 min de leitura

How to Read a Leather Goods Label (And Spot the Marketing Lies)

A buyer's decoder for leather labels. What full-grain, top-grain, genuine, and bonded actually mean — with the visual tells and honest prices.

por Nicholas Glazer

8 de fevereiro de 2026 8 min de leitura

Vegetable-Tanned vs Chrome-Tanned: The Honest Comparison

A process-level comparison of vegetable and chrome tanning — chemistry, environmental cost, lifespan, patina, and when each is the right call.

por Nicholas Glazer

28 de janeiro de 2026 11 min de leitura Atualizado 19 de abril de 2026

The Latin American Leather Map: Country by Country

A trade-honest tour of Latin American leather — Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Mexico — what each country is genuinely best known for.

por Nicholas Glazer

12 de janeiro de 2026 9 min de leitura Atualizado 8 de maio de 2026

The Real Story of Paraguayan Leather: Why the Chaco Matters

Paraguay raises more cattle per person than almost any nation on Earth and has tanned hides since the 1500s. Here is why the Chaco produces it.

por Nicholas Glazer