speyers, the Netherlands (2024)
These pumps are mainly made of vegetable tanned leather from Tuscany, Italy and the name is like an ode to the region.
The leather industry is generally quite polluting but Tuscany, where vegetable tanning is practiced, is still a wine and truffle region. The Arno river is clean. The rolling hills in southern Tuscany turn yellow in late summer, leading to the name for this pair of pumps: ‘Fields of Gold’. To further emphasize the importance of ecology, yellow leather with an Art-Deco floral motif is used.