The best of leather










In 1896, with a capital stock of 75,000 lire, Guido Guidi, Giovanni Rosellini and Gino Ulivo di Guglielmi established “Conceria Guidi e Rosellini” ( Guidi and Rosellini, Tanners) at Pescia,  Province of Pistoia, Tuscany.
Here the art of  leather tanning can be traced to the Middle Ages, when a guild of tanners and shoemakers existed as far back  as  XIV-century Tuscany. When the art spread to the rest of the region, many local masters decided to devote themselves exclusively to the production of leather goods, an activity which reached its peak by the middle of the XVIII century.
To go back over the history of tannery in these areas means to take a fascinating journey through the political and economic developments and transactions of XIX-century Europe, to become acquainted with the natural and traditional treatments of leather and cowhide which are to this day preserved and employed.
 
Guidi
 

Only their passion for leather and  the respect for its tradition can account for  Ruggero Guidi’s footwear, which shuns mass production and  is the outcome of independent research based on the daring choice of unconventional design beyond all trends.  Footwear for all those who really want something unique with a taste of tradition, and want to feel the sensation they are making a radical yet traditional choice. Shoes without frills and finishing, that only a craftsman would be able to make, coming in valuable, soft, candid hides or in worn-out looking, strong smelling, thickened leather.
A rare example of consistency and self-reliance, Guidi is synonymous with the union existing between an object and its possessor.
Guidi footwear is for people who are bold enough to make a  daring choice everyday.

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txt Paolo Vitale
Ph Roberto Vacis