Sustainability
Our Perspective
We don't want our products to be short-lived, forgotten or thrown away. We want to be loved by people from combinations of timeless universal beauty and modern elements, sophisticated workmanship, long-lasting good quality worthy of passing on to the next generation.
Sustainable design and quality that we are seeking for focuses on timeless aesthetics and durability, ensuring products remain beautiful, ethical and future proof.
Korean Craftsmanship
South Korea has a strong tradition of meticulous craftsmanship, especially in leather goods and accessories. Artisan focus on precision, stitching quality and finishing details ensuring that the final product meets luxury standards.
From prototype & pattern making, leather treatment & cutting, edge finishing, stitching & assembly, hardware attachment, molding & shaping to final inspection, all bags production is done by our accomplished artisans in South Korea.
Considered Materials
We think about how we can minimize an impact on the environment by reducing our waste emissions with renewable and recycled materials.
We had developed our own logo lining with recycled polyester fabric certified by REPREVEⓇ and are using it for our bags.
We had been developing our own logo jacquard fabric with recycled nylon yarn(MIPAN regen) certified by the Global Recycle Standard(GRS) for bags and clothes. Meanwhile, we are making efforts to gradually increase the use of eco-friendly materials.
Considered Processes
The sustainability of the products we make requires that they remain functional over many years. Besides, we think it is necessary to take an attitude that regards wear and tear is a natural beauty as a result of the passage of time rather than a defect. For this reason, all of the leather we use is natural leather.
Starting from 2018 2Q, now, almost all natural leather we are using for bags and shoes come from Bronze or higher rated tannery certified by Leather Working Group (LWG). We will continue to work towards the use of higher rated tannery for all leather products increasingly.
** Leather Working Group (LWG) is a global multi-stakeholder community committed to building a sustainable future with responsible leather. They are a not-for-profit that drives best practices and positive social and environmental change for responsible leather production.
** Certification grades from the Leather Working Group(LWG) are determined based on environmental criteria such as energy and water use, waste, chemical input and traceability etc.
https://www.leatherworkinggroup.com
Locally Made
Buying locally sourced and manufactured products not only helps support communities, but often helps reduce environmental impact, ensure adequate human rights for workers and strengthen local economies.
Rather than reducing production costs, we are interested in providing jobs to our local workforce, reducing transport carbon emissions and ensuring that the workers who make our products have the proper human rights. In addition to above, for quality control of our products above a certain level, we are producing all products here in Seoul or suburb located nearby our headquarter and logistics center except for some clothes.
Reducing Waste
In addition to the wide range of materials used in our products, we are constantly working to improve our processes, including packaging and labeling.
In the packaging process, we try not to do unnecessary packaging, and when plastic packaging is necessary to protect the goods, we use plastic bags made of eco-friendly biodegradable resin(EL724) to avoid leaving traces on the earth as much as possible. In addition, we are continuously thinking about ways to reduce waste such as the use of eco-friendly packaging materials more.