How your leather will age

A short guide to living with vegetable-tanned leather — what changes, what's normal, and how to keep it beautiful.

Vegetable-tanned leather is alive in a way modern materials are not. It changes. That is what makes it worth carrying.

Here is what to expect.

The first month

Your piece arrives lighter in colour than it will end up. In the first few weeks, the leather will absorb the oils from your hands and slowly darken — most noticeably around the corners, edges, and any spot you touch often.

You will see small marks and scratches almost immediately. That is normal, and intended. They will become part of the surface, not a flaw on top of it.

At six months

By month six, the leather will have taken on a noticeable patina — a richer, deeper tone with character that no two pieces will share. Your case will look unmistakably yours.

The Siena Gold deepens into honey. The Brunello Brown takes on a darker, wine-like depth. The Castagna Marrone richens into something closer to mahogany. The Vesuvio Blue softens around the edges and gains a worn, denim-like character.

Three weeks in

Real cases after three weeks of ordinary pocket use — daylight, no studio, no retouching. This is the stage where most people first notice it changing.

Siena Gold case after three weeks of use — **Siena Gold**The lightest of the four, so it moves the most. Three weeks in it has already pulled from pale sunlit stone toward honey and warm rust.

Brunello Brown case after three weeks of use — **Brunello Brown**Deepening evenly into a darker, wine-toned brown, with the edges and corners running ahead of the flat panel where the hand sits.

Castagna Marrone case after three weeks of use — **Castagna Marrone**Starts darkest and goes furthest — already close to mahogany, with an oxblood cast where the light catches it.

How to care for it

Do this:

Carry it. The best thing for vegetable-tanned leather is daily use.
If it gets wet, let it air-dry away from direct heat — no hair dryers or radiators.
Wipe the microfibre lining clean now and then with a dry cloth to keep dust off your phone.
Once a year or so, condition it with a small amount of neutral leather balm.

Don't do this:

Don't use baby wipes, hand sanitiser, or alcohol on the leather. They strip the natural oils.
Don't store it in plastic — leather needs to breathe.
Don't expose it to direct, prolonged sunlight. It will dry out and crack.
Don't try to remove early marks. They are the patina starting.

Wireless charging

The leather is thin enough to leave MagSafe and wireless charging working as normal — no need to take the case off.

You are paying for the leather. Not the logo.

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