bags-manufacturing

Manufacturing

EXCLUSIVELY HANDCRAFTED PRODUCTION

Polène has chosen to use a handcrafted manufacturing process as part of its commitment to making bags with meticulous cuts and impeccable details.

After extensive research including visits to workshops and meetings with local artisans, the company decided on Ubrique, Spain, as the site for its production operations. Today, more than 1,300 artisans work to bring the pieces designed in the Paris studio to life.

Learn about the key steps in the production of a Polène piece that ensure a high-quality leather item.


Pattern Cutting


Carving


Leveling



GLUING


PARING


Goat's Leg


Assembly


Finishing of the Edges

Each Polène leather piece is the fruit of collaboration between creative design and handcrafted production. Designers, model makers, and leather craftsmen work closely together to establish a pattern from which the bag will be made. The craftsmen’s experience with the material allows them to adjust the design to sculpt the leather as closely as possible to the original design of the piece. The folds, which are iconic of Polène’s designs, require a thorough understanding of leathermaking in order to predict the natural fall of this organic material.

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