Our basic materials comprise vegetable-tanned reindeer leather, hand-made buttons from reindeer antler, and tin-silver thread (an alloy of tin and silver) crafted in small workshops in Sweden.
These are combined with other elements – such as fashionably coloured Italian lambskin, coloured leather cord, sterling silver beads, freshwater pearls, semi-precious stones, and Swarovski crystals. All our jewellery is made with the very finest materials to ensure they are of enduring beauty.
Each bracelet is hand-made from start to finish by a craftsperson in Sweden or Germany. Each item is therefore completely unique.
The broad portfolio of models ranges from the casual, to the smart, to the elegant – and they can be mixed and matched in a variety of combinations.
Detailed information on our basic materials
Tin-silver thread
Tin is extracted from a corresponding ore by means of carbon reduction. The resultant metal has a silvery sheen, and is resistant to atmospheric corrosion caused by organic materials. However, tin pest (also called tin disease) can occur at low temperatures – but this danger can be eliminated by combining tin with other metals to form an alloy.
For this reason, our thread comprises 96 percent tin and 4 percent silver. This creates a highly durable material of very high quality that can withstand even extreme cold without any deterioration.
Reindeer leather
Traditionally, tin-silver thread is employed to embroider reindeer leather. The Saami people have, since time immemorial, always tanned reindeer skins with bark, typically harvested from willow, birch and fir trees.
Currently, there is such high demand for reindeer leather that tanning is generally performed on an industrial scale by large specialist companies. Nevertheless, vegetable tanning (with bark) remains the method of choice. This ensures the leather does not contain any potentially allergenic chromium. However, it does mean slight variations in the colour of each tanned hide.
The reindeer live in the wild in the Arctic. This harsh environment leaves its mark, literally, on their skin. It is therefore very difficult to find reindeer leather that is entirely without blemishes. The biggest bane in a reindeer’s life is the warble fly that lays its larvae on the animal’s back, under the skin, until they hatch. This creates small holes in the skin. These eventually heal, but scarring often remains, visible in the form of small spots. Scar tissue is frequently thicker than the surrounding skin, and takes on more colour during tanning. For this reason, there are often variations in the colour of reindeer leather.
Buttons made from reindeer antler or pure sterling silver
All our buttons are made by hand. Unique amongst deer species, both male and female reindeer grow antlers. The antlers on a male (bull) are approximately 50 to 130 centimetres in length, and therefore much broader than those of the female (cow), which measure just 20 to 50 centimetres. The bulls drop their antlers in the autumn, the cows in the spring. Generally, reindeer only shed one antler at a time, and so temporarily bear just a single antler on one side.


So our bracelets are lovingly crafted by hand.


