We try to make all ZAMT goods close to Berlin with our manufacturers in Poland and Germany. Our efforts are further highlighted with our partnership with Heyhey Waldfreunde using deer hides from wild animals from the forests of Brandenburg. But we see ZAMT and our passion for creation and design as a driving force to connect with people and cultures, too. So it happens that we fall in love with people, cultures, and their skills putting some distance between us and our artisans. Like with our partners from Izmir in Turkey. Our Leitidee to minimize unnecessary transport stays though. Hence we source the materials for the products from the proximity of the artisans. In Izmir, Turkey the tannery is just a stone's throw from the atelier and the cotton for the canvas comes from Turkey, too.

Our leather comes from a third-generation family-run tannery in Tuscany that has mastered the artisanal process of vegetable tanning using organic tannins for a natural, environment-friendly tanning process. The hides are a by-product of the meat industry and would, if not refined into leather otherwise be disposed of. Our tanneries only use European hides minimizing the negative effects of transport and guaranteeing that the raw materials are not treated with environmentally harming conservatives such as tanning salts used in the chrome tanning process.

In 2021, We introduced our first vegan line with a highly sustainable plant-based vegan leather made from cactus. Our aim is to offer products that are cruelty-free, sustainable, without any toxic chemicals, phthalates, PVC, and long-lasting. The cactus leather lives up to our high standards of durability, esthetic, and sensory quality; the leather has a smooth touch and a classy look.

When you no longer cherish your bag, please send it in – you will be rewarded with a 20 % voucher and we will make a new creation out of it or recycle it, and be part of the circular economy.