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Meryan

Córdoba · Spain

Hand-embossed Cordovan leather (guadameci)

What you’ll find

What Meryan is known for

Meryan is a family workshop off Cordoba's Calleja de las Flores that hand-embosses and tools cordoban and guadameci leather, the Andalusian art of decorated hide dating to the caliphate. It makes bags, boxes, panels and desk pieces, working the leather with heat, punch and pigment on the premises.