In the mid-eighties Lut De Paepe & Fred Poppe glass stainers by trade started digging into the archives of the justifiably renowned, yet lost and forgotten art of the Gilt-Leather, which were the pride of the low-countries during the golden age.
Lutson since 1988 produces gilt-leather using authentic techniques, fair materials and skilled craftmanship in the present day continuation of this centuries-old craft.
Lutson Sarl, a family-owned business, faces the future with confidence as the old generation trained the next, which will add new ways and new materials to enlarge the offer without compromising its initial philosophy.
At the feet of the French Pyrénees, hidden in the remote valley of the Adour, we decided to settle down and operate our manufacture of Gilt-Leather. This region called Gascony is known for its famous Armagnac, its wines and of course “ Le Foie Gras”.
Its inhabitants in sharp contrast to the gentile pétanque players you will encounter around the Mediterranean are wetter rough rugby players or nimble & elegant bull fighters. Gascony produced many local heroes yet all fade when compared to the one and only d’Artagnan (1610 – 1673) His spirit reigns in master over the region, moves the crowds and I swear in the local festivities you still feel his presence.
Yes, this is the “Département du Gers” the heart of Gascony, the middle of nowhere.
