On average a Floto leather bag will pass through 28 different work benches at our factory in Florence, Italy : cutting, skiving, gluing, sanding, painting, internal assembly, hand stitching, riveting, etc. - enough to make your head spin.  Along the way take pride in our work.  We work hard but we also find time to laugh and appreciate life. We arrive at work early, but we take a long lunch and nap. We work into the evening and then drink wine and eat pasta for dinner. This is what it takes to produce a Floto bag; and this is the typical day at our factory.

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The Floto Story

How did we get our start?

Floto was established in 2003 after Joe Floto brought back a leather travel bag from Italy and noticed that everywhere he went with it people asked - "where did you get that bag"?

Floto is an American brand. Every Floto Leather Bag is artisan made in Italy, but it was designed and packaged in Connecticut.

The slow process of tanning Floto leather uses natural vegetable tannins with total respect for nature. Our raw leather skins are a byproduct of the food industry and our tanning waste is reused in other supply chains.

Circular Sourcing

Sustainable Tanning 

The slow process of tanning Floto leather uses natural vegetable tannins with total respect for nature. Our raw leather skins are a byproduct of the food industry and our tanning waste is reused in other supply chains. Floto tanning is metal free, eco-friendly, and not harmful to people.

Lifetime Quality

Made in Italy

Floto leather bags and accessories are designed in America and made in Italy. We employ the best artisans in Florence to produce our collections and we back our products with a lifetime warranty against defects.

Floto leather bags and accessories are designed in America and made in Italy.  We employ the best artisans in Florence to produce our collections and we stand our products with a lifetime warranty against defects.