Maison Thuret
French premium leather goods. Decorative hides (cowhide, sheepskin, Tibetan lamb), sheepskin slippers, leather aprons. 450 products, 150 retail points.
Philosophy
Founded by Fabrice and Axelle Homblé in Toufflers (Nord), Maison Thuret specializes in premium decorative hides and leather products. Fabrice comes from a family of tanners. All hides come from animals raised for food. Sheepskin slippers (over 13,000 pairs per year) are made with a partner workshop in Portugal, chosen for its craftsmanship. 450 products, 150 retail points across France, Belgium and Spain, 80% online sales.
History
The leather trade is a discreet world. In France, only four or five people truly make a living from it. Fabrice Homblé is one of them. Son of a tanner, raised among hides and workshops, he founded Maison Thuret in 2013 with Axelle, his wife, a designer by training. The name? Thuret, Axelle's maiden name. The address? Toufflers, in the North, a few kilometers from the Belgian border.
The couple shares a passion for Scandinavian decor and a mountain lifestyle. Their niche: high-end decorative hides. Norman cowhide, Icelandic sheep, Tibetan lamb, Lapland reindeer, springbok, wild boar. Each hide is unique, each pattern irreproducible. No exotic species, no dedicated farming: all hides come from animals consumed for food.
Raw hides are salted after slaughter, then shipped to four partner tanneries in Italy, Spain, Poland, and Norway. Each tannery has its specialty, its expertise, its finishes. The sheepskin slippers – the house's bestseller, more than 13,000 pairs per year – are made in a workshop in Portugal, chosen for the quality of its custom work.
The catalog includes about 450 references. From Norman cowhides to bespoke patchwork rugs, from calfskin aprons to 30 m² hotel installations. The Norman cowhide remains the star: its tricolor pattern appeals equally to decorators and individuals.
Distribution is resolutely digital: 80% of sales are made online, supplemented by 150 points of sale in France, Belgium, and Spain. Maison Thuret also exhibits at Maison & Objet, the Parisian decoration fair.
Feedback is almost unanimous on the quality of the hides and the speed of shipping. The only recurring reservation: the slippers run a little small. It is better to take one size up.