Someone sent me a link to this website earlier today and I knew I had to share the entire contents of the site before it gets taken down (like the site that was selling infant blood). Below are the various pages of the website, which advertises the sale of leather made from HUman (i.e., altered Man) skin. Note the emphasis on the HU in human -- which reminds their clients that they are buying the skin of ALTERED Man.
FROM THE "HOME" PAGE
http://humanleather.co.uk/
Welcome to Human Leather. We are specialists in producing exquisite and exclusive products for an extremely discerning clientele. All products are carefully hand-crafted by experienced master craftsmen, with years of experience in handling the finest leather known - Human Leather.
*Please note we are not taking on any new clients or orders for our bespoke products from Jan 2011 due to high demand and to ensure timely delivery for our existing orders. We will inform you through the site when new orders will be taken again soon (envisaged in June 2011). Power Bracelets are not affected and orders can be placed for them as normal.*
Human Leather Power Bracelets**
Note: Due to demand we have now expanded our range of bracelets after a total sell-out in December. Thank you to all our customers who ordered. Now back in stock.
Human Leather Power Bracelets are fashioned out of real Human Leather and are crafted from the skin overlying the 7 chakras of the human body. Each of these Bracelets are crafted from the skin overlying the chakra and their harmonics are boosted by Yogic manipulation.
We have amalgamated the leathers to create Power Bracelets without rival.
SahVishuManipura Bracelet : Physical Power, Mental Clarity and Fearlessness
SwadhiMuladhra Bracelet : Sexual Energy, Virility and Fertility
AnaManiVishuddha Bracelet : Immunity Boost, Growth and Digestive Power
SahAnaMuladdhra Bracelet : Physical Power, Sexual Energy and Immunity Boost *21st Jan 2011 - This Item Is Out Of Stock*
All bracelets are unchanged at Euros 500 each. Contact us for more details if you would like to purchase them as stock is still under pressure due to demand.
What is Human Leather?
Human Leather is made from real full thickness human skin. Just like animal leather products, produced from lesser animals, our raw human skin is transformed into the finest grade human leather by using a traditional tanning process. However, human leather is the finest grain leather that is obtainable.
It is free from defects and has the smallest grain size which makes it the smoothest, softest leather on Earth.
Human Leather Products
We only craft the best and most beautiful products out of our unique leather. We have produced bespoke items for some of our clients, but due to the limited size of the lengths that we work with, we are limited to what items we can fashion out of the leather. We usually have individual commission orders and stock items have not been for sale for over seven years.
Where does Human Leather come from?
Human Leather is produced from skin sourced from normal everyday people. These people have bequeathed their skin to us prior to their death. There are a few areas of the body, (back and abdomen) that have uninterrupted skin coverage, and are therefore the best for processing into Human Leather. These areas allow the maximum usage when being crafted into large coverage items, especially satchels and briefcases.
Is this illegal?
Not at all. However, this is an expensive business, as the raw material is not cheap to produce or process. We value our donors and we reward their beneficiaries and next of kin very handsomely. In fact, we have had to turn away some potential donors, as we can accept only the highest quality human skin.
Why are your products so expensive?
We cater to a small but highly discerning clientele. They are amongst those lucky few who have everything they could possibly desire. Our supply is restricted and we prefer to keep it that way as we are the only firm in the world that crafts these special products. Please note that as of January 2011, we are not taking any new client orders due to high demand. We have a large backlog to fill and therefore to ensure we meet our delivery commitments to our clients we have had to close our books to new orders for the time being. Thank you for your patience.
FROM THE "PRODUCTS" PAGE
http://humanleather.co.uk/humanleatherproducts.html
Welcome to ][umanLeather. We are specialists in producing exquisite and exclusive products for an extremely discerning clientele. All products are carefully hand-crafted by experienced master craftsmen, with years of experience in handling the finest leather known - human leather.
Human Leather Products
We only craft the best and most beautiful products out of our unique leather. We have produced bespoke items for some of our clients, but due to the limited size of the lengths that we work with, we are limited to what items we can fashion out of the leather.
[Hu]man Leather Belts - [Hu]man Leather Wallets - [Hu]man Leather Shoes
Why are your products so expensive?
We cater to a small but highly discerning clientele. They are amongst those lucky few who have everything they could possibly desire. Our supply is restricted and we prefer to keep it that way as we are the only firm in the world that crafts these special products.
What is the cost of a Human Leather Wallet?
From Euros 9,000 onwards (USD$14,000 approx)
What is the cost of a Human Leather Belt?
From Euros 10,500 onwards (USD$15,750 approx)
What is the cost of a pair of Human Leather Shoes?
From Euros 18,000 onwards (USD$27,000 approx)
All prices quoted above are the historical minimum that we have asked for in the past. They are for guidance only and each piece will be priced individually.
How Do I Pay?
We will give you details on how to pay, if you become a client of ours. We can go through what can be made with the material we have at the time and we ask for full payment in advance. Till date, we have never had an article returned due to defects, and we aim to retain this unblemished record.
FROM THE "ABOUT US" PAGE
http://humanleather.co.uk/aboutus.html
Welcome to [Hu]manLeather. We are specialists in producing exquisite and exclusive products for an extremely discerning clientele. All products are carefully hand-crafted by experienced master craftsmen, with years of experience in handling the finest leather known - human leather.
We are a group formed of artisans, craftsmen and buyers who work closely together in this highly unique cottage industry. We produce a very limited number of exclusive, high quality items for a selected clientele.
Human leather has been used in the past for binding anatomy books, using the skin of the cadaver to encase the knowledge that he had bequeathed.
What is [Hu]man Leather?
Human leather is made from real full thickness human skin. Just like animal leather products, produced from lesser animals, our raw human skin is transformed into the finest grade human leather by using a traditional tanning process. However, human leather is the finest grain leather that is obtainable.
It is free from defects and has the smallest grain size which makes it the smoothest, softest leather on Earth.
Where does it come from?
Human leather is produced from skin sourced from normal everyday people. These people have bequeathed their skin to us prior to their death. There are a few areas of the body, (back and abdomen) that have uninterrupted skin coverage, and are therefore the best for processing into human leather.
What is the delivery time?
We endeavour to go from initial order to finished product as quickly as possible. However, this time-limit is dependant on many factors, and thus is open to amendment. There are times when we are sourcing the optimum leather and there may be a slight delay in such cases. There have been times when we have had multiple orders at the same time and in this case we must work on a first come first served basis, when working through the waiting list.
What is the waiting list?
We cannot divulge what the waiting list is, at any particular point in time. Suffice to say, we make a limited number of products, due to the sensitive nature of the business and raw material.
We have also imposed a quota on ourselves and once that is reached, we cease production for the year. We apologise, as we cannot divulge this figure.
FROM THE "HISTORY" PAGE
http://humanleather.co.uk/history.html
Welcome to [Hu]manLeather. We are specialists in producing exquisite and exclusive products for an extremely discerning clientele. All products are carefully hand-crafted by experienced master craftsmen, with years of experience in handling the finest leather known - human leather.
We are a group formed of artisans, craftsmen and buyers who work closely together in this highly unique cottage industry. We produce a very limited number of exclusive, high quality items for a selected clientele.
Human leather has been used in the past for binding anatomy books, using the skin of the cadaver to encase the knowledge that he had bequeathed.
What is [Hu]man Leather?
Human leather is made from real full thickness human skin. Just like animal leather products, produced from lesser animals, our raw human skin is transformed into the finest grade human leather by using a traditional tanning process. However, human leather is the finest grain leather that is obtainable.
It is free from defects and has the smallest grain size which makes it the smoothest, softest leather on Earth.
Where does it come from?
Human leather has been used by anatomists, tannists and medical scholars over the ages to bequeath life to their work and writings. It had been lost in modern times as a working material, partly due to social and religious taboos. However, we as a group, have decided that humans can benefit from being reintroduced to their brethren in an elegant and artistic form.
FROM THE "BESPOKE PRICING" PAGE
http://humanleather.co.uk/bespokepricing.html
Welcome to ][umanLeather. We are specialists in producing exquisite and exclusive products for an extremely discerning clientele. All products are carefully hand-crafted by experienced master craftsmen, with years of experience in handling the finest leather known - human leather.
Human Leather Products
We only craft the best and most beautiful products out of our unique leather. We have produced bespoke items for some of our clients, but due to the limited size of the lengths that we work with, we are limited to what items we can fashion out of the leather.
[Hu]man Leather Belts - [Hu]man Leather Wallets - [Hu]man Leather Shoes
Why are your products so expensive?
We cater to a small but highly discerning clientele. They are amongst those lucky few who have everything they could possibly desire. Our supply is restricted and we prefer to keep it that way as we are the only firm in the world that crafts these special products.
What is the cost of a Human Leather Wallet?
From Euros 9,000 onwards (USD$14,000 approx)
What is the cost of a Human Leather Belt?
From Euros 10,500 onwards (USD$15,750 approx)
What is the cost of a pair of Human Leather Shoes?
From Euros 18,000 onwards (USD$27,000 approx)
All prices quoted above are the historical minimum that we have asked for in the past. They are for guidance only and each piece will be priced individually.
How Do I Pay?
We will give you details on how to pay, if you become a client of ours. We can go through what can be made with the material we have at the time and we ask for full payment in advance. Till date, we have never had an article returned due to defects, and we aim to retain this unblemished record.
FROM THE "CONTACT US" PAGE
http://humanleather.co.uk/contactus.html
For those who have met us already and have made a commitment to supporting our continued work, we thank you and need not mention our contact details.
For those stumbling across our work on the ether, use the following link:
info@humanleather.co.uk
FROM THE "FAQ" PAGE
http://humanleather.co.uk/faqs.html
What is Human Leather?
Human leather is made from real full thickness human skin. Just like animal leather products, produced from lesser animals, our raw human skin is transformed into the finest grade human leather by using a traditional tanning process. However, human leather is the finest grain leather that is obtainable.
It is free from defects and has the smallest grain size which makes it the smoothest, softest leather on Earth.
Where does it come from?
Human leather is produced from skin sourced from normal everyday people. These people have bequeathed their skin to us prior to their death. There are a few areas of the body, (back and abdomen) that have uninterrupted skin coverage, and are therefore the best for processing into human leather.
Is this illegal?
Not at all. However, this is an expensive business, as the raw material is not cheap to produce or process, plus their is official hindrance along the way. We value our donors and we reward their beneficiaries and next of kin very handsomely. In fact, we have had to turn away some potential donors, as we can accept only the highest quality human skin. We can not give you the source of our raw product, we apologise.
Why are your products so expensive?
We cater to a small but highly discerning clientele. They are amongst those lucky few who have everything they could possibly desire. Our supply is restricted and we prefer to keep it that way as we are the only firm in the world that crafts these special products.
Do you have any products for demonstration?
We deal with a raw material that is very precious and hence quite difficult to acquire. Also, since our clients have varied tastes, we only start production after receiving an order. Therefore, we may not have a physical product to show at all times.
Some of our clients also have explicitly stated that they do not want the item that we create for them to be advertised in any way, as they would like to remain anonymous.
Do you have any photographs of the finished articles?
We have no need to take any pictures of any of the hand-finished articles. In fact, our clients generally like to maintain their privacy and therefore, just like the interiors of super-yachts, our creations are for our clients' eyes only, we apologise for this. We are considering taking a picture of an article that will never be for sale and we will publish that later this year.
What is the delivery time?
We endeavour to go from initial order to finished product as quickly as possible. However, this time-limit is dependant on many factors, and thus is open to amendment. There are times when we are sourcing the optimum leather and there may be a slight delay in such cases. There have been times when we have had multiple orders at the same time and in this case we must work on a first come first served basis, when working through the waiting list.
What is the waiting list?
We cannot divulge what the waiting list is, at any particular point in time. Suffice to say, we make a limited number of products, due to the sensitive nature of the business and raw material.
We have also imposed a quota on ourselves and once that is reached, we cease production for the year. We apologise, we cannot divulge this figure.