Great Grandfather, Morris Joffe

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Early advertising work by Andy Warhol for Fleming Joffe

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Fleming Joffe Reptile Skins

My Great Grandfather, Morris Joffe (left) and his business partner (right).

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Teddy and Arthur Edelman

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Fleming Joffe Window Showcase by Andy Warhol

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Arthur Edelman

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Arthur Edelman grading snakeskins 1965

1950's Collaboration with Pierro Fornasetti

Teddy & Arthur meet with friend Piero Fornasetti in Milan about their "animal" plate series.

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1958-1964 Andy Warhol Work for Hire Contract

Teddy and Arthur hire Andy Warhol to create illustrations for their advertising campaigns.

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Andy Warhol Color Sample Sheet

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Noa the Boa, A Drawing by Andy Warhol for Edelman Leather

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Arthur Edelman and Noah the Boa

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Arthur and Teddy (left), my father David and aunt Mary (right).

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Andy Warhol for Edelman Leather. This was created for an ad that later appeared in Interiors Magazine in 1963.

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Fleming Joffe storefront banner by Andy Warhol, 1960, displayed in the Andy Warhol museum in Pittsburg, PA.

A love story for the ages

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Andy Warhol for private Edelman Family Collection. “To Theodora”

HERITAGE

LEATHER IS IN OUR DNA. IT IS THE START OF OUR STORY.

"The Edelman story starts in New York City in the early 1950s, when my grandparents, Teddy and Arthur Edelman, took over my great-grandfather's reptile skin company, Fleming Joffe. They began their own legacy bringing exquisite leather into the fashion world - later renamed Edelman Leather. They were pioneers, becoming the most recognized names in leather for the fashion industry, and later on, interiors.
New York was bursting with energy, and Teddy and Arthur were a part of the young and talented. Together, they introduced snakeskins to the American shoe market and were the first to produce colored snakeskins for global fashion. Next, they brought out alligator for shoes and bags. No one had ever seen anything like it before.
By day, they ran the Edelman Leather showroom on Park Avenue. By night they hosted the most influential editors, creators, and designers of their time – Diana Vreeland, Fornasetti, Roger Vivier, Andy Warhol, and many others frequented their famous Greenwich Village townhome. They were warmly revered throughout the European leather industry, and back home in New York became known as the go-to people for the highest-end fashion leather."
- JULIA EDELMAN, Founder & Creative Director of Edelman New York