For a little context, about six months ago, we decided to standardize the leather we were sourcing, and consolidate the suppliers we were working with. Ideally, we no longer wanted to source our materials from multiple suppliers and resellers, as this was becoming a full-time headache. Worse, it was commonplace to receive subpar shipments, and […]

Our Natural Handmade Leather Messenger From a pristine clean to a mature patina, our natural handmade leather bag is a piece that will grow alongside you. Seen here, some of our initial behind-the-scenes images — and we hope to followup with a dedicated set of product shots in the next 1 – 2 weeks. While […]

Still, this week, we just posted our black leather version of this bag, and we will be following up with different colors very soon. While black can be a difficult color to work with, by far, the gusset fold always looks most impressive in a dark color. To see more images, please see the slider […]

We worked alongside two of the main US hide houses to experiment in different leather finishes and options. Simply put, we finally sourced what we consider to be the most durable, radiant, and supple leather, and in the coming months, we will be releasing some new color and bag options (could not be happier here!). […]

Finally, we got around to making a natural version of our handmade totes. Unlike our dyed offerings, natural leather organically forms a beautiful patina over time. Because of this, we were really careful not to mix leather types, as different batches of leather have a habit of reacting very different to the elements. With this […]

Making of a New Handmade Leather Tote While we put a lot of love into our current line of handmade leather totes, we’re soon to update the design (for fall/winter). But with our old totes, we typically use drum-dyed oil-stuffed leather—excellent material, but as with any drum-dyed leather, the color permeates the leather completely (back […]

One of our favorite leather types, due to its almost hauntingly matte finish, is what we commonly refer to as “oil-pull”. Our messenger bag line currently has a lot of “Crazyhorse” bags, which is essentially a variant of oil-pull, and the same leather pictured throughout this post. We get a lot of questions about leather […]

A new addition to our ongoing product line is this minimal blond/light brown messenger bag. We think this might be one of our most unique bags, not because of the design, but because of the process. To begin with, vegetable tanning leather is a painstaking and lengthy process (this part alone can take up to […]