We dye our hand-colored bags with colors we mix with Noodler’s Ink®. While there are various mechanical procedures by which tanneries add grain to the leather’s surface, we prefer to grain the leather of our hand-colored bags by hand. Hand-graining the skin adds an extra dimension of color, softens it, enhances its ‘hand’, and elicits grain patterns that are most subtly revealed by handwork. Our transluscent hues highlight, rather than mask, the characteristics of their unique substrate. As the vegetable tanned, open-range leather oxidizes, its evolving russet tones mix with those of our hand-dyed colors contributing complexity to the patina of your bag. Please click image to see details.
Sienna-ochre-espresso-aubergine hues. We hand-color the skins in our studio using Noodler’s Ink® fixing the color with our proprietary finish. We hand-grain the skins in the original way rolling them to and fro with curved boards. Please click image to see details.
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Hand-burnished espresso saddle leather. Please click image to see details.
Natural leather with hand-colored teal fabric. Please click image to see details.
Weighs under three pounds. This one has black saddle-leather trim. It is also available with natural, hand-grained, open-range leather as well as hand-colored leather with hand-colored fabric.
The first all-leather style hand-colored with Noodler’s Fountain Pen Ink. Please click image to see details.
Recent examples of our new series of made-to-order, hand-colored, tri-material, flaptop bags. There are many color options in this series.
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Before and after (in reverse order). We hand-color vegetable-tanned, open-range leather (a by-product of the food chain) in our studio with Noodler’s Fountain Pen Ink. (Please call to discuss color and materials options.) Each of these hides is hand-grained and softened by our repeatedly folding the grain’s surface to and fro many times in multiple directions. In addition to hand-graining and hand-coloring this leather, we have created a proprietary finishing process which includes layering solvent-free, cosmetic quality, natural oils and waxes to assure the colorfastness and enhance the natural characteristics of the skins. The finished skins have an ancient look because the manner in which the leather is tanned and the way in which we have finished them is … ancient … open range, grass fed cattle, bark-tanned skins, water based hand-applied colors, hand-grained surfaces, hand-finished details – this is the way natural skins were hand-dyed and finished in the centuries prior to industrial production: one at a time, each made to order. Please make an appointment to visit our virtual showroom to learn more.
An alternative to our Insiders® document flow organizers: our custom-sized book and journal covers. The one portrayed here was made with natural leather hand-grained and hand-colored in our studio. Please call to discuss color and leather options. Please click on image to see details. Please make an appointment to visit our virtual showroom to learn more.
… top-loading outside-inside pocket portrayed with optional repositionable modular organizers nested on Insiders® padded panel. Please click image to see details. Please make an appointment to visit our virtual showroom to learn more.
… with hand-grained hand-finished natural leather trim – made to order in a variety of color combinations – please click on image to see more detail. Please make an appointment to visit our virtual showroom to learn more.
Made to order and available in many color combinations. Please click on image to see more detail. Please make an appointment to visit our virtual showroom to learn more.
A top-down view of a prototype of our new, hand-colored, natural leather and sailcloth flaptop bag. A variety of strategies and designs to customize organization and manage weight are shown here. Please make an appointment to visit our virtual showroom to learn more.
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Here’s a prototype of a new construction we are working on - Please click the image for a larger view. We hand color open range cowhide with Noodler’s Fountain Pen Ink, then hand finish the grain to make it colorfast, then hand grain the surface to emphasize its natural characteristics. The sailcloth laminate is lightweight and durable – the structure is as stable as our all-leather styles. Please make an appointment to visit our virtual showroom to learn more.
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