Leather techniques

If you’ve never gotten the opportunity, I highly recommend you take a trip to visit a leather tannery and see all of the beautiful pieces of leatherwork that a true artist can make. I’ve always

Texture, cuir #ReitmansJeans For soft leather, you can put cording under, and encase with strong leather glue. Then proceed to cut the pattern pieces.

After the week with the guest teacher we were supposed to translate the techniques we learned into our own materials, leather. I chose to work with a nappa leather, the colour is called “petr…

Leather manipulation ideas coming soon...

Modern: Leather laser cut Rococo floral

Leather Fish-Scale Cuffs: I've been seeing this type of detailing used a lot lately on leather clothing and festival wear, and I wanted to see if I could replicate it. As it turns out, it's quite an easy technique and I think the results are so beautiful, with an organic, s…

Leather Fish-Scale Cuffs: I've been seeing this type of detailing used a lot lately on leather clothing and festival wear, and I wanted to see if I could replicate it. As it turns out, it's quite an easy technique and I think the results are so beautiful, with an organic, s…

The layered approach to weaving creates a high degree of depth and texture as we can actively see the different levels. The woven textile above is a inspirational geometric structure that I would love to investigate further through experimentation.

Shoe seams

Why travel in a straight line, when there are so many interesting turns and detours to take. I love how these lines meander across the surface of this old leather.

Shaped punches:

At the time of this writing, we don’t know if Marc Jacobs’ show today for Louis Vuitton will be the last in his 16-year tenure as the creative leader of the incredibly powerful French brand.

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