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A dark brown leather crossbody bag with a wide adjustable strap, gold hardware, and a light fabric drawstring fastening sits on a white marble surface above a wooden drawer.

Featured leatherwork

The Leathersellers’ Foundation provides grants to talented craftspeople working with leather across a range of disciplines. This page highlights a selection of contemporary leather products from makers and artists that we’ve supported.

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Jasmine Carey

Lecturer and designer-maker

Three slim, rectangular envelope-style leather folders are displayed upright in a row. The folders are yellow, orange, and olive green, each with a single gold button fastening on the front. The background is plain white.

Baldwin laptop wrap

A laptop wrap with built in mouse pad, offering style and protection.

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A person wearing a black-and-white houndstooth-patterned dress is shown from the neck down, carrying a black crossbody bag with a flap fastening and thin strap over their shoulder.

Maya Bag

A handcrafted cross body bag. A simple but elegant style that will work well with a wide range of styles.

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Three rectangular, flat leather bookmarks in orange, olive green, and mustard yellow colours, each with a single vertical slit down the centre and the word ECOZZI embossed at the top, displayed on a white background.

Bradbury bookmark

Clean line leather bookmark made using traditional leather craft techniques.

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Yusuf Osman

Leather craftsman, designer, consultant

A hand holding a small blue handbag with a textured surface and two curved white handles against a white background.

YUSSICO Mini Bag

The YUSSICO Mini Bag is crafted from premium natural grain vegetable tanned goatskin (outer and lining), and features signature jaunty ornamental top handle as well as a leather strap that can be worn crossbody.

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Candice Lau

Artist and craftswoman working with leather and clay

A round brown leather crossbody bag with a black front flap and black adjustable strap, placed upright on a white background.

Geo-Circle Handbag

Handcrafted by Studio Candice Lau, the Geo-Circle Handbag is designed with two large compartments and made using italian veg-tanned leather and suede lining.

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A small black leather handbag with brown edges, a flap fastening, and a wide wrist strap attached to one side. The bag is photographed against a plain white background.

Geo-Rect Handbag

The Geo-Rect Handbag is designed with a single large compartment and made using Italian veg-tanned leather and suede lining.

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Three glossy, black, irregularly shaped ceramic sculptures of varying heights are arranged side by side against a plain white background.

Tardigrade Group

A group of three vases in large, medium and small inspired by the longest living creature on earth, the tardigrade. Made using leather and clay.

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Ella Boucht

Tailor and leatherworker

A sleeveless black leather waistcoat with a central seam, decorative stitching, and metal rivets on the shoulder straps, displayed on a rough grey concrete surface.

Chest harness

Ella Boucht’s signature made-to-order leather chest harness.

A black cylindrical leather bag with metal studs and a buckle, featuring an adjustable strap and an elongated fastening strap, displayed against a plain light grey background.

LAKU Crossbody leather bag

LAKU is one of Ella Boucht’s newest leather designs. Each leather bag is unique and is handmade in their East London studio.

Michelle Wong

Architect, designer, maker

A person wearing a black-and-white houndstooth-patterned dress is shown from the neck down, carrying a black crossbody bag with a flap fastening and thin strap over their shoulder.

Three slim, rectangular envelope-style leather folders are displayed upright in a row. The folders are yellow, orange, and olive green, each with a single gold button fastening on the front. The background is plain white.

Three rectangular, flat leather bookmarks in orange, olive green, and mustard yellow colours, each with a single vertical slit down the centre and the word ECOZZI embossed at the top, displayed on a white background.

Jessie White

Maker, sculptor, and experimental designer

A person wearing a black-and-white houndstooth-patterned dress is shown from the neck down, carrying a black crossbody bag with a flap fastening and thin strap over their shoulder.

Three slim, rectangular envelope-style leather folders are displayed upright in a row. The folders are yellow, orange, and olive green, each with a single gold button fastening on the front. The background is plain white.

Three rectangular, flat leather bookmarks in orange, olive green, and mustard yellow colours, each with a single vertical slit down the centre and the word ECOZZI embossed at the top, displayed on a white background.

LUCY WELTON

Artist location, artist specialism (fashion etc)

A dark brown leather crossbody bag with a long strap sits on a wooden desk with a marble top and two drawers against a plain white background.

Luna Bucket Bag

Handcrafted in smooth vegetable-tanned leather, and organic linen fabric. Its slim oval base gives this bag a sleek appearance, whilst carrying all of the daily essentials.

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A light tan leather tote bag with a single wide strap, standing upright on a wooden surface against a plain, off-white background. The bag has clean lines and a minimalist design.

Nika Shoulder Holdall

The Nika shoulder bag is a distinctive asymmetric, draped style, with a voluminous box-shaped base panel. Handmade from soft vegetable tanned leather.

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A light tan leather tote bag with a single wide strap, standing upright on a wooden surface against a plain, off-white background. The bag has clean lines and a minimalist design.

A dark brown leather handbag with two handles and a drawstring fabric insert is placed on a marble-topped wooden table with a drawer, against a plain white background.

Margot Drawstring Tote Bag

Meticulously handmade from vegetable-tanned leather and organic linen. This handbag not only serves as a practical accessory for daily use but also as a sophisticated statement piece.

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Laura Amstein

Designer and leather artisan

A person wearing a black-and-white houndstooth-patterned dress is shown from the neck down, carrying a black crossbody bag with a flap fastening and thin strap over their shoulder.

Three slim, rectangular envelope-style leather folders are displayed upright in a row. The folders are yellow, orange, and olive green, each with a single gold button fastening on the front. The background is plain white.

Three rectangular, flat leather bookmarks in orange, olive green, and mustard yellow colours, each with a single vertical slit down the centre and the word ECOZZI embossed at the top, displayed on a white background.

Sim Orme

Bookbinder

A person wearing a black-and-white houndstooth-patterned dress is shown from the neck down, carrying a black crossbody bag with a flap fastening and thin strap over their shoulder.

Three slim, rectangular envelope-style leather folders are displayed upright in a row. The folders are yellow, orange, and olive green, each with a single gold button fastening on the front. The background is plain white.

Three rectangular, flat leather bookmarks in orange, olive green, and mustard yellow colours, each with a single vertical slit down the centre and the word ECOZZI embossed at the top, displayed on a white background.

Johnette’ Taylor

Designer and leather artisan

A person wearing a black-and-white houndstooth-patterned dress is shown from the neck down, carrying a black crossbody bag with a flap fastening and thin strap over their shoulder.

Three slim, rectangular envelope-style leather folders are displayed upright in a row. The folders are yellow, orange, and olive green, each with a single gold button fastening on the front. The background is plain white.

Three rectangular, flat leather bookmarks in orange, olive green, and mustard yellow colours, each with a single vertical slit down the centre and the word ECOZZI embossed at the top, displayed on a white background.