Leather crafters in Singapore: 5 artisan brands that create unique handcrafted bags, wallets and more

Besides the fact that a personalized bag is one of a kind, Lor even noted that there are many who prefer a handmade item that ’s no mass-produced. Sondermade’s bespoke services stylists an object to particular functional and aesthetic needs. “There are also clients who have their attention on an existing design but would like to change certain aspects about it, ” said Lor.

It makes sense for Tocco Toscano to launch an shoulder specialising in practice set products, since it already has years of experience in the business and the important layout. Most of the other set crafters in Singapore, however, are separate small companies that have been started by workers who fell in love with the ship.

Shaun-Joel Liew, who began set formulating as a hobby, is one of them. “ When I was working at an interior design company, I found myself drawn to making tiny objects out of timber, using hand tools, ” he said.

Liew finally went on to discover crafting with set. “ I thought about making a leather item for my bicycle after learning how cheap it was to get it. I gave it a come, picking up  the standard leather-crafting methods through YouTube lessons and by asking outsiders on the internet for guidance– and succeeded. Transitioning from woodworking to set create felt quite healthy and brought back the common pleasure of creating something from nothing, which I had missed, ” he shared.