Notes from the atelier
The Journal
Leather, the hand, Dakar. What we learn by doing few things, infinitely well.
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What a handmade bag from Dakar really costs
Behind the price of a full-grain leather bag shaped in Dakar: the hide, the hours, the hands. What you pay for, and what you don't.
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Crocodile, python, ostrich: learning to read an exotic hide
How to recognise a genuine exotic skin, what each leather demands of the hand, and why a crocodile piece is not ordered like a cowhide bag.
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Gifting a piece from abroad: Eid, weddings, and the present that arrives from Dakar
You live in Paris, Milan, Madrid or New York and want to give a piece made in Dakar. What to know about the monogram, lead times, and choosing the right piece.
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Caring for full-grain leather in a hot, humid climate
Heat, humidity, dust, salt: what the Dakar climate does to leather, and the simple habits that carry it through the years.
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The Tee de Ville: why a leather house designed a t-shirt
A leather house designing a t-shirt. Mock neck, compact jersey, straight cut: what the Dakar climate taught us about elegance.
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Why there is only one signature on every piece
No logo on the front, no gold on the leather, a tone-on-tone mark you sense rather than read. The house rule, and what it says about those who carry Koko.
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