The Artisan Journal

How to Care for Your Full-Grain Leather Bag

Seven sources give seven different answers on how often to condition leather. Here's how to read the bag itself — and why over-conditioning is the more common mistake.

How to Tell Good Leather: What We Look for Before We Make the Olivia

Full-grain, top-grain, bonded — and the cut that tells the truth. How we assess leather quality before it goes into the Olivia crossbody, made by a family business in Lima.

A Leather Crossbody Bag That Gets Better With Age

Soft tumbled leather, stitched and finished by hand in Lima. The Olivia crossbody — compact, considered, and built for every season. Six colourways. Designed in Australia, made in Peru.