Tanning, pattern-making and hand-tooling in one supply chain.
Kanpur holds the tanning and the volume finished-goods capability. Kolhapur brings the GI-tagged chappal and the hand-stitched vocabulary. Shantiniketan tools and embosses. Sourcing across all three means a buyer can move from a hand-crafted look to a repeatable production run without changing brief.
Artisan clusters
· Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh — tanning & finished goods
· Kolhapur, Maharashtra — Kolhapuri chappals (GI)
· Shantiniketan, West Bengal — tooled leather (GI)
· Chennai & Ambur, Tamil Nadu — footwear and bags
Materials & finishes
· Vegetable-tanned cow and buffalo hide
· Goat and sheep nappa
· Recycled and bonded leather where specified
· Brass, antique-brass and nickel hardware
· Waxed thread, hand and machine stitch
Sourcing flow
01
Brief
02
Cluster match
03
Sample & approve
04
Production & inspection
05
Pack & ship
Leather formats and typical constructions.
Bags & totes
Weekenders, totes and satchels; lined or raw-edge constructions.
Folios & laptop sleeves
13, 15 and 16 inch fits; magnetic or strap closure.
Journals & covers
Refillable and bound, A5 and A6, embossable covers.
Belts & small goods
Belts, wallets, card holders and key fobs; gift-set combinations.
Footwear & accents
Kolhapuri and contemporary flats, plus trims and uppers.
Travel & desk accessories
Passport covers, cable rolls, desk mats and trays.
Customisation & sampling
Your design, their hands.
We work from a pattern, a sample or a sketch. Hide selection, thickness, edge finish, stitch density and hardware are specified on the counter-sample; blind-emboss or foil branding and custom hardware are available at agreed volumes.
Packing & inspection
It has to survive the journey.
Leather needs to breathe and to arrive unmarked. Packing specifies dust bags or tissue, shape-stuffing for structured bags, desiccant for humid routes, and barcode-ready inner boxes for retail and e-commerce dispatch.