Tanner Bates Rich, Rustic Leather & Traditional Skills

Rich, rustic leather and traditional skills

Handmade in Dartington, Devon

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Handmade Quality

Leather making and working are part of our national fabric and I am proud to be one of the few makers still employing these traditions of crafting and using the leather that we are famous for throughout the world.
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Tanner Bates. Form and function in leather fashion

Form, Function, Fashion

Sometimes the oldest of traditions can inspire the newest of looks. Our products can carry, protect and enhance your most precious belongings from your laptop to a simple note of inspiration to self.
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Tanner Bates. Unique and personalised leather goods

Unique & Personalised

We can make our great products just for you
• To enhance your corporate identity
• A gift for someone special
• To express your own individuality
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Traditional English Leatherwork

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Be The Maker

Make your own Belt

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When tightening one's belt isn't an option

Tanner Bates Belts - Belts for Life

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SOMETHING TO BE ADMIRED

JOHN HAGGER TRAINED IN WALSALL AS A SADDLER AND BRIDLEMAKER BECAUSE HE WANTED TO LEARN HOW TO WORK WITH LEATHER IN THE TRADITIONAL WAY. EVEN THOUGH HIS INTEREST IS NOT EQUESTRIAN RELATED THE INFLUENCE IS EVIDENT IN HIS DESIGNS.

Something to be admired - John Hagger

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Leather - As Nature Intended

January 15, 2021

Tanner Bates are a small business of passionate makers. We love to experiment with different leathers, colour mixes and interesting designs.

Coming from traditional saddlery roots our founder, John, aspires to impeccable technique whilst admiring and gathering inspiration from the worlds luxury leather brands for their design and quality of finish.

Leather, however, is a product of nature and each skin is unique to the animal it came from. For the luxury brands this individuality presents a problem, but they have found a way to condition each skin, ironing (literally) out any irregularities and coating the surface with a pigment and/or acrylic surface to ensure each one looks exquisite..... exquisite but identical to the next one and the one after that.

For us, the high quality of making and individuality of design is a given. However being a small independent brand we are free to celebrate the uniqueness of the hides by featuring natural scars, imperfections, and irregularities of dyeing. These are natural attributes that give unique character to the final product. All of our products feature these natural irregularities making each item unique.

Black Friday at Tanner Bates

November 27, 2020

This Black Friday Weekend, we invite you to join us.

Take a stand against fast fashion. Use this weekend as a force for change.

Our handcrafted products will not be discounted.

Instead:

We have partnered with Moor Trees and will be donating one native tree for every £100 spent across the weekend

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We are introducing: The new Thurlstone Cardholder

Tanner Bates Devon Diaries: All Hallows Eve

October 29, 2020

In the spirit of All Hallows Eve, dim the lights, lock the doors and prepare yourself for the legend of The Wisht Hounds – A suitably ghoulish tale from Wistman’s Woods in the depths of Dartmoor.

Handmade leather

We like to know who makes our leather, which is why we go to smaller, family-run tanneries that use traditional processes. This means we use leather that is not only full of character, but will last a lifetime.

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