Welcome to the Vienna Bag
We love creating each and every one of our products, but when we get the opportunity to design and make a bespoke piece for a customer- now that is something really special.
Caroline came into the workshop a couple of weeks ago, armed with some photos and a rough idea of a bag that she would like. This was James’ cue to put the kettle on, pull out his sketch book and bring her ideas to reality.
The first thing, after a brew and a chat, was to sketch out exactly the shape of the bag and to make sure that the size of it accommodated what Caroline wanted to use it for, then the fun really started…time to find the perfect leather. After going through a lot of the hides in the storeroom, Caroline chose Burnt Ochre, a gorgeous vegetable tanned leather from a tannery in Florence, Italy. It is a lovely strong leather that will only get better with age as the patina develops- perfect for a bag.
James drew a design and pattern that is completely unique, hand cut the leather and set to work.
The Vienna Bag all it's glory...
If you'd like your own bespoke item created just for you we'd love to hear from you, please email info@tannerbates.co.uk.
7 Responses
Patricia
Beautiful bag !
J Gibbs
Pure skill and beauty, each one. Like a Swiss watch, to be treasured by us and future generations. Too many people are needlessly missing out on these unique works of art.
Neil Cudlipp
John you are a magician teaching other magicians how to do magical things with leather. My sons belts & my own belts are aging slowly & are beautiful, my wife Laura uses her Italian style rucksack every day & it’s as good as new still. Your leather is highest quality & just gets better with age. Worth every penny.
Judith
Just beautiful.
Chrissy
That is so beautiful.
You made a belt for my son a while ago. He thinks it’s great.
Bet Razak-Biggs
Love the bag!!
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Waste not want not
Provenance really matters to us.
Our leather is tanned in the old fashioned way, in small family run tanneries. It is a slow process, but uses only natural ingredients to create the tan. All of our leather is a byproduct of the meat industry. We are passionate about not wasting a thing.
Our Oak Bark Tanned Leather: The beauty of this story is that it is a truly local Devon story. The animals are bred, live and are slaughtered in Devon. The meat is most probably consumed in Devon. The hides are tanned locally, in Devon at J&FJ Baker & Co. We hand craft all of our products in small batches right here in our Devon workshop.
J Gibbs
May 07, 2020
More lovely products from John for me to treasure. Expertly made and finished; many items being ingeniously designed and not available elsewhere. Really tempting, so well worth careful consideration.