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Here is a new backpack in great distressed cognac leather. This one is a special order and is a little bigger: H 13″ W 14″ D 4 1/4″. It is lined in black stain-resistant waxed canvas with a leather draw-string closure and three interior pockets including a zipper pocket and a large leather phone pocket.  There is an additional large zipper pocket on the back which  is completely secure when you are wearing the bag. The  inside of the flap is lined in recycled black leather and the leather strap is from a vintage belt. I really like the interplay of vintage elements in a bag and try to incorporate them when I can. Overall, this is a great travel backpack which will fit into everyday life with style and utility.

Here, finally, is a 1510 backpack ready for the on-line store. I first designed this bag with one of the favourite young women in my life and since then have made four for order. The design gives a nod to the classic backpack but has its own personality. Each 1510 has had refinements; it’s the great thing about remaking a design. And what started out as a request to use a favourite belt has become a search for vintage pieces to use as a signature closure. This version has a great vintage leather strap with a pewter buckle. It makes the bag unique.

Standard 1510 features: large metal zipper pocket on the back of the bag for security, double leather bottom for strength, carry handle for versatility, adjustable straps, and easy drawstring closure under the flap. All the seams are double stitched. Under the flap is a great piece of dark brown upholstery leather. Inside the bag is lined in black waxed canvas with two leather pockets in red and pink–easy to see! It’s made with great butterscotch leather with care and love.

Height: 13″, Width 12″, Depth 4.5″

I have finished the third 1510 backpack, this one is gorgeous pebbly black leather. This backpack has a double bottom, a carry handle, adjustable straps and a leather draw string closure as well as a magnetic tab. It is 13″ wide and 12″ tall with a base of 4″. On the back it has a generous pocket which is hidden (and safe) when you are wearing the bag. Inside are three pockets, a leather phone pocket and a zip/slip canvas birdbrain pocket. Simple silver hardware adds to the understated look of this classic backpack.

This bag was made to order. If you are interested, just contact me. I have enough leather for one more.

I have been working on this design for a while in collaboration with its new owner. It is made with a remnant piece of gorgeous leather–how I wish I had more of it–and fastens with a repurposed Diesel belt.  This is a full-time backpack lined in moss green waxed canvas. It is 12″ tall, 13″ wide and 3.5 inches deep. There is a zippered pocket tucked securely on the back, and three pockets inside: a leather phone pocket and two more, one of them zipped. The bag does up with a leather drawstring as well as magnetic closures and the leather strap. All the seams are doubly stitched and the bottom is reinforced with a second piece of leather. The bag will wear well.

I am happy with this design and plan to make more out of other leather. If you are interested, let me know.

It’s always good to look back at your work. I had a chance to check out this 1510 backpack which has been in constant use for two years. Here it is brand new. I’ve made a handful of these bags in both black and tan, but this was the first. It incorporates a used Diesel belt as its closure–so in that way is one of a kind. The leather has a few stains but overall has improved with age. The Ottawa bags I’ve been making this week are direct descendants of this design. I have two more to show you in the next post.

This is a new bag, the Ottawa. It has elements of the 1510 backpack and the daily tote, but combined in a new design. This first one is made of beautiful orange leather, the flap lined in pink leather–two great colours. The body is lined with a cotton striped duck form Ireland.  I plan to make another one in these colours and then a couple more, one in blues, the other neutral. But first I am going to take this for a test run this weekend in Ottawa to see how the design works. There is a zipper pocket on the back and two pockets inside, providing great organization. It’s 13″ tall, 12″ wide and 4.5″ deep. I think this is going to be a favourite.

This new backpack is a special order. It is the larger version of the 1510 backpack that you can see here and here. This large size is designed to carry a laptop as well as your other essentials. Constructed of pebbly black leather with caramel leather trim, it is a heavy-duty, go-everywhere pack. It is dressy enough to take to an evening function, large enough to take as a carry-on for your next trip, and a great everyday pack for work or school. There is a wide zipper pocket on the back (completely secure when you are wearing the pack) and a large canvas sleeve inside as well as a leather phone pocket. It has a draw-string leather closure and a vintage leather strap with buckle.

17″ wide, 15″ tall with a base of 5.5″.