Rooted in a Colombian leatherworking family, Saint Lulo makes full-grain leather bags, wallets and accessories by hand for the U.S. market. Founder Dayana Jiménez brings her family’s three-generation craft tradition from Bogotá to Maryland, where each piece is designed in the United States and made in Colombia by one artisan from cutting through stitching and finishing. The brand works with Riviera, her father’s family leather house, founded more than 50 years ago, and sells directly at artisan markets across the region.
bixi awotanBorn in León, Guanajuato, Mexico—a city rooted in leather craftsmanship—Bixi Awotan creates handcrafted leather handbags and accessories with timeless designs and artisan character. The family-run brand produces in limited quantities using carefully sourced, environmentally responsible leather, so each piece carries its own natural variation rather than a mass-produced finish. Bixi Awotan has been creating leather handbags and accessories for more than a decade, with a showroom in State College, Pennsylvania, and retail presence in Mexico.CARY, NC
BracalettiFounded in 2012 by designer Roberto Sacal, Bracaletti creates fine leather goods and jewelry, with its signature cuff links and bracelets joined by handbags and small leather accessories. Although Sacal and the company are based in New York, a Mexico City atelier remains Bracaletti’s center, where an extended team of artisans—including third-generation leather craftsmen—develops prototypes and handcrafts the collection. The label carries forward a family legacy in leather goods that began with Sacal’s father’s jewelry store and the former Casa Aries workshop.NEW YORK, NY
Duvall LeatherFounded in 2005 by master craftsman Nick Duvall, Duvall Leather handcrafts American-made leather goods in Pennsylvania, from everyday carry pieces to handbags and custom work. The Kingston-area company grew from Duvall’s basement workshop and an early specialty in historically accurate military reproductions into a contemporary leather-goods maker, while retaining its emphasis on traditional construction and small-batch production. Its private-label operation also provides in-house leather manufacturing from a 4,000-square-foot production facility.KINGSTON, PA
Bosca AccessoriesFounded in 1911 by Italian immigrant Hugo Bosca, Bosca Accessories makes leather accessories that blend Italian artisan craft with an American sensibility. Now run by the third generation of the Bosca family, the small Ohio-based company personally inspects selected hides and develops its designs between an Ohio studio, its factory, and Italian artisan workshops. Its signature Old Leather is hand-stained in Italy, giving everyday pieces a distinctive character that develops with use.SPRINGFIELD, OH