Leather Insights: Navigating Patina, Styles, and Traditional Craftsmanship
A ColsenKeane Blog.
Built for the Coca-Cola 600
Every year, Charlotte hosts one of NASCAR's most legendary races. This year, we got to be a small part of it. We produced a custom run of full-grain leather keychains...
When You've Seen It All, Here's What Still Surprises People
There's a certain look that happens when you've been an event planner for more than a few years. Someone pitches you a "unique" corporate gift and your eyes start doing...
The Bag With No Zipper: A Feature, Not an Oversight
At some point, you will notice that a lot of ColsenKeane bags don't have zippers. No satisfying zip-zip at the top. No little pull tab. No teeth to tug on....
What Happens When You Bring Real Craft to a Corporate Conference
When ColsenKeane Became the Most Talked-About Booth at ABA There's a version of corporate gifting that lives entirely in an inbox — a bulk order, a logo slapped on something...
Debossed, Engraved, Embossed, Monogrammed: What's the Difference?
If you've ever gone to personalize a leather good and found yourself staring down a dropdown menu of options you can't quite define, you're not alone. These terms get used...
So You Want to Learn Leathercraft? Here's How to Do It the Right Way.
So You Want to Learn Leathercraft? Here's How to Do It the Right Way. There's something deeply satisfying about making something with your hands. Not assembling something. Not unboxing something....
Nothing Wasted: How ColsenKeane Makes Every Inch of Leather Count
There is a version of leather goods manufacturing where scraps get swept into a bin at the end of the day, miscut hides get tossed, and imperfect pieces quietly disappear....
Three People Walk Into a Leather Studio. Every Single Day. Here's What They Actually Do.
There is a version of "handcrafted" that means a machine did most of it and a person put the lid on the box. That is not what happens at ColsenKeane....
Patina on
Crazy Horse
This backpack has been used for years. This photo captures how our cowhide, Crazy Horse, shows wear and begins to soften its shape with use.
