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...
The Pursuit of Average
I want to say this plainly. The system isn't rooting for you to be extraordinary. It's built for average. It markets to average. It assumes you'll eat what everyone else...
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...
Charlotte Leather Crafting with ColsenKeane
Charlotte Is Becoming a Leather Town. We Have Some Thoughts About That. If you've been paying attention to Charlotte's maker scene lately, you may have noticed something quietly stitching itself...
Your Leather Gets Better in Summer. Read to find out how!
There's a version of summer that's hard on everything. Your car seats crack, your sneakers scuff, your linen wrinkles before you've even left the house. But your full-grain leather? It's...
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...

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.








