MEET THE MAKER

Williams Handmade is where bespoke craftsmanship meets modern design. We mix fresh colour palettes and time-honoured skills to make outstanding leather goods.

The materials we choose are exceptional. Full grain, vegetable tanned, swoon-worthy leathers sourced from longstanding British and Italian suppliers. Timeless brass fixings that feel special to touch. To us, true style is outside of trends or fads. It stands the test of time. Our passion for leatherwork means we love to share what we know. At our Herefordshire workshop you can join a range of short courses, taking time to learn your own leather skills. Working slowly by hand, use our tools in each stage of the process - then stand back to admire what you’ve made. Through our range of sculptural leather goods and workshops, we hope you’ll discover leather and craftsmanship that endures.

On a creative course at college Sarah Williams discovered leather was the only material she wanted to work with. She graduated with an MA from Cordwainers College and went on to work for several years at British leather goods factory, Daines and Hathaway. In 2010 she founded Williams Handmade from the family garage. Sarah has won Accessories Collection of the Year at ITS#NINE, The Accessory Award from Absolute Vodka and exhibited at the V & A Museum’s Power of Craft exhibition. In 2013 her work was shortlisted for the Ketel One Modern Craftsman Award and she was selected as one of Selfridges ‘Bright Young Things’ with her very own window display

Please view the short film to see some of the processes involved on making out products.