The Asekho Twaku AT monogram Asekho Twaku
A tan leather Asekho Twaku backpack, embossed with the AT monogram, carried over the shoulder

Twenty-Seven Years of Hide

Hide, Cut By Hand.
Since 1999.

Ostrich, crocodile and Nguni — cut in East London since 1999, shown from Casablanca to New York.

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The Hides

Three Hides. One Standard.

Ostrich · Crocodile · Nguni · Springbok · Zebra
Sourced in South Africa · Cut in East London

Two Halves of the Work

Raw hides sorted across the workshop table
A saddle stitch being pulled through a leather panel in a stitching pony

Hides are chosen wet, sorted dry, and rejected often. Roughly one in four makes it to the bench.

Anatomy

Six Things You Can Point At.

The AT Overnight Bag in tan, photographed three-quarter on, with six construction features called out
  1. 1 Hide-on Nguni panel, hair left on
  2. 2 Appliquéd AT monogram
  3. 3 Saddle-stitched seams
  4. 4 Rolled twin handles
  5. 5 Full-length top zip
  6. 6 Contrast leather corner tabs

The Record

Shown From Casablanca To New York.

Cut in East London, and carried a long way from home.

The house, in full

Inside The Piece

Built Where You Cannot See.

  • Full-grain interior Vegetable-tanned cowhide, 1.2 mm — a lining that outlives most bags' exteriors.
  • Structured pockets Cut and stitched to hold their shape empty, so nothing collapses into the base.
  • 14″ laptop sleeve Padded and leather-faced, set away from the base seam where knocks land.
  • Reinforced base A second leather panel and brass feet, because bags are put down on concrete.
A hide being cut by hand against a steel rule on the cutting table

The Cut

Every Panel Cut By Hand.

The workshop building in East London at the end of the day

The Place

Built In East London. Carried Everywhere.

The Journal

Twice a Year. Nothing Else.

Twice a year. Only what came out of the workshop.

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