“I work with a set of hand tools I've collected over the years, each one worn and tuned to the way my hands move; everything I know about leathercrafting came from practice and stubborn trial and error. I've been working with my hands as long as I can remember, and leatherwork felt like a language I already half-understood; the grain, the give, the way it responds to heat and pressure make it an almost sculptural medium.” 

“Even though it's a natural material, you can coax it into almost any form, which lets me push softgoods into contemporary directions by pairing them with modern hardware and functional details. The result is durable, tactile pieces that read both handcrafted and deliberately engineered.” 

- Victor Sylva