Development to Production

From Development to Leather Goods Production

L'Artisan can take a leather goods project from development through to production. The workflow below is the sequence we follow in our atelier in Ubrique, Spain, for handbags, small leather goods and leather accessories.

Edge painting leather on a precision machine at L'Artisan

The six stages

1 · Design & Development
We start from your design, sketch or brief and develop it into a manufacturable specification, agreeing construction, hardware and finishing.
2 · Pattern Making & Prototyping
Technical patterns and dossiers are produced, prototypes are made, and construction is refined until the sample is approved.
3 · Material Sourcing
Leathers, exotic skins, technical textiles and components are sourced through established European supplier relationships and confirmed on the sample.
4 · Manufacturing
The approved sample goes into manufacturing in Ubrique — cutting, preparation, assembly, stitching and finishing.
5 · Quality Control
Pieces are checked against the approved sample through our quality control protocol before they leave the atelier.
6 · Production
Runs are produced at the volume the collection requires, from small batches to full production, and delivered with documentation.

One atelier, end to end

Because all six stages happen in-house, the prototype and the production run are made by the same team, in the same place. That removes the handover between a development studio and a separate factory, which is where specification detail is usually lost.

A brand can enter the sequence at any point: with a finished technical package, with a design that still needs development, or with a physical reference to be reproduced.

Move a project into production

Tell us where your project currently stands and we will explain the next stage.

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