Equus Leather Film: Step Into Our Workshop

A project in County Durham, UK by Equus Leather
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Help us create the next in our already popular series of workshop films. This time it's 'The Making of an Attaché Case'.
Backers: 73
Average Pledge Per Backer: £79

Funded: £5,779 of £5,000
Dates: Aug 13th -> Sep 9th (28 days)
Project By: Equus Leather
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Latest News

The Boys Are Back In Town - Plus One!

September 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Mirko Laflamme and Tobias Blickle, our film makers, have arrived from Geneva and Berlin respectively and this time they've brought friend and colleague, Philipp Link. Most importantly they've brought the 16mm camera! Today and tomorrow is... (Read More)

You did it!

September 9th - via: kickstarter.com
What a surprise to wake up to this morning! We are so thrilled to see that we’ve exceeded our target and it’s all down to you, our backers. If you still want in on the action, then don’t fear, there’s still a few hours to bag yourself... (Read More)

Watching Other People Work!

September 7th - via: kickstarter.com
I'm incredibly lucky that I get to watch Charlie at work everyday. Be it stitching, marking out, discussing new designs with our staff or answering emails! I see how much passion he puts into the products we produce and whilst I deal with all the... (Read More)

Film has arrived!

September 4th - via: kickstarter.com
The beauty of this project is we are shooting on film - 16mm to be exact. And it's just arrived....  (Read More)

Completed 1st Prototype!

September 4th - via: kickstarter.com
The first prototype is finished  Today is a really exciting day for us - we have finished the first prototype of the Attaché Case and we are over the moon with it. It's thrown up some tweaks with the design, but that's the point of the prototype.... (Read More)

Checking In - an update!

September 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Today Charlie has been busy in the workshop with the lid of the Attaché case on the prototype. Here are some photos to keep you up to date! Moulding the leather around the lid. The lid with the pocket concept held in place. The lid - showing the... (Read More)

Marking out the leather.

August 28th - via: kickstarter.com
With the delivery of the Rust Chèvre and the final batch of the Cuir de Russie, we could get to work on the next prototype of the Attaché case.  The Attaché case takes up more than one skin, so we have to look at it very carefully to ensure that... (Read More)

The rust chèvre has arrived!

August 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Yesterday we took delivery of the rust chèvre we are using for the interior of the Attaché case. It's absolutely stunning, we couldn't resist taking a few photos for you, alongside the Cuir de Russie.   (Read More)

Bonne Anniversaire!

August 24th - via: kickstarter.com
We know that as backers and potential backers you have to have faith in the people behind the project. Equus Leather has been trading online for 10 years this year, which is a feat in itself. The real anniversary is today when we got married 5 years... (Read More)

Backer Rewards

August 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone, we've had a really busy week so far. We've had some local press interviews on the project and we've been working on the shot sequences to narrow down the filming.  We've got to be super accurate on what we are wanting to shoot and how... (Read More)

Day 5 update!

August 17th - via: kickstarter.com
What a rollercoaster of a week! When something has been this long in the planning it’s almost a relief to get it going, but then is also tinged with a huge amount of worry of ‘what if?’. We’ve had a great start and can’t thank you enough... (Read More)

Social Media Shoutout

August 16th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Cuir de Russie Key Fobs now made.

August 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Cuir de Russie Key Fobs.  (Read More)

Card Wallet Photos now live!

August 15th - via: kickstarter.com
We've just added a couple of photographs of the Card Wallets in Cuir de Russie to our main page. A great reward, not available on our website at all, so a real exclusive.  Charlie & Dawn  (Read More)

Cuir de Russie Keyfobs in the making

August 14th - via: kickstarter.com
We've started on the Cuir de Russie key fobs which we are offering as part of our £50 backer reward. They are completely made by hand and won't be available anywhere else. Made from the same leather we will be using in the film, they are utterly... (Read More)

The first dozen!

August 13th - via: kickstarter.com
We’ve hit the dozen! Thank you to the people who have backed us already, it's been a great start to the project. We look forward to sharing this with you all! Remember - all backers get access to our exclusive Instagram account that is specifically... (Read More)

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