Hand-feel first
Three cuttings, one variable. You get: swatches + spec card.
Material & Hardware Lab
No spec required.
You don't need the spec yet. Send a reference, a swatch, or just the feel you're after. We start with three cuttings from one hide — soft, firm, dry — each tagged with weight and recovery. That card is what the next colour, and the Dhaka run, are built from.
Five steps
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Every step ends in something you can hold.
Leather sets the build
One pattern, two hides, side by side. You get: paired samples with edge detail.
Fittings are engineered, not picked
Weight in hand → sound on click → 50 cycles on the bag → die number logged.
One colour, three finishes
Same substrate, three surfaces. You get: finish ladder + plating board.
Sealed, not screenshot
BOM, colour lot, die number and tolerance on one card. Reorder from either plant.
Materials & hardware
Do you run an in-house material and hardware lab?
Yes. Our Huizhou site runs a material and hardware development room: hand-feel swatches, leather-to-structure pairing, custom hardware (sculpt → plating → fitted sample) and the sealed sample card are all handled in-house — hardware development is never subcontracted.
| Capability | What happens | Output |
|---|---|---|
| Hand-feel swatches | Batch and finish comparison within one leather type | Shortlist of usable skins |
| Structure pairing | Leather × construction × lining × edge finish | Recommended combination and risk notes |
| Hardware development | Sculpt → plating → fitted sample | Production-ready parts and finish board |
| Sealed sample card | Leather, lining, hardware, thread, edge paint signed off | The reference for bulk inspection |
Tooling lead time and minimum quantity differ by part; both are confirmed line by line in the quotation.
Three characters
Structured, soft, utility.
Most programmes sit between two. That's the point of the lab.
| Leather | Lining | Hardware | Edge | Pick this when | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Structured | Firm grain, low stretch | Bonded twill | Low-profile, matte | Layered paint | The shape is doing the talking |
| Soft | Fuller milled, high rebound | Brushed micro | Rounded, brushed | Flexible build | Comfort reads as luxury |
| Utility | Pull-up / coated split | Ripstop, taped | Anodised, marked | Bound or burnished | Function is the brand |
Start
Send the six lines.
Rough is fine. We'll reply within 24h with a material direction, the hardware call, and a sampling route.
- Hand-feel — soft, firm or dry? A reference bag counts.
- Silhouette — which shape is closest?
- Hardware — catalogue piece, or worth developing?
- Colour — a Pantone, a fabric, or a mood?
- Market & price band
- Timing — which season?
Ten images max. A sketch, a swatch, or a feeling you can't quite name — send it over.
Do I need a full tech pack before asking for a quote?
- Can you develop custom hardware from a sketch?
- Yes — sculpt model, plating board, fitted sample, then the die number is logged to the sealed card.
- What is a colour lot, and why does it matter?
- Skins from one dye lot match. Cross-lot cutting needs a confirmation sample first.
- What if I only have a feeling, no references?
- That is where the lab starts: three cuttings, one variable, tagged and scored.
A sketch, a swatch, or a feeling you can't quite name.
Send it over — we'll come back with the plan.