Els & CoLeather stitched by hand at the workshop

Cut. Stitched. Finished by hand.

Find something worth keeping.

Explore travel essentials or wine & whisky pieces.

A leather travel bag and whisky case beside a safari table at sunset

For a life
well travelled.

Leather goods, cut and stitched by hand
at the Old Dairy in Stellenbosch.

Made by hand. Made to order.
Made to be yours.

In good company.

Experiences from the Old Dairy, shared on Google.

4.9out of 5 on Google

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Hand stitching and brass hardware on a Johannesburg leather briefcase

For the way
you move.

Briefcases for the working day. Journals and passport sleeves for everywhere beyond it.

Considered companions, with a character all their own.

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Johannesburg Briefcase · II$1,170Johannesburg Journal · A5$445

Pieces to keep close.

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Made by a person. Marked with pride.

Leatherwork from our Stellenbosch workshop, made by individual craftswomen and finished with the maker's initials.

  • A particular place: The Old Dairy on Rustenberg Wine Farm.
  • An individual maker: One craftswoman takes a piece through the work.
  • A personal mark: Her initials identify the hands behind it.
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Members of the Els and Co team in their leather workshop
The people behind the pieces · Stellenbosch, South Africa

Time well spent.

For the things you make time for.

A gift with
a personal mark.

An initial. A monogram. A company’s story. Create something meaningful with the people who make it.

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A selection of Els and Co handcrafted leather gifts