About

About The Lodge

Who are we?

We're a small company, producing beautiful leather goods. All our products are designed by us and made by hand in the village of Compstall, at the edge of the Peak District, UK.

Purpose

Our passion comes from making things we enjoy using and wearing ourselves - and hope you will too. Leather is amazing - it looks great, it's very tactile and it smells fabulous! 

Made well and cared-for, good leather will last years, if not decades, making it a sustainable option. Not only that, the patina gained through years of use simply adds to its charm.

Our products

We make a variety of items from belts and bags to watch straps and wallets. We do carry some stock but many items are made to order. 

Belts are sized to the wearer with just three or five holes (customer choice) and finished to the correct length (no flappy end). Watch straps are bespoke, ensuring they fit watch and owner perfectly and colours and style complement the timepiece.

The leather

We predominantly use leather from two Italian tanneries - Walpier and Carlo Badalassi - because we believe they provide some of the best leathers in the world. 

We use vegetable tanned leather - made with natural tannins rather than harsh chemicals - for its superior durability, the beautiful way it ages and more eco-friendly credentials. It also lends itself to burnishing (the polishing of the edges) making it well suited for wallets, belts and watch straps.

Ethics

We believe it's important to do the right thing. Where possible, we source accessories and tooling from the UK. We aim to re-use packaging where possible and use recycled, recyclable and natural products. 

Where you'll find us

We're usually hidden away in our workshop. But now and again, we appear at local festivals and fairs where we love meeting our customers. 

You can contact us any time using the link to our Contact Us page, below, or through social media. And do keep an eye on Facebook and Instagram to see where we'll next have our stand.

Andrew