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Hot Stamped Monograms + Leather: A Match Made in Texas

Posted by Katrina Hillegass on

A personalized gift just feels different when you get to watch it being made.

That’s the idea behind our live leather monogramming events, but the whole thing started a little less gracefully than you might expect.

From Concept to Production

Posted by Katrina Hillegass on

At Espacio, products rarely arrive fully formed. A wallet will go through several versions before the proportions feel right. A keychain may change hardware more than once, and sometimes a product disappears for years before...

How to keep your leather tip top

Posted by Katrina Marhefka on

Did you know a 5,500-year-old shoe was discovered in an Armenian cave?  I bet you can guess what it was made of! With fast fashion on the rise (and waste along with it), it's more...

Have you ever seen stretch marks on a cow?

Posted by Katrina Marhefka on

Did you know that we aren't the only ones with stretch marks? Just like your skin can tell a story, like the scar on my wrist from when I thought I could give my viking...

Are you curious how I stitch?

Posted by Katrina Marhefka on

This is the perfect opportunity for me to let you into my biz brain and share the parts of Espacio I don't share elsewhere. Like the reasons I choose to hand stitch over using a machine....

Shhhh... don't tell anyone

Posted by Katrina Marhefka on

Wanna know a secret?I used to create jewelry out of glass and steel that was sold all over the country, particularly in museum gift shops.Ready for another one?I learned everything I know about leatherworking from...

Leather vs Petroleum

Posted by Katrina Marhefka on

To leather or to vegan leather: that is the question.I often get questions and comments about my choice to work with leather. As you know, it's important to me to honor the material I use...

Waste in the industry

Posted by Katrina Marhefka on

Ok, we can generally agree that waste in this industry is a problem. As a designer who focuses on solving problems (have you checked out my chapstick holder?), curbing waste was another way to engage my...