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Sondera 1974 : A New Era

Sondera 1974 : A New Era

There’s a place I’ve dreamed of for years. Where I create artisan leather goods by hand and can finally share the tactility that is so often non-translatable online. A place...

Sondera 1974 : A New Era

There’s a place I’ve dreamed of for years. Where I create artisan leather goods by hand and can finally share the tactility that is so often non-translatable online. A place...

The Foundation Pieces That Made 1974

The Foundation Pieces That Made 1974

When it was time to rebrand back in 2022... the ideas were flowing out of me. I recently had acquired some amazing Italian, vegetable tanned leather with the most beautiful...

The Foundation Pieces That Made 1974

When it was time to rebrand back in 2022... the ideas were flowing out of me. I recently had acquired some amazing Italian, vegetable tanned leather with the most beautiful...

What is Vegetable Tanned Leather?

What is Vegetable Tanned Leather?

Here at 1974... all accessories are made with vegetable tanned leather. This means that the by-product animal hides are tanned with various tree bark/plant based tannins instead of toxic chromium or chrome...

What is Vegetable Tanned Leather?

Here at 1974... all accessories are made with vegetable tanned leather. This means that the by-product animal hides are tanned with various tree bark/plant based tannins instead of toxic chromium or chrome...

Late Summer

Late Summer

The light outside is already different. The low-country air is still heavy, but softer somehow. The busy sounds of high summer subside and afternoon porch time becomes a little more...

Late Summer

The light outside is already different. The low-country air is still heavy, but softer somehow. The busy sounds of high summer subside and afternoon porch time becomes a little more...

A Trusted Companion

A Trusted Companion

I was in the studio today hand finishing details on your wallet and pondering over those amazing stories you tell. Can’t wait to hear more as you head out on the...

A Trusted Companion

I was in the studio today hand finishing details on your wallet and pondering over those amazing stories you tell. Can’t wait to hear more as you head out on the...