About Hard Graft

Hard Graft is a well oiled machine. Calmly working behind the scenes - every person that gets in touch with our designs, from our suppliers, workshop, tannery and shipping team to our very own in-house gang believe in the good. Hard Graft pour their hearts into you having an inspiring experience with them.

Hard Graft Workshop

They found theworkshop in the early days of Hard Graft about seven years ago. It’s based somewhere between the Italian Alps and Milan, run by a small tight-knit family.

The latest generation of the family grew up amongst artisans, mastering their trade from when they were young. Classic Italian craftsmanship runs through their veins.

And then they came along, ready to throw all the rules out the window, exploring new ways to construct that defied the traditional methods.

Their loyal partnership is paying off - whilst many Italian workshops around them have since closed down, our workshop has grown into a stable family business with many hands at work.

“We work with artisans that know traditional leather mastery by heart and are brave enough to break the rules. Again and again.”

About Tannery

Their trusted partner when it comes to leather is a Tuscan family business. A long established tannery that combines traditional tanning methods with state of the art technology.

Their leathers are of an unmatched quality and they work amazingly close with Hard Graft on achieving the right colour and characteristic of the leather. Being small means their output is extremely limited and Hard Graft are lucky enough to work with them.

The leathers are genuine and unique: tonal variations, marks or veins are natural features and should not be considered as imperfections. Some of Hard Graft hides are hand dyed and might have colour bleeds on the back side which is a sign of this traditional artisanal technique.

“Our tannery is a deeply rooted family business that help us develop our ideal leathers.”