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The Leather & Bag Makers in Cape Town Issue

ORBISLEATHER & BAG MAKERS IN CAPE TOWN
4 shops in the atlas.
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Leather & Bag Makers in Cape Town

4 stores · curated ORBIS register

De Waterkant, Cape Town

Located at Shop 34-35, Level 0, Cape Quarter Lifestyle Village, 27 Somerset Rd, Green Point, Cape Town, the store sells handcrafted home and decor items including cushions, kitchenware, wire baskets, ceramics and lamps, plus accessories such as hats, kikoys, belts and jewelry, art prints and leather journals.

Best for Handcrafted home decor and gifts

Woodstock, Cape Town

Cape Cobra makes exotic leather handbags from ostrich, ostrich leg and crocodile leather, including clutches, crossbody bags, top handles and totes, at its boutique at 43 Bree Street, 1st Floor, Cape Town City Centre. It also produces a men's collection of bags, accessories and wallets.

Best for Exotic ostrich and crocodile leather handbags

Cape Town / Franschhoek

Cape Town luxury leather house founded 2008 by Hanneli Rupert — ostrich and blesbok hides as by-products of existing free-range farming, springbok-horn hardware, fourth-generation craftsmen, every element made and traceable in South Africa.

Best for Fully traceable African exotic-leather bags.

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De Waterkant, Cape Town

The company sells handmade, upcycled eco outdoor bags and accessories including backpacks, crossbody bags and duffel bags, crafted from waste and responsibly sourced materials; it states it has upcycled 116,685 kilograms of waste to date.

Best for Upcycled outdoor bags and accessories