A graduate of La Cambre Mode(s), Brussels’ famous fashion school, Alexandra Kengen has always been drawn to working with leather. She created AK Studio in 2016 and a few years later, launched her first collection of leather accessories. Since then, the brand has gone from strength to strength.  AK Studio favours timeless, practical staples. They are created from smooth calf leather processed in a tannery in Spain and hand-assembled by the designer herself in her Brussels workshop. 

A graduate of the Institut des Arts et Métiers in Brussels, Clémentine Caudron set herself the challenge of taking over and modernising a historic brand that has specialised in leather since 1906: Art & Cuir. She offers a wide range of restoration and renovation services, as well as a number of creations and garments, born out of her extensive expertise. Interested in working with leather? Clémentine Caudron shares her passion through various training courses in her Brussels workshop. 

Clio Goldbrenner has been creating bags and accessories in her Brussels workshop for over 10 years. The designer combines style with high quality, often surprising, materials. Her creations are unmistakable thanks to the addition of a small piece of chain mail, which has become a real hallmark of the brand, and a nod to her name, meaning "goldsmith". Clio Goldbrenner's collection is enriched by new timeless pieces every season. 

Lilù bags are designed by Emmanuelle Adam to suit any mood. A fusion between practicality and aesthetics, they're more than a fashion accessory, they are made to last. Each bag is produced in small quantities to epitomise the values of craftsmanship and slow fashion. The leathers are sourced from tanneries which adhere to European standards, and are then designed and prototyped by passionate craftsmen and women in Lilù's atelier in Ixelles. 

Lorenzo Lebon defines himself as a creator of the extreme. Over the course of his 30 years of creative work, the designer has consistently challenged conventions in his search for concepts that are as innovative as they are surprising. He plays with materials and their functions, always experimenting, reinventing, distorting and juggling. His current bag designs, though slightly more conventional, are nevertheless surprising in their shape. These are origami urban bags that you can fold and unfold however takes your fancy. 

Michael Guérisse O’Leary's leather creations are recognisable by their clean, geometric forms. Influenced by his studies at the Victor Horta Institute of Architecture in Brussels, the designer draws inspiration from master architects and designers such as Andrée Putman, Gae Aulenti, Gio Ponti, Richard Serra and Alvar Aalto. His accessories are delicate and chic. 

Niyona is the fruit of a collaboration between Nina Bodenhorst and Jonathan Wieme. Founded in 2010 with a desire to embrace design and fashion, while also being open to architecture and even gastronomy, this design studio and manufacturing workshop has become a staple of Brussels' leathercraft industry. Transversal and interdisciplinary, Niyona puts craftsmanship and its creative process on the contemporary scene. The duo continue to push the boundaries of the material, creating unprecedented projects in unexpected places, such as a customised Harley Davidson leather tank.

Yuso is a Brussels-based brand of bags and accessories for women designed by Gaëlle van der Haegen. Committed to ethical and sustainable production, the designer's creations are produced from leathers that lie dormant in the stocks of luxury houses across Belgium, France and Italy. They are handmade by a Brussels leather craftsman and produced in small quantities, giving them a unique touch. Gaëlle van der Haegen draws inspiration from her many trips to design colourful capsule collections, produced with respect for nature.