Ecco Leather - Factory Petit (Nomadic Artisan Workshop)

So. F&$#ing. Cool!’ Panos Mytaros - CEO Ecco Leather Developed, designed and painstakingly hand-built in-house, the Factory Petit was created for the world's most progressive tannery - Ecco Leather - to de-mystify the companies incredible artisan craft production processes - by bringing them out into the world But this is no prop. Requiring over 4000 hours and 1200 metres of solid ash to bring to life, the series pushes the boundaries of traditional hardwood construction with a series of pieces which is elegant, agile and luxurious - whilst remaining unequivocally industrial. A truly nomadic factory. Internally the series houses a complete collection of heavy duty industrial machinery (cunningly concealed cast iron stitching machines, state of the art multi-speed polishing machines etc) but the modular design and customised castor system allow each trunk to be moved, combined and set-up by virtually anyone. Anywhere. We worked closely with Ecco Leather's skilled team - the most dedicated and imaginative leather designers in the world- attending their renowned 3-day Hotshop leather laboratory event in the Netherlands on two occasions, collaborating at the Bread and Butter fashion event and Tempelhof in Berlin and welcoming the team to our studio - to fully understand their unique needs. The series has now been used - in various incredible set ups - as far afield as Dubai, Japan and Australia, itself travelling in bespoke style, in a custom-fitted shipping container, designed and tailored by our team. Ash, organic leather, brass, steel, HDPE, perspex & acrylic