Past Projects & Stories

Luxury Leather Menu Covers for France Soir Restaurant Melbourne

Reputations travel far for our leather menus  and so it was for us as we recently and very fortunately received an order for A4 leather menu covers for France Soir restaurant in Melbourne. 

Set of Bespoke Binders & Clamshell Document Box for Historic F1 Car

Personalised Visitors Book with Leather Book Cover (Jacket)

This was a project that started with a pre printed book block which we then bound into a hard cover book and the hand stitched a leather dust jacket for.

Leather Bound Box Files for 1904 De Dion-Bouton Vintage Car

A car from 1904 comes with a great deal of history. A regular on the London to Brighton and a recent full restoration, meant providing places for medals, programmes, the cars history as well as the service records.

Custom Made Box For a Guest Information Folder & Guest Log Book

In November (2020) we got a call from Paul Kellum who had this fantastic guest house and was looking for a bespoke guest book for his visitors to fill out about their stay as well a being top provide them with a comprehensive guide to the property as well the local area. To keep things organised and tidy, both of these binders would live in a custom made box.

Custom Made & Personalised Pilot Logbook Binder

Last year we made a bespoke leather portfolio that was to be used a pilot's logbook for airline pilot Steven Robbins. After seeing our Instagram feed over the last few months, he decided however, what he really wanted was one of our personalised casebound portfolios with a slipcase.

Hidden Screw Post Pilot's Logbook Binder

Photography Portfolio Advice From Industry Professionals

This first article appeared in the AOP May 2019 newsletter. It asks the question of photographic commissioners and photography agents, the importance of a photography portfolio book and ultimately, what makes for a good photography portfolio. Here they offer their insights and advice.

Car Document Folders For Aston Martin Lynx LE 7.0 Turbo

These custom made ring binders contain the history and technical data of a very special car, The owner ensured that the portfolio covers matched the exterior colour of the car and the inner covers matched the interior detail.

Bespoke Hotel Room Guest Books, Woolacombe Bay by H&Co

These small A5 exposed screw post binders were custom made for Woolacombe Bay, a beautiful hotel in the most gorgeous of all the English counties, Devon.

Double Lever Arch File Medical Portfolio

A lot to say in a single portfolio, but in a organised fashion, where presentation is key - Yup, it has to be a double portfolio binder in one.

A3 Presentation Portfolio Featuring Tartan Fabric Detailing

A presentation portfolio has to have some impact and if part of your companies branding or identity is illustrated with a fabric like tartan, then it must be used as part of the portfolio cover!

Personalised Leather Document Wallet For A 1960 Healey Sprite

Like all our leather document wallets this one was hand cut and hand stitched. This one belongs to a much loved 1960 Austin Healey Sprite currently residing in Arizona.

Clamshell Print Portfolio Box In Presentation Case With Its Own Story

We just love the way this photography portfolio is going to be presented in its battle scarred aluminium briefcase. An A3 clamshell box snuggly nestled into its foam enclosure, which in turn is being securely protected by its sturdy metal briefcase - What stories it must be able to tell. 

Fabric Swatch Box for Nassa Denim London

A custom bespoke box binder for fabric, with a big 100mm ring binder mechanism and personalised cover is what was required by London fashion house, Nassa Denim.  

Portfolio, Binders and Box For a Vehicle with a Fascinating History. The Baby Steyr Type 50.

Placed in our possession was a large pile consisting of vehicle documents, posters, magazines and photographs. From this we were to create order and semblance by creating an organised home for it all, with a ring binder file for the vehicles documents and history and an album for its restoration. For the posters and plans a leather scroll. 

Bespoke Leather Zip Up Portfolio Case

A brief from a customer, for a bespoke leather portfolio binder, to exact measurements that has been completely hand made and hand stitched and features a 3 ring 5cm binder mechanism. A secure metal zip with a debossed coat of arms in the bottom right hand corner.

A4 Leather Menu's For the Pea Green Boat Restaurant

Actually these were very simple menus, but being in thick, veg tanned leather with a blind debossed logo stamped on the front, very simple menus become very sophisticated and luxurious menus. 

Stunning Little 3 Ring Box Binder in Platinum & Pink

Box binders can quite often be in austere colour choices, so it's just really nice when we get one that jumps out at you! It's a 3 ring binder so it's heading to the U.S. and the colours or Platinum and Calamine (not pink!)

Guest Book & Visitors Book For Luxury Holiday Let in Oxfordshire

A bespoke guest book and visitor information folder were recently commissioned  for a beautiful guest house and holiday let near to the village of Bicester in Oxfordshire.