G E N E V I E V E G O A T E L I E R B A G M A K I N G C O U R S E 2 0 1 4 - 2 0 1 5

G R A P H I CD E S I G N E R &

I L L U S T R A T O R2 0 0 2 - P R E S E N T

L E A T H E R B A G SD E S I G N &

P R O D U C T I O N2 0 1 4 - P R E S E N T

S K I L L SA R T : D R A W I N G , P A I N T I N G ,

C O L L A G E , P Y R O G R A P H Y ,M I X E D M E D I A , C R A F T S ,L E A T H E R B A G M A K I N G

P R O G R A M S : A D O B EI L L U S T R A T O R , P H O T O S H O P ,

I N D E S I G N , & A C R O B A T ; M I C R O S O F T O F F I C E

L E V I ’ S V I S U A LM E R C H A N D I S I N G

& D E S I G NS P E C I A L I S T

2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 3

G E N E V I E V E G OM A I L . G E N E V I E V E G O

@ G M A I L . C O M

+ 3 9 3 4 2 1 9 3 1 7 8 0+ 6 3 9 1 7 5 1 0 6 2 3 9

B O R NJ U N E 2 2 , 1 9 8 8 s d d d d

M A N I L A ,P H I L I P P I N E S

0 2

B R Û L Éadjective . burnt

0 3

HAND-ILLUSTRATED DESIGN WITH THE USE OF PYROGRAPHY TOOLS, FINISHED WITH DARK-TINTED WAX

PREPARING THE LEATHER FOR STITCHING BY USING CREASERS, SPACERS, AND AWLS

OVER THIRTY HOURS OF HAND-STITCHING RESULTING IN METICULOUS CROSS-STITCH DETAILS

FINISHING THE BAG WITH VELVETY DARK GREY LEATHER LINING

0 4

BRÛLÉ [ adj. burnt ]

HEIGHT 22cm CIRCUMFERENCE 53cm

HANDMADE WITH ITALIAN VEGETABLE TANNED LEATHER, PYROGRAPHY -ILLUSTRATED ORIGINAL DESIGN

0 5

D E U X F O I S

adverb . twice

0 6

TRANSFORMING SKETCHES INTO PROTOTYPES

CUTTING THE LEATHER BASED ON THE PAPER PATTERNS

SEWING THE TWO BAG COMPARTMENTS TOGETHER

ATTACHING THE STRAPS WHICH HAVE A SNAP BUTTON ADJUSTMENT

0 7

DEUX FOIS [ adv. twice ]

HEIGHT 18cm, WIDTH 30cm,DEPTH 14cm

MACHINE-SEWN, SNAKESKIN-PRINT BLACK LEATHER WITH SILVER HARD-WARE AND LEATHER LINING

0 8

L I E Nnoun . link

0 9

SMALL-SCALE PROTOTYPING WITH THE USE OF PAPER

WEAVING THE LEATHER STRIPS AROUND A BOX MOULD

DYED THE WOVEN SECTION BLACK, AND ATTACHED THE BAG BODY

FINISHING THE BAG WITH EDG-ING AND SHOULDER STRAPS

1 0

LIEN [ noun. link ]

HEIGHT 40cm, WIDTH 36cm,DEPTH 16cm

HANDMADE WITH INTRECCIATO WEAVING DETAIL, USING ITALIAN VEGETABLE TANNED LEATHER

1 1

A L L I Énoun . ally

1 2

PLANNING & PREPARATION BY TURNING INITIAL SKETCHES INTO WORKABLE PATTERNS

CUTTING THE LEATHER BASED ON THE PAPER PATTERNS

WORKING STEP-BY-STEP TO COMPLETE THE VARIOUS BAG COMPONENTS BEFOREASSEMBLY

FINAL COMPONENTS INCLUDE THE DECORATIVE BUCKLE AND THE BAG’S TOP-HANDLE

1 3

ALLIÉ [ noun. ally ]

HEIGHT 28cm, WIDTH 24cm,DEPTH 12cm

MACHINE-SEWN DARK GREEN PEBBLED COW LEATHER WITH SILVER HARDWARE

1 4

M I C H E L E

1 5

CUTTING & DYEING THE VEGETA-BLE TANNED LEATHER

USING ORANGE CONTRAST STITCHING TO COMPLEMENT THE NATURAL TAN AND NAVY BLUE

ADDING A NAVY STRIPE TO GIVE THE BAG A MODERN, SPORTY FEEL

ATTACHING THE FINAL COMPONENTS -- THE BUCKLE, SHOULDER STRAPS, AND A FINAL COAT OF WAX

1 6

MICHELE

HEIGHT 20cm, WIDTH 26cm,DEPTH 8cm

HANDMADE WITH ITALIAN VEGETABLE TANNED LEATHER, DARK ORANGE CONTRAST STITCHING AND SILVER HARDWARE

1 7

B O U C L I E Rnoun . shield

1 8

CUTTING & PREPARATION OF THE STINGRAY-PRINT LEATHER

ATTACHING THE POCKET TO THE FRONT OF THE BAG

ATTACHING THE ADJUSTABLE STRAPS TO THE BACK OF THE BAG

FINAL COMPONENTS INCLUDE THE BAG FEET AND EDGE DYE

1 9

BOUCLIER [ noun. shield ]

HEIGHT 40cm, WIDTH 30cm,DEPTH 10cm

MACHINE-SEWN, STINGRAY-PRINT LEATHER & BLACK LARGE GRAIN LEATHER WITH SILVER & PLASTIC HARDWARE

2 0

K R I S T J A N

2 1

CUTTING & SEWING THE VEGE-TABLE TANNED LEATHER

ATTACHING THE FLAP TO THE BAG BODY

SEWING THE BASE TO THE BODY FINAL COMPONENTS INCLUDE THE SQUARE BUCKLE CLOSURE, EDGE DYE, ETC.

2 2

KRISTJAN

HEIGHT 18cm, WIDTH 30cm,DEPTH 8cm

HANDMADE WITH ITALIAN VEGETABLE TANNED LEATHER, ALTERNATING BLACK & BROWN STITCHES, AND SILVER HARDWARE

2 3

A V E N I Rnoun . future

2 4

PLANNING & PREPARATION BY TURNING INITIAL SKETCHES INTO WORKABLE PATTERNS

CUTTING THE LEATHER BASED ON THE PAPER PATTERNS

DYEING THE EDGES WHITE TO CREATE A MODERN, SPORTY ELEMENT TO THE BAG

PUTTING ALL THE PARTS TOGETHER TO COMPLETE THE BACKPACK

2 5

AVENIR [ noun. future]

HEIGHT 40cm, WIDTH 28cm,DEPTH 16cm

MACHINE-SEWN, BURGUNDY CROC-STAMPED LEATHER & PEBBLED GOLD CALF LEATHER, WITH CONTRAST WHITE EDGING AND SILVER HARDWARE

2 6

Q U O T I D I E N N E

adjective . daily

2 7

CUTTING THE LEATHER BASED ON THE PAPER PATTERNS

USING RED AND BLUE CONTRAST STITCHING TO MAKE THE BAG MORE MODERN AND PLAYFUL

PUTTING ALL THE COMPONENTS TOGETHER

FINAL COMPONENTS INCLUDE THE GOLD CLASP AND CENTER STRAP

2 8

QUOTIDIENNE [ adj. daily ]

HEIGHT 20cm, WIDTH 24cm,DEPTH 10cm

HANDMADE WITH ITALIAN VEGETABLE TANNED LEATHER, CONTRAST RED & TEAL STITCHES, AND GOLD HARDWARE

2 9

É C L A Tnoun . brilliance

3 0

PREPARING ALL COMPONENTS FOR BAG ASSEMBLY

SEWING THE DECORATIVE STRIPS ONTO THE BAG BODY

ATTACHING THE SIDE PANELS TO THE BAG

LASTLY, ATTACHING THE ZIPPER AND FINAL COMPONENTS SUCH AS HARDWARE AND SHOULDER STRAPS

3 1

ÉCLAT [ noun. brilliance ]

HEIGHT 20cm, WIDTH 26cm,DEPTH 12cm

MACHINE-SEWN, PEBBLED GOLD CALF LEATHER WITH SILVER HARDWARE

3 2

F O U R R E - T O U Tnoun . carryall

3 3

CUTTING THE LEATHER BASED ON THE PAPER PATTERN

MAKING THE BAG HANDLES SEWING UP THE BAG WITH THE LEATHER LINING

FINAL COMPONENTS INSTALLED

0 33 4

FOURRE-TOUT [ noun. carryall ]

HEIGHT 24cm, WIDTH 32cm,DEPTH 12cm

MACHINE-SEWN, CROSS-HATCH GRAIN CAMEL COLOURED LEATHER WITH GOLD HARDWARE AND LEATHER INTERIOR LINING

0 33 5

A S T U C I E U X

adjective . clever

3 6

PLANNING & PREPARATION BY TURNING INITIAL SKETCHES INTO WORKABLE PATTERNS

CUTTING THE LEATHER BASED ON THE PAPER PATTERNS

COMPLETING THE WALLET’S INTERIOR POCKETS AND CARD SLOTS

FINISHING THE WALLET EXTERIORS WITH DECORATIVE ACCENTS AND STITCHES

3 7

ASTUCIEUX [ adj. clever ]

HEIGHT 12cm, WIDTH 24cm,DEPTH 5cm

HAND-SEWN EXTERIOR DESIGN AND ASSEMBLY WITH CONTRAST YELLOW STITCHING, MACHINE-SEWN INTERIOR POCKETS, USING KHAKI SAFFIANO LEATHER, BLACK CALF LEATHER, AND ANACONDA SKIN 3 8

J O U R D A N

3 9

PLANNING & PREPARATION BY TURNING INITIAL SKETCHES INTO WORKABLE PATTERNS

CUTTING THE LEATHER & ALL COMPONENTS BASED ON THE PAPER PATTERNS

ALTERNATING BLACK AND BROWN STITCHES TO ADD IN-TEREST AND DETAIL TO THE BAG

ATTACHING THE POCKET AND STRAPS AS WELL AS HARDWARE BEFORE FINAL ASSEMBLY OF THE BAG

4 0

JOURDAN

HEIGHT 36cm WIDTH 42cmDEPTH 12cm

HANDMADE WITH ITALIANVEGETABLE TANNED LEATHER, ALTERNATING BLACK & BROWN STITCHES, AND SILVER HARDWARE

4 1

P O U V O I Rnoun . power

4 2

CUTTING AND PREPARING ALL THE BAG COMPONENTS

STITCHING THE BODY OF THE BAG

ATTACHING THE CLUTCH STRAP AND FLAP

FINISHING THE BAG WITH A CUSTOM TOP HANDLE WITH WOODEN BAR SUPPORT

4 3

POUVOIR [ noun. power ]

HEIGHT 30cm, WIDTH 24cm,DEPTH 10cm

MACHINE-SEWN INTERIOR AND BODY, HAND-SEWN TOP HANDLE AND EDGING, BLACK CROC-STAMPED LEATHER WITH GOLD HARDWARE

4 4

S A N S S O U C Iadjective . without worry

4 5

TESTING DIFFERENT MEASURE-MENTS AND TECHNIQUES TO GET THE SHAPE OF THE HOBO BAG JUST RIGHT

CUTTING THE LEATHER AND PRE-PARING TO INSTALL THE ZIPPER

HAND-SEWN ZIPPER AND ZIP-PER PULLERS USING CONTRAST GREEN STITCHING

FINISHING THE BAG WITH A TWISTED LEATHER HANDLE, SEWN BY HAND ONTO THE BAG BODY

4 6

SANSSOUCI [ adj. without worry ]

HEIGHT 36cm, WIDTH 36cm,

HAND-SEWN HANDLE AND ZIPPER, MACHINE-SEWN BASE, BLACK PEB-BLE-GRAIN CALF LEATHER, GREEN CONTRAST STITCHING

4 7

I N D E X 3 3 0 9 1 4 2 0 1 4 F O U R R E - T O U T 1 2 0 9 2 9 2 0 1 4 A L L I É

2 4 1 1 0 5 2 0 1 4 A V E N I R

1 8 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 4 B O U C L I E R

0 3 1 2 0 2 2 0 1 4 B R Û L É

3 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 1 4 É C L A T

3 9 0 1 2 9 2 0 1 5 A J O U R D A N

0 6 0 1 2 9 2 0 1 5 B D E U X F O I S

2 1 0 2 0 3 2 0 1 5 K R I S T J A N

3 6 0 2 1 3 2 0 1 5 A S T U C I E U X

1 5 0 2 1 7 2 0 1 5 M I C H E L E

2 7 0 3 1 5 2 0 1 5 Q U O T I D I E N N E

0 9 0 3 1 9 2 0 1 5 L I E N

4 2 0 3 2 2 2 0 1 5 P O U V O I R

4 5 0 4 2 0 2 0 1 5 S A N S S O U C I

M A I L . G E N E V I E V E G O @ G M A I L . C O M + 3 9 3 4 2 1 9 3 1 7 8 0 + 6 3 9 1 7 5 1 0 6 2 3 9

T H E L E A T H E R C R A F T E R . W O R D P R E S S . C O M