CRISPIN BENDING LEATHER

I first started working with leather in Kenya, with my brother, Jonathan and my sister in law, Barbara. They had a little craft shop near the beach in Malindi. I had just left school in the UK and went to stay with them. Before long I was in the workshop making engraved and tooled belts which sold in ever increasing numbers... I spent a year in Kenya and then returned home to go to university. After graduating, I realised it was the leather work that I really wanted to pursue and so I rented a stall in Camden Lock Market, selling belts that I made from home. When a shop became available I set up a workshop and expanded my range of products.

Primary location: London United Kingdom