Otzi’s skilled team hand makes each piece to the highest standards of craftsmanship.
OTZI is not only keeping craft skills alive and relevant, it is keeping them dynamic and vibrant. We obsessively prioritise the highest levels of craftsmanship and materials; we maintain and build upon traditional craft practices such as hand stitching, cutting and finishing to keep artisan leatherworking thriving in the UK.
Combining traditional skills and materials with modern technique, OTZI ensures a contemporary approach that adopts the best of the old and the new. Innovations in the use, working, and application of leather are central to the workshop’s output. We create objects with integrity, durability and purpose that are made to age gracefully, as they withstand and reward the rigours of daily use. Everything we make will improve over time, as the unique patina of its life emerges, reflecting the character of the owner. Full grain, vegetable tanned and aniline leathers wear elegantly and well, burnishing in areas of frequent wear and developing an antiqued lived-in feel that becomes part of the piece, enhancing it and its uniqueness. Each piece of leather we use is carefully graded and selected to ensure the utmost quality and finish. Still, blemishes and imperfections are unavoidable. We believe these are qualities to be enhanced and celebrated, and make a virtue of showcasing the natural characteristics of the material,
The Team
The Otzi team of artisans are highly skilled in traditional and modern craft. At Otzi each piece, whether bespoke or from our collection, is carefully hand-crafted for optimal aesthetic and functional satisfaction. .
The whole team are passionate, enthusiastic, and care for their work and the materials they use, which means that skills are always being shared and improvements are always being made
Craftsmanship
Craftsmanship
Otzi maintains and builds upon traditional craft practices such as hand stitching, lacing, cutting and finishing, keeping artisanal leatherworking thriving in the UK. Combining traditional skills and materials with modern techniques such as CNC machining and laser cutting, Otzi ensures a contemporary approach that adopts the best of the old and the new.
Innovations in the use, working, and application of leather are central to the workshop’s output. We combine the age-old methods that are central to saddlery and leatherwork and pair them with traditional joinery and woodwork to create furniture pieces and objects of use that radiate a timeless elegance and form.
