Maverick Matt Durbin

by Gene Fowler 

“I don’t like things that look all cookie-cutter,” says Matt Durbin, when asked how he got interested in working with leather. “I always hated it when somebody had on the same clothes I did. Read more

by Liisa Andreassen 

No social media? No website? No ecommerce? No problem. In fact, E.C. Leather in Tulsa, Oklahoma, prefers it this way. This small family-run business still likes to talk to people and their old-school formula seems to be Read more

By Liisa Andreassen 

Ever wonder what it would feel like to be a medieval wonder woman or to walk in Aquaman’s shoes? From medieval legends and superheroes to knights in shining armor, leathercraft master Samuel Lee is helping people realize their fantasies – one leather Read more

“Top Quality Leather Goods for a Fair Investment” 

by Gene Fowler 

Last summer, a 12-year-old boy staying with his family at The Inn at Honey Run in Millersburg, Ohio, found the seven-inch tooth of a woolly mammoth on the hotel Read more

The Queen of Gator, Christy Plott, 40, has definitely earned this self-appointed title by her success in the alligator leather industry.

By Danna Burns-Shaw

Christy Plott is part of multi-generational family leather business, American Tanning & Leather LLC. Read more