Continental Briefcase | Leather & Fire-hose

Regular price £350.00 GBP Sale price £350.00 GBP
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Rescued leather

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Decommissioned fire-hose

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Reclaimed lining

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50% profits donated

Colour: black / red
Would you like to personalise your product: Not Personalised
In stock: 2

Sharp and distinguished

The Elvis & Kresse fire-hose and leather Continental Briefcase is a beautifully and ethically crafted business bag. Our highly skilled team handcraft this from a combination of our signature decommissioned fire-hose and hand-woven rescued Burberry leather off-cuts, with a reclaimed military-grade parachute silk lining. The sustainable briefcase offers ample space for all your day-to-day work paraphernalia, with a full-width external pocket and internal zip pocket and 2 additional poacher-style pockets.

Available in multiple different leather colours and two different fire-hose trims. The ethical briefcase comes with a fully adjustable and detachable shoulder strap.

If you choose the personalisation option, this is achieved by laser etching directly into the fire-hose. We recommend not more than 20 characters. The font used is Times New Roman.

  • Exterior: Rescued Burberry leather and genuine decommissioned red British fire-hose 
  • Lining: Reclaimed military-grade parachute silk
  • Adjustable / detachable shoulder strap in genuine decommissioned British fire-hose
  • Robust construction
  • One large external pocket and one large internal zip pocket and 2 additional poacher-style pockets
  • Presented in a reclaimed military-grade parachute silk dust bag, reusable as a shopping or delicate-wash bag
  • Debossed Elvis & Kresse logo
  • Handmade with hand-woven leather and hand-painted and bound edges
  • Water resistant, Wipe-clean base
  • Repair service available
  • Free international delivery
  • Personalisation available
  • 50% of profits go to The Fire Fighters Charity and Barefoot College
  • Dimensions: H 27 x W 38 x D 12 cm
  • Goods are usually dispatched on the same working day if you order before 16:00 GMT
  • Free UK delivery for orders over £100
  • Free delivery to North America for orders over £100
  • Free delivery to EU for orders over £150
  • Free delivery to Rest of the World on orders over £200
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  • If you are unhappy with your choice, products can be returned within 30 days of purchase for refund or exchange. For full details visit our Terms & Conditions page.

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Why you'll love this

THE LEATHER COLLECTION

In 2005 we fell in love with London's decommissioned fire-hose. Determined to save it from landfill we took this lifesaving material home, gave it a second chance, and vowed to donate 50% of the profits to the Fire Fighters Charity. But fire-hose was just the beginning.

Every year, 800,000 tonnes of leather ends up on the cutting room floor. Our leather partners cherish their hides, but no matter how carefully they cut their patterns, there will always be small seemingly unusable offcuts. To rescue this leather we developed a unique modular approach. We hand weave these fragments into whole new hides then lovingly recraft them into sustainable luxury bags and accessories. Our commitment to rescuing British fire-hoses remains the same, the trim, handles and internal detailing of the Leather & Fire-hose range are all made from genuine decommissioned fire-hose. And we continue to donate 50% of profits to charity.

Our Leather & Fire-hose Collection represents a whole new kind of luxury. One that is sustainable, ethical, transparent, generous and kind.

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50% OF PROFITS DONATED

Since 2005 we have been rescuing seemingly useless materials and lovingly handcrafting them into sustainable luxury bags and accessories. Every year since, Elvis & Kresse have donated 50% of the profits to charities related to those raw materials. 50% of the profits from the Leather & Fire-hose Collection are donated to Barefoot College International and The Fire Fighters Charity.

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