Designing Leather Laptop Sleeves for Everyday Use
Each year, the digital landscape witnesses an explosion of hundreds of new laptop models. Brands like Dell, HP, Samsung, and Apple relentlessly innovate, revising and resizing their offerings with mind-boggling frequency. Amidst this frenzied evolution, as consumers, we're caught in a seemingly ceaseless loop of change and adaptation, always yearning for accessories, like laptop sleeves, that fit our devices perfectly. But there's a larger question that looms here - how can we align this cycle with sustainable practices?
A sleeve’s useful life is one factor in its environmental performance. Comparing two sleeves requires evidence about their materials, production, use and disposal, as well as how long they are used.
Laptop dimensions change between models. Our approach to designing laptop sleeves considers fit, construction and the possibility of continued use with a compatible replacement device.
Our Approach to Making Laptop Sleeves
Vegetable-Tanned Leather: We choose leather tanned with plant-derived tannins for our laptop sleeves.
European Tanneries: We source our leather from European tanneries.
Minimalistic Design: Our sleeves use leather and thread in a simple construction.
Made in Our Atelier: Our artisans make our MacBook sleeves one at a time in our atelier. We plan production around demand.
Addressing the Laptop Upgrade Cycle
We acknowledge the reality that our customers will upgrade their laptops after a certain period. But we're changing the narrative around what happens next. We've designed our sleeves to remain functional and appealing long after the laptop it initially housed has been replaced.
These sleeves can be repurposed to carry documents or other belongings, extending their useful life beyond the lifecycle of a single device. We believe that our customers will fall in love with the durability and timeless appeal of their sleeves, and choose to retain them for a different purpose once they upgrade their laptops. This, we argue, is a claim that can't be made for foam plastic sleeves produced by other brands.
Our approach to laptop sleeves focuses on fit, simple construction and the possibility of continued use when a replacement device has compatible dimensions. We want to make sleeves that customers enjoy using and caring for.
Written by Manuel Dreesmann
