Leather cell phone case braided, Braun

Unmistakably from the house of Allan K: a slim, small cell phone case, woven from soft buffalo leather. The leather straps have slight color nuances, creating a lively color effect in the weave that is more eye-catching on larger surfaces, but already provides the typical "Two Tones of Colour and Curves", as Allan K calls it. Inside the bag is lined with brightbraunem cotton twill, a zippered compartment is incorporated in it and - separated from the cell phone, so that nothing is accidentally pulled out together with the phone - takes bills, credit card, ID or other small items. The cell phone case is closed by means of a leather-lined flap and brass push button. The braided round strap is not adjustable in length, but can be easily shortened by means of knots.

Belgian label Allan K is considered a specialist in bags and shoes made of hand-braided leather. Founder Alain Kadic sums up the passion for his company and the products in one sentence: "Braided leather is in my DNA." No wonder, since the company's genesis dates back to the 1960s, when his father Ivan Kadic, an engineer with an inventive spirit, developed a spiral cutter capable of cutting a narrow strip hundreds of feet long from a leather hide. Many of his inventions, including an automatic leather weaving machine, soon find their way around the world.

In the 1980s, Alain Kadic, now an engineer himself, followed in his father's footsteps and traced the machines to India. Here, the craft of leather weaving has a long tradition. After working with various leather weaving companies for several years, he finally founded the Allan K brand in 2012 and from then on had his designs manufactured in Madras. The timeless-classic shoes and bags made of woven and braided leather are handmade there, which can take up to five days depending on the model. The leather for them is still cut on the machines that his father developed at the time.

Staining of light-coloured clothing, furniture and other objects is possible.