Our Story
A passion for travel and exploring distant cultures led Carl to a dusty market in NorthWest India India in 1999.
He returned with an old satchel and some vintage treasures for family and friends. They were an instant hit.
Carl was inspired to return to India in 2006 to search for artisans practising traditional craft skills to recreate the iconic British satchel, make leather journals and restore old furniture.
Fast forward 16 years and Scaramanga is now a renowned sustainable lifestyle brand designing ranges of classically styled leather bags for men and women and a unique collection of vintage furniture and interiors sourced by Carl from around the world. We always have a fresh selection of unique and exclusive vintage furniture and interiors for our loyal customers, who include props buyers for the 17 Hollywood and major UK films our bags and interiors have featured in to date.
We’re a small family-run business dedicated to giving the best customer service, trading ethically and sustainably. We’re passionate about vintage-styled leather bags, accessories, unique interiors and ... eating chocolate!
Terms and conditions - 20% off offer valid until 21st Dec 2023. To redeem the offer enter the code C24 at the checkout. Offer excludes delivery. Cannot be used with any other offer, promotion or items on sale. See our website for more info. Prices correct at time of printing.
NEW
Zeta Leather Sling Bag
Our Scottish design team works tirelessly to design classically styled handmade bags and accessories that are as individual as you are. Our unique Hunter leather ages perfectly. We take familar elements and subtly modify them so they feel new and totally timeless.
Hamilton Briefcase
SATCH12090 £164
For every leather bag and piece of furniture order we donate 2 school lunches for children in India. So far every girl and boy at the Sanskrit Kotra Yojna School, Ajmer, Rajasthan gets a lunch at school every day through the Akshaya Patra Foundation. Scaramanga is partnering with Akshaya Patra because we believe that the work they do to alleviate hunger as a barrier to education for children in India will have a big impact on the children’s and their families’ lives. An opportunity to learn will mean a way out of poverty for many.
Akshaya Patra have fed more than 2 million children across 20,000 schools in15 states from 67 kitchens.
Find out more about what the Akshaya Patra Foundation does
1. Small Leather Purse OLGS15007- £5.50
2. Zipped Leather Purse OLGS15022 - £35
3. Leather Jewellery Roll OLGS15281 - £38
1. Deluxe Leather Wash Bag OLGS15294 - £47
2. Leather Phone Bag FLBG14068 - £46.50
3. Leather Bookmark OLGS15293 - £3.50
Leather Jewellery Roll OLGS15281 - £38
Sharukh, 26, has been working with our bag makers for 7 years. He is a team leader managing a group of up to 4 people. He’s been working with leather for 8 years. He started as a team junior and has been quickly promoted to a team member, senior team member then 2 years ago to team leader. Each team is responsible for making 50 bags from start to finish. Sharukh is studying part-time for his final year for a degree in Political Science at a local college.
The Beauty of HANDMADE
Our bags are handmade by a small leather craft business in Kolkata. We’ve been working with them for 13 years. Their highly skilled bag makers use traditional tools and techniques to expertly craft our bags. Their experience and knowledge of working with leather adds to the character and quality of each piece.
Our Hunter leather is tanned exclusively for us. We use natural oils, waxes and dyes to ensure fewer chemicals are used and to give you a more natural leather that looks even better with age.
1. Athena Tote Bag HAND10510 - £140
2. Slim Leather Journal LNBS26006 - £24
3. Elephant Keyring OLGS15300 - £7
4. Leather Bookmark OLGS15278 - £3.25
5. Leather OLGS15281
6. Zipped OLGS15022
- £7.50
Yoga Mat & Blanket Carrier
- £49.50
Woolly Blankets
- £19.50
1. Brown Leather Belt OLGS15270 - £27
2. Magnet Leather Bookmark OLGS15292 - £5.50
3. Leather Card Holder OLGS15301 - £14.50
4. Slim Leather Journal LNBS26006 - £24
5. Canvas Foraging Pouch OLGS15298 - £17
6. Leather Valet Tray OLGS15272 - £14.75
7. Canvas & Leather Rucksack FLBG14071 - £140
8. Deluxe Leather Wash Bag OLGS15294 - £47
9. Cable Tidy Keyring OLGS15299 - £15.50
1. Backpack Laptop Bag FLBG14056 - £165
2. 50% OFF Cable Tidy Keyring OLGS15299 - was £15.50 now £7.75
3. Large Leather Journal LNBS26009 - £30
4. 50% OFF Leather Portfolio Case OLGS15310 - £99 now £49.50
We support age-old traditional skills like bookbinding. Hitesh has been making leather journals for more than 25 years from his workshop in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. He was one of our first suppliers more than 16 years ago.
Read more about Hitesh
1. Dashing Deer Vintage Postcard OTHR24856 - £4
2. Kingfisher Vintage Postcard OTHR24595 - £4
3. Ganesha Vintage Postcard OTHR24270 - £4.50
4. Mischievous Monkey Vintage Postcard OTHR24273 - £4
5. Holy Cow Vintage Postcard OTHR24268 - £4
6. Horse Vintage Postcard OTHR24272 - £4
7. Tiger Vintage Postcard OTHR24137 - £4
8. Camel Vintage Postcard OTHR24267 - £4
9. Elegant Elephant Vintage Postcard OTHR24269 - £4
10. Parading Peacock Vintage Postcard OTHR24302 - £4
3. Large Vintage Stone Coaster
Antique Brass Pot
5. Vintage Brass Lassi Cup
7. Vintage Wooden Tables
Vintage Printer’s Tray
Vintage chairs from £45
Antique & vintage chests and boxes from £30
Old Storm Lanterns
- £29.50
1. Recycled Teak Candle Holder
- £20 NOW £10
2. Vintage Wooden Placemat OWIS60856 - £35
3. Vintage Teak Tray OWIS60862 - £35
4. Antique Brass Pot OTHR24724 - £45
5. Stone Chapati Plate OFRN70581 - £39.50
6. Old Keys from £3.50
Recycled Sari Stars
20% OFF full price code: C24 expires 23.12.24
Mr Ram is from Barmer, a town in the Thar desert in Rajasthan, India. He’s been a carpenter for 37 years. He comes from a long line of skilled artisans - his father was a carpenter, as was his grandfather, great-grandfather... His brother is a carpenter and so is his son. So working with wood is pretty much in his blood. We’re priviledged Mr Ram restores our furniture.
Read more about how we buy and restore furniture.
Unique & vintage Christmas decorations
NEW Vintage Cow Bells
Small - OTHR24309 - £9
Medium - OTHR24721 - £15 x Large - OTHR24722 - £35
Set Of 3 Medium Recycled Sari Decorations
FBGS21179 - £9.50
Set Of 3 Large Recycled Sari Decorations
FBGS21180 - £11.50
We salvage furniture and homewares that might otherwise end up in landfill or being burned. We sympathetically restore each item and bring it back to life ensuring it keeps its original and unique character and charm. They are then ready to be enjoyed for another generation.
Buying vintage really does help. By bringing old furniture and interiors back to life, we’re making a positive impact on our environment by contributing to the ‘circular economy’. Items are kept in use rather than more new ones being bought.
Read more about our traditional furniture restoration.
Traditionally modern
We value traditional skilled craftsmanship that is practised and handed down the generations in artisan communities and work to support those traditions.
We work with small-scale family run businesses around the world and aim to work fairly with them, so their businesses grow prosper and their employees earn a higher than average wage and are well treated.
Read more.
Carl’s family, Emma, Josh & Ella visiting Laxmi’s store in Jaisalmer
Carl with vintage furnture dealer Mr Rambabu
Team Scaramanga: Kelly (Ops), Ewa & Tom are our dedicated customer services ‘super-team’. They answer questions and ensure your order arrives quickly without any hassle. Erin manages our marketing & social media; while Kelly (Fin) pays our suppliers and balances the books.
Lights, Camera, Action...
Did you know we’ve worked with some of the world’s leading action props buyers and set decorators for films & TV? We’ve gained a reputation as a vintage and antique props specialist.
Our antique and vintage furniture has starred in 30+ blockbuster movies including: Deadpool 2 & 3, Indiana Jones 5, Fast X, Fantastic Beasts, The Batman, No Time To Die, Death On The Nile, Paddington 2, Maleficent and The Hobbit. Read
