HISTORY Wolf & Maiden Creative Studio was started by Wade Ross Skinner in early 2011 after a chance encounter on his travels in India. Growing up in a creative family with a civil engineer as a father, he spent his youth in the family workshop building, breaking and making whatever his heart desired. This hands on approach, combined with his vicinity to highly complex design orientated thinking, initiated a passion for creation. However, only at a much later stage, at the age of 26 on the Indian subcontinent, did this passion find a medium. Through divine synchronicity he found himself in front of a well learned French leather smith not once but twice, in completely opposite parts of this enormous country. These serendipitous occurrences profoundly affected him and on his return to Cape Town, Wade began teaching himself the art of leatherwork. The rest they say is history. A leather pencil case became a large duffel bag, which in turn morphed into larger wooden products and furniture. Passion has lead the way ever since. 2
WHO WE ARE Wolf & Maiden is made up of a large team of highly skilled and passionate artisans who take every precaution to ensure that their products are both fundamentally beautiful and functionally perfect. We spend enormous amounts of time and energy educating and up-skilling our team. We see our business as a unique entity and for its enormous power to uplift. We aim to do this by taking our honest wares to the rest of the world, encompassed in our proud legacy and brand.
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VISION At Wolf & Maiden we aim to do just one thing: Evolve. Our vision is to challenge the ordinary - to enhance and beautify, to reconsider the things we already know and utilize in our daily lives. To invite the ‘extra’ordinary into our environments. To create a future that’s beautifully sensible, intelligently able and conscious of its actions and its need to continue resolving as well as evolving. We do this through exceptionally crafted, engaging and aesthetically magnificent objects, designed to challenge the way we work, play and interact on a daily basis. We only work with organic materials such as wood, leather, hemp, cotton and the base metals with the single aim to craft things that improve with time. This is done through labour intensive processes that showcase the artisan. We are Crafted Heritage.
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THE PROCESS
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CLEAN THE FINAL PRODUCT WITH A BRUSH AND VIOLA!
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COVER UP & CHOOSE YOUR HIDE
We use the finest 10oz vegetable tanned saddle leather from the only tannery in Africa that adheres to EU specifications.
STITCH THE ITEM TOGETHER
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USING A TEMPLATE, TRACE A PATTERN ONTO THE HIDE
FOOD
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STAIN THE LEATHER, THEN CONDITION IT WITH HIDE FOOD!
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PUNCH HOLES FOR STITCHING
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CUT OUT THE DESIGN & EDGE CUT
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For you...
BRAND NEW
TSUYOI
This wallet was inspired by an 18th century Japanese origami design, which leads to it name... Japanese for “strong�. Made with no glue or stitching, it simply holds itself together through its own shape folded into itself, with carefully placed catch-flaps. 100% Tradefair Vegetable Leather, edge-painting done by hand. 10 * 8 * 1.5cm 6
8 MONTHS OLD
THE WAX SEAL We use a wax seal to reinforce the idea of the product being ‘broken-in’, as the seal crumbles and falls away it acts as the perfect symbol of this process of evolution.
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RICH MAN’S WALLET
Like its older brother the Tsuyoi Wallet, this masterpiece is hand crafted from a single piece of leather and held together with no stitching or glue, but simply its inverted shape and clever tabs. This wallet is for those who need cash, cards and easy comfort. 10 * 6.5 * 8 1.5cm 8
NOAH’S ARK
A trusty vessel to carry your animals 2 by 2 onwards and upwards into a new era. Made with 3 accurately cut and folded pieces of Vegetable tanned Leather, then overlaid and hand-stitched with our Switch-Stitch technique in heavy duty twine to ensure it will last forever. 100% 10oz Vegetable Tanned Leather, edge-painting done by hand. 10 * 8 * 1.5cm
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ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL iPHONE 5 WALLET
This cellphone cover/wallet was inspired by the genius who was the inventor of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell. Made to protect your iPhone and additionally offer you all the spacing you need to carry your cards and cash, the inventive card pull slip provides easy access to cards. 13 * 7.5 * 1.5cm 10
TOM ROBBINS
A soft and malleable container for pens, pencils and imaginations. Just read his books. 100% genuine leather, hand stitched and edge painted. 19 * 7.5cm
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THE GUNSLINGER
Designed with no buckle to ensure there’s no obstructions when you turn to shoot. 100% genuine Vegetable Tanned Leather, hand dyed and polished, hand stitched, with antique brass holster studs. Available in 30mm and 40mm widths, in all sizes.
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RALPH STEADMAN
Named after the Gonzo journalist - Hunter S. Thompson’s great friend, traveling companion and illustrator who famously looked after Hunter in his darkest hours. These covers will ensure your valued items remain intact and functional. iPad 26 * 20 * .8cm A4 36 * 23 * .8cm 13
BARBER SHOP
A hold all toiletry case that promises to put a smile on your...and your girl’s face. 100% genuine leather, hand stitched and finished. 25 * 12 * 10cm 14
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WOZNIAK
This computer case, named after the co-founder of Apple Computers and the inventor of the modern desktop computer, is designed to stylishly protect your most prized possession and ensure that it looks equally at home under your arm as it does on your desk. 13’’ 33.5 * 24 *3cm 15’’ 38.5 * 26.5 * 3cm 17
WOLFPACK HEMP
Made from 100% cotton heavy duty duck canvas, this bag features the innovative flip/pull closure mechanism invented by W&M. This bag was inspired by one of the most energizing and beautiful places to backpack - this bag will make sure that you see many more of them. 40 * 30 * 24cm
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WOLFPACK 2.0
This leather backpack, made out of a single piece of vegetable tanned saddle leather, is assembled and held together through cleverly placed tabs and Kudu knots. This bag has an interior wall which creates 2 compartments, one big enough for our 15� Wozniak, the other for all the important sketches and ideas you may need to carry around. 40 * 25 * 12cm 19
KAROUAC DUFFEL
A 100% hand stitched Saddle Leather duffel bag, designed to be your traveling companion on all of the journeys that your life will take you on. Named after the great author Jack Kerouac and his famous book ‘On the Road’...make sure you read it! 50cm * 25cm 20
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IROQUOIS PEACE POUCH
Named after the native Iroquois Indians of North America who made up 5 of the most powerful tribes along the east coast. These tribes were at war with each other since the dawn of time until along came the Great Peace Maker, a Mohawk chief, who gathered all the chiefs together. Through the sharing of tobacco they brokered a treaty to defend and farm for each other, which turned them into the most powerful tribe of the times. 14 *8.5 * 1.5cm 23
ABENTEUER
This weekender bag (called ‘Adventure’ in German) is designed to carry all one needs for that adventurous weekend you’ve been planning for ages. The bag’s shape is designed so that it doesn’t limit your movements when walking. Whether it’s in hand or over your shoulder, you’ll still have maximum access to your gear. It is also designed to fit into all overhead lockers on airplanes and is the maximum carry-on size. It has the added feature of a 100% cotton removable lining to allow for machine washing. 55 * 33 * 33cm
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MAVERICK
This case is inspired by, and designed to protect those famous Ray-bans. 100% genuine leather, hand stitched and edge-painted, with an antique brass holster stud and wooden spacer. 15 * 7.5 *3cm
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ORDER FORM
RECOMMENDED €
WHOLESALE €
MINIMUM ORDER
15% DISCOUNT
Tsuyoi
100
50
10
20
Rich Man’s Wallet
75
37
10
20
Noah’s Ark
120
60
10
20
AG Bell
130
65
5
15
Tom Robbins
100
50
5
15
Gunslinger
120
60
10
20
Ralph Steadman iPad
140
70
5
15
Ralph Steadman A4
180
90
5
15
Barbershop
160
80
5
15
Wozniak 13”
250
125
5
15
Wozniak 15”
250
125
5
15
Wolfpack Hemp
210
105
3
10
Wolfpack 2.0
330
165
3
10
Kerouac Duffel
330
165
3
10
Iroquois Peace Pouch
140
70
5
15
Abenteuer
580
290
3
6
Maverick
110
55
10
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TERMS
60% deposit, remaining 40% prior to shipping. Manufacture takes 4-6 weeks from date of deposit. Shipping costs, insurance, taxes and duties are the responsibility of the purchaser. Returns are permitted up to 90 days from date on receiving in original condition and original packaging material. 28
PRODUCTS ARE AVAILABLE IN:
natural
tan
chocolate
black
Please find samples included in your parcel.
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or Wolf and Maiden Creative Studio Standard Bank Acc: 070119007 Branch: 020909 Swift code: SBZAZAJJ 30
CONTACT US We would love to hear from you! Please don’t hesitate to stop by the shop or make use of any of the methods below to get in contact. Telephone: +27 79 088 8174 Email: create@wolfandmaiden.com Physical Address: Unit A16, The Woodstock Exchange, 66 Albert Road, Woodstock
CAPE TOWN 7925
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· Berlin ·
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Stable - 65 Loop Street
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· Paris ·
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