Two Speeds of Time

Natural vegetable-tanned leather: before assembly and after aging

Material note

Time in Motion

Both images show the same Natural leather kit—vegetable-tanned cowhide. The difference is not design, but time.

Before

Unassembled

Fresh from the box—pale, matte, and almost weightless in tone. This is the leather before hands, light, and daily air begin to work on it.

After

Assembled + Aged

The same Natural leather, now shaped through stitching and carried through time. A subtle sheen appears, and the surface deepens toward an amber tone—quietly, year by year.

Kyoto Makotoya

Leather DIY kits, made in Kyoto.
Each form begins flat,
and is shaped through stitching.