Leather DIY kits, made in Kyoto.
Each form begins flat,
and is shaped through stitching.
Nine kits. Pre-cut and pre-punched — no cutting, no hole-punching, no glue. Scissors are the only tool.
Level 1 Beginner to Level 3 Advanced · 45 minutes to 8 hours · each one a Japanese lucky charm that stands on a shelf when it’s done.
For design shops, museum stores, craft retailers and gift tables.
Two Speeds of Time
Standard across all kits: Natural uses vegetable-tanned leather that evolves with time. All other colors use chrome-tanned leather designed to stay stable.
Evolving Time
A material designed to change with use. With exposure to light and natural oils from touch, it gradually deepens into a warm amber patina—recording time as a physical surface.
Static Time
A material selected for stability. The color and supple texture remain largely consistent from the day of assembly, preserving the intended finish while time flows quietly around it.
LEATHER DIY KIT SERIES-001
OWL & HORNED OWL
A steady form, meant to stay nearby.
Written one way, fukurou reads as “free from hardship.”
Written another, “fortune comes.” One kit, two designs — choose your parts to make an owl or a horned owl.
Level 1 Beginner · 60–90 minutes · 11 pre-cut parts · no glue
Brown / Khaki / Natural / White
LEATHER DIY KIT SERIES-002
GOLDFISH
A flowing shape with a sense of movement.
In Japan and China the goldfish — kingyo — carries the character for gold.
Money luck, abundance, and calm days at home.
Level 2 Intermediate · 60–90 minutes · 11 pre-cut parts · no glue
Black / Natural / Red / White
LEATHER DIY KIT SERIES-003
LITTLE BIRD
A small form that quietly holds its place.
A charm for happiness and new beginnings.
It also carries your thoughts — gratitude, wishes, words hard to say aloud.
Level 1 Beginner · 45–60 minutes · 4 pre-cut parts · no glue
Blue / Natural / White / Yellow
LEATHER DIY KIT SERIES-004
LADYBIRD
A minimal shape with a light character.
In Japan the ladybird — tentomushi — is “the sun’s insect.”
It flies up toward the sun: fortune, rising.
Level 1 Beginner · 45–60 minutes · 6 pre-cut parts · no glue
Blue / Grey / Natural / Red
LEATHER DIY KIT SERIES-005
MINIATURE PIG
A grounded form with a reassuring weight.
The quiet origin of the piggy bank.
Stored abundance, gathered a little at a time.
Level 2 Intermediate · 2.5–3 hours · 13 pre-cut parts · no glue
Black / Natural / White / Yellow
LEATHER DIY KIT SERIES-006
FROG
A shape that only moves forward.
In Japan the frog — kaeru — shares its name with the word “to return.”
A safe return, money returned, good fortune coming back.
Level 2 Intermediate · 3 hours · 10 pre-cut parts · no glue
Blue / Green / Natural / Orange
LEATHER DIY KIT SERIES-007
RABBIT
A standing form that never backs up.
The rabbit lives on the moon, and the Japanese word for moon — tsuki —
is also the word for luck. It leaps forward and never backs up.
Level 3 Advanced · 8 hours · 18 pre-cut parts · no glue
Brown / Grey / Natural / White
LEATHER DIY KIT SERIES-008
OWLET & HORNED OWLET
The very first kit, brought down to palm size.
Written one way, fukurou reads as “free from hardship.”
Written another, “fortune comes.” One kit, two designs — choose your parts to make an owlet or a horned owlet.
Level 1 Beginner · 45–60 minutes · 11 pre-cut parts · no glue
Brown / Khaki / Orange / White
LEATHER DIY KIT SERIES-003 · TWO-COLOUR
LITTLE BIRD — TWO-COLOUR
The same bird, in two leathers.
A coloured body with a white breast.
A charm for good ties, for setting out and coming safely home.
Level 1 Beginner · 45–60 minutes · 4 pre-cut parts · no glue
Blue / Brown / Khaki / Yellow — each with White
Slow hands shape the piece.