about Peter O'Connor

"Influenced by spaghetti westerns, horse-riding cowboys, western boots and Clint Eastwood, Peter’s leatherwork and satchels are practical and hard-wearing – they are built to stand the test of time. The satchels reflect an old-fashioned sensibility combined with an artist's appreciation of colour and texture. Peter’s palette tends toward the earthy and natural: stylish blacks, tans, ochres, chocolate browns and the occasional midnight blue, olive green and unexpected stop-sign red. Peter makes various styles of satchels and briefcases. Two styles are modelled on classic, turn-of-the-century styles; others on the American western style."

~ Owners of Peter's satchels consider themselves members of an exclusive club; some own more than one ~ Custom orders take into consideration the modern cowboy and cowgirl's need to tote laptops, ipads and mobile phones ~

Currently in production are: our line of ever-stylish "Caballos", "Architects" & "Engineers" in suede and leather and the fabulous Kit-bags (the adopted name with our clients is "The Perron" due to its 1930-1940s traveller's feel). Both "The Perron" and "The Perpignan" (the air-travel Carry-on) may be custom-ordered, just as our briefcases, which either come in sharp black or the darkest of chocolates. Our classic and elegant "Cowhide Shoulder Bags" (nicknamed the "Runaway-Tote") are available at all times, but may incorporate custom designed features.

Keep watching this space for 'The Marinere': the launch of our new line over-sized tote & seaworthy shoulderbags...

All bags, satchels and briefcases are handmade in Melbourne using fine quality leather and linings, along with solid brass fittings and nylon stitching for extra strength. The leathers used are exclusive stock lots mostly sourced from Italy and Spain. The colour range is predominantly black, browns and tans, combined with individual hand dyeing techniques to add further texture, detail and interest to the appearance of the pieces. Other colours periodically available are burgundy, dark and olive greens, midnight blue and red. Satchel shoulder straps are cut from 4 mm saddlery leathers. Please feel free to contact us on availability of our studio-range and custom-designed pieces...