about us

hand stitching the leather

temono

temono is a melbourne based leather goods label designing and hand crafting leather bags, wallets and accessories and that stand for quality and originality. our leathers are sourced from tanneries with good environmental practices including waste disposal wherever possible. our kangaroo range is vegetable tanned in australia. temono started in tokyo in 2004 out of a love for craft and passion for creativity with the first range called "te.". since then it has continued to grow, and now has added the temono range to the collection. our theory of design and production remains. temono products are truly hand crafted and our designers sketch the ideas, cut the patterns, source the materials and construct the products in our own studio. our love for the original and dislike of the mass produced, along with our focus on traditional techniques ensures that the product is pre loved. the brand therefore cannot grow out of control where its aura becomes greater than itself.

te.

"te." is our high end range of leather goods and is where our passion really lies. "te." means hand in japanese and this represents the way we make the "te." range. we hand work the leathers to either die, colour, soften, polish or age them. we utilise traditional methods and practices like hand stitching and cutting and we favour hand operated machines. each "te." piece is crafted individually as you will see in the attention to detail and the individuality. we hope you love your "te." as much as we have loved making it.

buying temono products

because of the hand made quality of temono bags, wallets and accessories no two products will be exactly the same. all products are made to order and not kept in stock. you can make special requests for your "te." so it suits you perfectly. like slow food (the backlash to fast food) the things that are good for us are not instant. your temono piece could take up to 3 weeks production time before being shipped to you, but the wait for something that is individual and non-production line is well worth it. most times we get things out within about 9 days but we do get busy so if you do need your order sooner for some reason please let us know so we can try to accommodate you.