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Artisan sewing leather at a machine in the Capra Leather studio in Bogotá, Colombia

The studio

We're a small studio in Bogotá, Colombia. We design every piece here, and we make it here: cut, stitched and finished by the people you'll meet below.

Every piece carries some stitching done by hand, and it travels from our bench to customers in more than 100 countries.

Old black-and-white family photograph under stone arches, from Capra Leather's founding story

Shoemakers and doctors

Juan Andrés, who designs our pieces, grew up in Bogotá between two family trades. His family made shoes. His grandmother loved leather so much that she travelled to Italy to learn from its leatherworkers, at La Scuola del Cuoio in Florence, and she taught him to see the detail in a well-made pair.

His grandfather was a doctor who rode on horseback into the Andes to care for people far from any town. From one he took the craft, from the other the wish to be of use.

He studied both mathematical engineering and design, and in 2015 he opened the studio.

Cutting leather by hand at a workbench in the Capra Leather studio

One person, then two

At first Juan Andrés did it all: he built the website, set up the bench, and designed, cut, stitched, photographed and packed every order himself.

A month later his girlfriend, now his wife, joined him, and they built the studio after their day jobs. They wanted a place where the people who make the pieces are glad to come in, free to try ideas, and at home. That's why we still make everything here, ourselves.

The people at the bench

Hands first. Swipe, tap or point at each of us to see the face.

  • Hands of Juan A. Quiñones, Founder & Designer at Capra Leather in BogotáPortrait of Juan A. Quiñones, Founder & Designer at Capra Leather in Bogotá

    Juan A. Quiñones Founder & Designer

  • Hands of Margarita Sicard, Founder & Head of Administration at Capra Leather in BogotáPortrait of Margarita Sicard, Founder & Head of Administration at Capra Leather in Bogotá

    Margarita Sicard Founder & Head of Administration

  • Hands of Chucho Barrios, Master Artisan at Capra Leather in BogotáPortrait of Chucho Barrios, Master Artisan at Capra Leather in Bogotá

    Chucho Barrios Master Artisan

  • Hands of Nancy Villamil, Studio Keeper at Capra Leather in BogotáPortrait of Nancy Villamil, Studio Keeper at Capra Leather in Bogotá

    Nancy Villamil Studio Keeper

  • Hands of Luisa Sierra, Customer Steward at Capra Leather in BogotáPortrait of Luisa Sierra, Customer Steward at Capra Leather in Bogotá

    Luisa Sierra Customer Steward

  • Hands of Kevin Carlosama, Artisan at Capra Leather in BogotáPortrait of Kevin Carlosama, Artisan at Capra Leather in Bogotá

    Kevin Carlosama Artisan

  • Hands of Nery Solórzano, Artisan at Capra Leather in BogotáPortrait of Nery Solórzano, Artisan at Capra Leather in Bogotá

    Nery Solórzano Artisan

  • Hands of Javier Carlosama, Artisan at Capra Leather in BogotáPortrait of Javier Carlosama, Artisan at Capra Leather in Bogotá

    Javier Carlosama Artisan

  • Hands of Ximena Tintinago, Artisan at Capra Leather in BogotáPortrait of Ximena Tintinago, Artisan at Capra Leather in Bogotá

    Ximena Tintinago Artisan

  • Hands of Libardo Pasaje, Artisan at Capra Leather in BogotáPortrait of Libardo Pasaje, Artisan at Capra Leather in Bogotá

    Libardo Pasaje Artisan

  • Hands of Jose Bravo, Artisan at Capra Leather in BogotáPortrait of Jose Bravo, Artisan at Capra Leather in Bogotá

    Jose Bravo Artisan

  • Hands of Ramiro Bravo, Artisan at Capra Leather in BogotáPortrait of Ramiro Bravo, Artisan at Capra Leather in Bogotá

    Ramiro Bravo Artisan
How we make each piece