Hello good people, I’m pleased to see that you have found yourself here. My name is Ben, and here at the Westward Leather Co. workshop, I like to make things. What started as a personal hobby back in 2008, soon grew into a pursuit of craftsmanship, the design process to create functional goods, and the love of the heritage of what it means to work with ones hands, and make things. Westward has given me a space to explore my desire to create, and produce quality goods from the best materials in the world, so that they may find their way into the hands of fellow appreciators—seekers of story and nostalgia. This space for me is the intersection of history and the now, and my hope is that the slow and meticulous workmanship of my humble hands, would carry the spirit of a curious mind, and inspire the hands that hold the items to remember those who have gone before, and how our choices now can alter the future. It seems a big task to attach to something such as a wallet, or a hat, but I’ve felt the history in 100 year old items, and I know the echoes that exist in the dust they carry.

Thank you for visiting.