Etsy Picks: Gorgeous Leather Storage Totes

July 22, 2011

Gildem became her outlet to develop the designs that had been stored away in her sketchbook for years. A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design furniture program, her beautiful minimalist aesthetic and masterful attention to detail is truly exceptional.

Everything in her shop is made with natural non-toxic materials, low impact processes and minimal waste. It clearly pays off–her leather totes all have a beautiful natural quality about them.

Here are a few favorites from the shop…

White Leather Storage Tote, $125
18″ thick cowhide leather peainted with acrylic leather paint
Large enough for kindling, magazines or books.

Distressed Leather Storage Tote, $125
18″ thick cowhide leather
Large enough for kindling, magazines or books.

Natural Leather Storage Tote, $125
Natural color, 18″ thick cowhide leather
Large enough for kindling, magazines or books.

Medium Leather Bin, $25
Natural color, cowhide leather
Bin made frrom a single cut and folded piece of leather.

Visit Gildem on Etsy to view more of Emilie’s work.

Rachel Faucett designs children clothes and runs Handmade Charlotte, a blog about design and vintage for children. She lives on a farm just outside of Atlanta with her husband and their five children.

Handmade Charlotte began with a few bolts of vintage fabric and a string of late nights making clothes for her daughters Isabella and Charlotte after everyone had gone to bed. Rachel had been selling antiques at the markets for several years with a strong focus on items for children and moving into clothing was a natural progression.