We can conclude the first six months of the Lfa with wonderful results! The students worked very hard and made tremendous progress. All students completed research on materials and techniques for their own creation. This began with formulating ideas for a pattern and choosing which materials to use. Then the patterns were made for their …

A really beautiful window display can suddenly draw you into a store like a strong magnet. This happened to me recently when I was struck by a tasteful display in briquet shades on a shopping street. Inside, a beautiful lined winter coat caught my eye. The salesman told me with some pride that the material …

Annual students work in full concentration on their pieces on the special leather sewing machines. Perfectly mastering the various techniques requires a lot of practice. But of course the bow cannot always be tight, there is also time for sociability, humor and breaks for lunch or coffee and tea. The techniques the students are working …

Just started and already such a positive piece about my training published in City Amsterdam edition Noord, week 36. Together with the inspiring Karin Bloemen on the cover, and a boost to the media anyway.

September is the day; after more than a year of preparations, the doors of the Leather fashion academy will open. With this, there is finally a solid education in the Netherlands for anyone who wants to specialize in the application of leather in fashion. Founder and teacher Hanneke Kramers: ‘It feels extremely exciting because it …