An Edinburgh luxury leather handbag brand designed in Scotland and handcrafted in Spain, with boutiques in Edinburgh and London.
Strathberry is a luxury leather goods brand that designs handbags with clean, minimal lines. Its signature is the Music Bar hardware, inspired by a vintage leather sheet-music folio the founders found. Best-known designs include the Midi Tote, the Kite Bag, the Mosaic Bag and the Multrees wallet, and the range has grown to include cashmere, silk and jewellery. It aims to offer accessibly priced luxury bags that last.
Its own words say creativity and quality are central to the brand, and that its pieces are meant to be kept and cherished, ideally treasured for generations. Leathers and finishes are described as the very finest Spanish quality, and each piece takes skilled artisans at least 20 hours to make by hand in Ubrique, Spain. Leeanne Hundleby has said the brand's priorities include staying creatively relevant, attracting top talent, growing the business, strong customer service and reducing environmental impact.
Strathberry is based in Edinburgh, Scotland, in a restored townhouse on Melville Street with a creative studio in the basement and a design atelier on the top floor, and a leather workshop visible through the ground-floor windows. It was founded by husband and wife Guy and Leeanne Hundleby, who began in a small studio in their home; sources give 2013, though one gives 2011. The name draws on the Scots word strath, meaning a wide river valley, and on the old use of berries to dye Scottish fabrics. Its first boutique opened in London in 2018, followed by Edinburgh in 2020 and Covent Garden and Chelsea in 2021, and it is also stocked by retailers including Harrods and Harvey Nichols.
The brand's profile rose in 2017 when Meghan Markle carried the Midi Tote, and in 2022 the Duchess of Cambridge carried a Strathberry wallet during the Platinum Jubilee celebrations. It held its first New York Fashion Week event that year and marked its 10th anniversary in 2023. The story is of a small design-led team that kept its craft close to home even as it grew.
People in a business like this work in design and product development, pattern making, sourcing and quality control, boutique retail, e-commerce, marketing and public relations, wholesale and finance. We did not find a staff count or a description of culture, and ownership may have changed, so check the Strathberry website for its current stores, team and vacancies.
Website: www.strathberry.com
PURPOSE helps school and university students explore 62 sectors and over 1,000 entry-level careers in the UK, then connects them directly with employers.
Explore PURPOSE