About Nephele Bags
Our Aim
Nephele is here to change your perception of sustainability, creating beautiful leather handbags, whilst reducing waste. All the bags are one offs and completely unique to you!
Sustainability and Fair Trade
Each bag is hand-crafted using eye-catching pieces of leather offcuts destined for landfill. Partnering with a fair-trade company that make our bags in India, we help support over 80 families whilst continuing to reduce waste. Skilled craftsmen and women create beautiful and individual pieces.
About the bags
What is the printed part of the bags made from?
The Nephele bags are made from leather, the printed sections of the bags are hair on leather, it is painted to resemble animal prints.
How is leather sustainable and eco-friendly?
We use leather that is left over from the large manufacturers that would usually go to landfill, we aim to use every little scrap to create beautiful and unique accessories and reduce waste in the process. The leather used is a by-product of the food industry.