The Making of a Sign

A Black woman wearing a denim shirt is carrying a bicycle down a set of stairs in an urban environment. The bicycle has a green paint job and honey leather wrapped handlebars.

Original, unique designs to help with lifting and carrying your bicycle

Close-up of handlebars with honey leather coiled and wrapped around

Lifetime leather bar wraps in five styles for every type of handlebar and bicycle

A woman bicycling on a bright summer day over a green lawn wearing suede fringe cowgirl boots and with a 6-pack of Anchor Steam beer connected to the top tube of her bicycle with a honey leather 6-pack frame cinch

Best-selling "commuter essentials" for making the daily commute easier

A dark brown leather round, barrel-shaped saddle bag with cedar wood sides mounted to the back of a brown leather Brooks saddle on a cream-and-brown painted bicycle

Stunning handcrafted bicycle bags carry the essentials and turn heads!

Two people playing a game of travel cribbage on a wooden picnic table with a small leather and birch cribbage board

Our original best-selling Travel Cribbage Boards have fans worldwide

white travel dice in a brass tube with a necklace length beaded ball chain on a green wool army blanket

Convenient dice games on-the-go: farkle and yacht (yatzy)

Two people playing dominoes with colorful domino playing cards on a walnut wood table with snacks and drinks

Perfect for travel: hand-drawn domino playing cards (2 sizes!)

Travel Backgammon for travelers, made from natural materials

Color palette chart with metal finishes and leather colors for all variants of leather drawer pulls

All handcrafted handles in 8 styles, 4 leather colors, & 3 metal finishes

Architectural rendering of a shadow person for scale, marked Model is 5'3" next to a white wall of doors and drawers that have all of Wlanut Studiolo's leather handles on them. All are in honey leather / brass hardware. They are in comparison so you can see their relative size / scale.

Collection details, stylesheets, dimensions, sizing, palette & more

Person holding a refrigerator door handle with a beautiful and eye-catching honey brown leather wrap

Wrap handles, bannisters and more in quality veg-tan leather

Two cabinet doors swinging open towards each other with matching leather Lovejoy loop handles. The leather touches so the cabinets don't crash into each other, a solution for problem corners in kitchen design planning

Tips and tricks on our blog: like using leather handles as bumpers

Close-up of a hand applying dye to natural leather

Leather 101

We wrote a free educational series about our favorite material, from how it's made to spotting vintage quality

A man and a woman on a pile of driftwood on a misty , rainy Oregon beach with mountains and boulders

About Us

Close-up of a dark brown leather tube being hand-stitched on a marble kitchen countertop, with Geoff in the background stitching it with a needle using his hands.

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A man and a woman holding their bicycles upright while the man tips his cap to the lady in the Oregon coast forest

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by admin
August 16, 2016
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It's more than just a road sign. When we moved our home and Walnut Studiolo to the Oregon Coast, we were following a dream, and taking a leap of faith. We weren't sure what this new community would be like. If we would miss our old home. How well we would settle in. If it would well to establish our leather work studio in a remote location. And, would anyone would ever be able to find us on our quiet rural road? What we discovered is an outdoor world of wonder. There is a dense wooded area of hiking trails out our back door. Our commute is now a lovely walk from the house to the studio. Weekends are for exploring the Oregon Coast. The salty fresh air seeps in to everything we do. So when it came time to finally stake our claim to this gorgeous region and install a Walnut Studiolo sign at our driveway, we knew we had to choose something special. Geoff designed the road sign with help and fabrication by Manzanita Sign Company, located just a town away from us. The sign features the outline of a leather hide stretched as if it is hanging out to dry. Geoff used nautical rope to reflect our coastal surroundings. He also added reflective address numbers on the side make us easier to find. When it came time to erect the sign, Geoff's dad stepped in for the special occasion. So, it's official more than ever. Walnut Studiolo is on the North Oregon Coast, and we've got the sign to prove it.