Our Story
The slow business
of making things well.
barebasics began in a two-room workshop in 2018, with two artisans, one sewing machine, and the belief that everyday objects deserve to be beautifully made.
A quiet manifesto
“We believe the small objects on your desk, in your bag, or in your pocket should be as considered as the room they live in.”
— The founders
Craftsmanship
Four hands, four steps.
01
The hide
We source full-grain, vegetable-tanned leather from a single tannery in Surat. Slow-tanned in pits over 30–45 days.
02
The cut
Every panel is cut by hand from paper patterns. It is slower, and it wastes less.
03
The stitch
A double-needle saddle stitch, waxed for water resistance. Should a stitch break, the rest hold firm.
04
The finish
Edges are sanded, dyed, and burnished by hand — sometimes four to five passes over.
The Workshop
A house of nine, in Surat.
Our workshop sits on the first floor of a quiet lane, above a tea shop that has been there longer than any of us. Inside, nine artisans work at low benches, in daylight, without music.
We do not have targets. We have a queue, and we work through it, one piece at a time.
7 yrs
In practice
9
Artisans
1
Workshop
∞
Lifetime repair
Come, take your time.
Browse the collection at your own pace, or write to us with a question, however small.