Original women's leather handbag, with fancy front closure. Each handbag is a unique handcrafted piece, assembled in India with a Fairtrade project of recovering leather scraps, also the strap, the back of the bag and internal compartments are assembled with different coloured leathers.

Dimensions: approx. 28 cm X 22 cm X 4 cm
single, raw cut stitching on the flap.
Premium finishing: stitching with twisted leather, more refined inserts and a better selection of the leather used.
leather shoulder strap with adjustable strap.
2 zipped compartments
1 zipped inside pocket
lined inside with patterned fabric

Each bag is a unique handcrafted piece, assembled in India with a Fairtrade project of recovering leather scraps, even the strap, the back of the bag and internal compartments are assembled from different coloured leathers.

Vegetable-tanned leather

Soruka, a line of super-cool bags made from reclaimed leather cuttings, was created to transform waste into items that are useful to people and pleasant to wear, giving them a new value while helping to reduce the environmental impact of waste leather. The Soruka collection is designed in a timeless style, made to survive seasonal trends.
Each piece is UNIQUE and IRRIPETIBLE and is handmade by artisans in Calcutta and Delhi, coordinated by Original Arts, a small Spanish company that has always worked in the distribution of artisanal, ethical and fair trade products.

Every year, the Indian leather industry generates a huge amount of waste: offcuts, faulty or rejected batches and unsold stock. Some of this waste is burnt in traditional ovens, generating a thick blanket of smoke that contributes to polluting the atmosphere, endangering the health of those living nearby. Another part of the waste is dumped in more or less legal dumps, where it will continue to pollute the subsoil for decades before decomposing. Soruka aims to counter this phenomenon.

All craftsmen working for Soruka are trained adults over the age of 18, who receive higher wages than fair trade. Their goal is to be a zero-waste company and therefore they try to use every scrap of material. With great effort and joy, the artisans select the right cut and colours to transform waste into a unique piece of art.

Scarlet bag in Fairtrade recycled leather