Sustainability

Our Social Initiative

When founder, Nika Diamond-Krendel, first discovered how East London was once home to a booming manufacturing and textile industry, she wondered what had happened to all these workshops and jobs and why the international recognition the area continues to receive for its designers and creatives wasn't trickling down to its once proud manufacturing base of makers.

She learned that over only thirty years, just a handful of leather workshops were left, due to British brands outsourcing their manufacturing abroad. This decline had led to local jobs disappearing, skills honed over generations being lost and, ultimately, the death of craftsmanship. Nika felt it a tragedy that an area with such a strong history was powerless in the eradication of its identity.

Fuelled by this, she set out to create a brand to do just that; champion & cherish London’s heritage & talent. Paradise Row started working with a local team to help preserve the ailing craft of the London leather trade alongside partnering exclusively with local creatives to promote the area’s talent; all of whom live within just a few miles.

Through every thread, cut and design, you can see the inspiration from the surrounding area down through the generations.  

It is true craftsmanship.

a note from our founder

Paradise Row is more than just a leather goods company, it’s a social initiative with roots that spread throughout the London creative community. Whether it’s the locally employed graphic designer, photographer, or our partnership with the leather workshop, every stage in the life of a Paradise Row item is saturated in our lively design-driven culture.

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    UK BUSINESSES WE HAVE WORKED WITH

    24

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    HOURS WORKED BY UK WORKERS

    20,000+

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    £ WE HAVE RAISED FOR CHARITY

    £3,000

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    PERCENTAGE OF LEATHER USED GLOBALLY WHICH IS VEGETABLE-TANNED

    10%

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    NUMBER OF YEARS VEGETABLE TANNING HAS BEEN PRACTISED FOR

    THOUSANDS

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    NUMBER OF YEARS IT TAKES FOR VEGETABLE-TANNED LEATHER TO BIODEGRADE

    25-50

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    ALL PARADISE ROW PRODUCTS ARE

    DESIGNED AND BUILT TO LAST

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    THE AMOUNT OF WATER NEEDED TO PRODUCE LEATHER FROM BOVINE HIDES

    FALLEN 37%

  • Local Charities and Paradise Row

    We work with five different charities local to East London, each with a connection to one of our products. A percentage from the proceeds of each inspired product is donated to each charity. During these unprecedented times, Paradise Row has participated in the #SupportYourLocal campaign to support local businesses in this time of need. Paradise Row's #SupportYourLocal has featured in major newspapers and magazines including the Evening Standard and Drapers Online. We have so far raised £3,000 through the sale of our factory seconds and which we have donated to the five East London institutions that inspired our first collection.

    Stitches In Time

    Shop the Silkweaver

    London Buddhist Centre

    Shop the Buddha

    The Windrush Foundation

    Shop the Mariner

    The Repton Boys Club

    Shop the Boxer

    The Pearly Society

    Shop the Pearly
as chic as they come British Vogue
gorgeous...sturdy...chic design Elle Decoration
a favourite with the London street-style set Harper's Bazaar
Diamond-Krendel has a sensitivity for leather which has taken her from handbag design to leather interiors Telegraph Style
Every timeless bag is handcrafted and made to last. We love the Contrapposto bag. Very 1990s chic Sunday Times Style
Bags for Everyone—the 50 Best New Styles to Buy Now The Wall Street Journal
The People Bringing Us a Sustainable Christmas The Financial Times
beautifully crafted leather goods Country & Town House
celebrates the lost art of leather making Forbes
The Best Bags for Under £500 The Times
as chic as they come British Vogue
gorgeous...sturdy...chic design Elle Decoration
a favourite with the London street-style set Harper's Bazaar
Diamond-Krendel has a sensitivity for leather which has taken her from handbag design to leather interiors Telegraph Style
Every timeless bag is handcrafted and made to last. We love the Contrapposto bag. Very 1990s chic Sunday Times Style
Bags for Everyone—the 50 Best New Styles to Buy Now The Wall Street Journal
The People Bringing Us a Sustainable Christmas The Financial Times
beautifully crafted leather goods Country & Town House
celebrates the lost art of leather making Forbes
The Best Bags for Under £500 The Times