YUSSICO

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YUSSICO is a leather goods label founded by award winning designer and leather craftsman, Yusuf Osman. Ironically, Yusuf’s passion for making started whilst reading law at The London School of Economics where he thrived in the extracurricular. He continued to explore his creative side whilst training to be a solicitor. An avid workshop taker, he tried the gamut of crafts and discovered a passion for premium natural materials and a flair for working with his hands.A chance weekend workshop in The Cotswolds introduced Yusuf to the world of traditional British leather craftsmanship and began a quest that has taken Yusuf all over the world to learn from the best and returning home to obsessively hone his skills in his home studio.An all consuming hobby turned into a career when Yusuf moved into his current studio at Cockpit Arts Deptford to pursue leather-working full-time. His work has been exhibited at the Walsall Leather Museum and featured in numerous publications such as the BBC and Crafts Magazine; he has taught leather-working to actor John Malkovich and magician Drummond Money-Coutts and he has worked with brands such as eBay and Jo Malone.A winner of the Leathersellers' Award for three years in a row, and a keynote speaker for APLF Hong Kong and Bangkok, Yusuf now delivers workshops to students and brands across the globe. A member of The Heritage Crafts Association, he is passionate about keeping this traditional craft alive and passing his skills to future leatherworkers. Yusuf sells his work, exhibits, speaks and teaches internationally from USA to India, Thailand, Hong Kong, Mexico and across Europe. His is a thought leader in the field of leather, craftsmanship and sustainability.