High end leather wallets and accessories
Brian Roedel
I started Upstate Handmade over 10 years ago.
I began as a prop maker for film and TV shows. I did a fair share of period pieces and had access to lots of leather projects. Journals, sheaths, maps and character props. From this experience, I developed an interest in the craft. It was a couple years later when I switched over to on set photography where my leather focus switched to utility. I made myself a dual camera harness so I could carry around two cameras on set. Just one week on set and I had three people interested in commissioning a harness for themselves. These three people wold be the very first commissions I received. To fulfill these orders, required me to buy some tools and a much larger piece of leather. Fulfilling these commissions sparked a passion that I never knew existed in me. I began to play around with every day carry items such as dog collars, a few wallets, but mostly utility items.
I've now been making bespoke and every day carry items for over 10 years and still have much to learn. As my thirst for knowledge increases so does my passion. I hope you can see that in my work and are as delighted to receive an item from me, as I am delighted to make it for you.
