Close-up of designer Ana Del Rio carefully cutting a piece of leather of the strap of a decorative, panelled multi-coloured leather dress. Behind her, various garments hang on clothes rails in a studio.

Meet Ana, Founder & Creative Director

A LEATHER REVOLUTION

ANA DEL RIO is a London-based studio where leather is reimagined, not merely as a material for utility, but as a medium for art and expression. With a strong focus on the innovation of surface techniques, the outcomes, whether manifested as wearable pieces, wall art or tactile stationery, refuse to be narrowly defined. They are simply art: an exploration of a medium that breathes.

Close up of designer Ana Del Rio's hands hand-sewing a button onto a structured leather jacket with a red and cream floral print pattern, displayed on a grey mannequin.
Close up of designer Ana Del Rio's hands hand-sewing a button onto a structured leather jacket with a red and cream floral print pattern, displayed on a grey mannequin.

The Art of Slow Making

This is slow making. This is craft with a conscience. While we embrace digital innovation where it serves our innovative vision, our process remains deeply grounded in hand-finishing and intentionality. Every item is created with care at our studio based in Cockpit, ensuring that the final piece is not just a product, but a story of our Spanish heritage, sustainability and craft.

Close-up of designer Ana Del Rio's hands carefully finishing and cleaning a structured leather printed panelled handbag featuring intricate cut outs. This one is black and grey and a second version in cream and beige tones sits in the background.
Close-up of designer Ana Del Rio's hands carefully finishing and cleaning a structured leather printed panelled handbag featuring intricate cut outs. This one is black and grey and a second version in cream and beige tones sits in the background.

Leather as our Canvas

We hold a deep passion and respect for leather in all its stages. To us, every piece has a voice, whether it is a pristine, finished hide or a discarded studio offcut. By focusing on circularity, we breathe new, artistic life into this material. By treating leather in its entirety as our canvas, we honour the material's full lifecycle, ensuring nothing of beauty is ever wasted.

Designer Ana Del Rio's hands drawing her handmade leather greeting cards. The drawings are one-of-a-kind, some are four presents and some are birthday cakes. They have an addition of colour through cut out leather offcut candles and boxes.
Close-up in Ana Del Rio's studio of bucket of rolled up leathers in natural earthy tones standing upright.