Leather Hexagonal Boxes

What this construction is

A hexagonal box has six sides rather than four, which gives more faces to brand and a footprint that reads as considered rather than standard. It also sits in a display without a clear front, so it can be turned to any angle.

Leather on this construction, specifically

Hide at six angled corners uses a lot of material and a lot of hand work. It is beautiful and it is the most expensive way to make a shape whose whole point is being unusual.

Getting the fit right

Six corners mean six wrapped joins, and the material has to fold at an angle rather than square. That is more work than a rectangle and it is where the price difference sits — not in the shape itself.

The mistake to avoid

A hexagon wastes interior space at every corner. A piece that fits a rectangular box of the same width may not fit the hexagon, because the usable interior is the circle inside the six sides.

Where it is used

Gifting, seasonal ranges and brands that want a shape customers recognise on a shelf. It suits round and coiled pieces better than long ones.

Why leather

Real leather has variation in it — a slight difference in grain and in depth of colour from hide to hide. That is the point of it, and it is also the thing to decide before you commit to a house box.

Putting your logo on leather

Leather holds a deep blind deboss beautifully and takes foil well, though foil on a heavily grained hide will break slightly along the grain — usually read as character rather than fault.

Cutting the interior in leather

Leather is wrapped over a rigid shell. The shell defines the geometry; the leather gives the surface.

Keep out of direct sun. A leather conditioner once a year on a display piece; nothing at all on a box that ships.

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