About
Who’s Matt?
Hey, I’m Matt Luther. I picked up sewing in college just to repair my clothes, then quickly grew to love sewing as a creative outlet. Later, a friend told me about an industrial sewing class, and that twist of fate led to my first job working with leather at Shinola.
Visit my personal site here.
Why?
I started making these mats to repurpose industry off-cuts discarded for flaws/blemishes, and remnants from other leather projects. Each were hand-crafted in Detroit by me from real leather.
How to use?
The mat can be many things. Here are some good options
- Object / trinket arranger
- Entryway catchall
- Table protector
- Sectioned grid for tidying or counting
- Damaged surface concealer
- Bedside table pad
- Desk pad / oversized mouse pad
- Spiritual altar
- Bell organizer
- Tabletop game pad
- or simply decoration