02 · Business · chosen
Private commission
Cognac folio
Full-grain
A closed folio is a door. Correspondence, a wax seal, one meeting at a time. Leather that is allowed to scar is more honest than leather that is protected.
Ettinger in London is the right first address if you do not have a maker. Ask for cognac, not chestnut.
Other rooms in this decision
Alternatives, by commitment.
Not a comparison table. Four temperatures of the same choice — from the first honest version to the piece on the table.
Entry · £80–150
A simple A5 leather cover
Unlined, untreated, no logo. Let it take the first year of marks.
Considered · £250–450
Ettinger portfolio
Ettinger
English bridle, brass, a house that still understands correspondence.
On the table
Committed · £500–900
Bespoke folio
Your paper size, your initials inside, nothing on the cover.
The piece · £1,200+
Commissioned attaché
Only if you actually carry paper. Otherwise it is costume.
Kept nearby
