All the handbags are authentic, created here in Lithuania, city Kaunas, lovingly handmade by our team of talented craftsmen and craftswomen. We only work with natural, highest quality Italian cattle leather. When using this kind of leather no animal is killed or harmed for the industry purposes. Leather is a secondary material of meat industry that would otherwise be considered as a waste.

We don’t use ECO leather. In that case, at least for now, we wouldn’t be able to ensure durability and quality of our handbags. Of course, technologies in this industry are improving, so we will reconsider this possibility in the future.

When owning a leather product you shall understand that it changes together with you over time. Natural leather is super elastic, it has pores, unique smell, unique pattern, it’s pleasant to touch and very durable.

The term “natural“ itself prompts that this kind of leather may feature certain characteristic qualities such as small marks or scratches. When wearing natural leather handbag leather of such will soften as the time passes. It slightly changes form and structure, also, few scratches will of course be visible less or more – this aspect depends on your lifestyle and wearing habits too.

Different surfaces of leather characterise as more or less resistant to scratches and we always try to remind this to clients, however, the truth is: every leather changes its appearance during time, becomes cozier, more familiar and personal to you. After all, it gathers all the best memories. No need to worry about that.

We are more than happy to carry out individual colour orders for “kARTu” handbag models. Will make it in a colour of your choice (we have a very wide palette of leathers to choose from) or will help to create a beautiful, unique combination of colours with few different leathers.

Extra fee is not applicable to individual colour orders, but they take longer to make. If an order is extraordinary, we do reserve the right to ask for a deposit that will not be refunded if a client decides not to buy the ordered handbag.

There are special products that can help when looking after your bag, you can find it at supermarkets, shoe and haberdashery or other specialized stores. Natural beeswax products are very effective when wanting to hide scratches or unevenness that naturally appear over time. Leather handbag shouldn’t be cleaned too much and too often. If you tend to clean it yourself, dirt can be easily removed with a damp cloth – try sweeping at the less visible part of the bag first checking if moisture doesn’t leave any traces. Wait for it to dry completely. When wanting to professionally clean your bag we recommend doing it at the leather goods specialised cleaners.

During the wet/cold season of the year we strongly recommend to use impregnant as it will protect your bag from rain and snow. We would like to advise that shoe impregnants might not always be the best choice for leather bags, so we recommend testing it before using all over – spray some product on the small, not so visible area of your bag and make sure it doesn’t leave any unwanted stains and do no harm to the leather. It’s a great habit to always check any product you want to use on your bag first. Natural leather handbags should be impregnated at least one time per season. If the bag that you own is from lacquered leather – it doesn’t need to be impregnated as this type of leather might react in a very different way.

Keep your bag hidden from the direct sunlight and don’t leave it in a humid place for too long – this may affect the colour. If your handbag accidentally got wet, be patient and simply dry it at the room temperature. Do not put it near the open fire, radiator or any other kind of heater. Also, do not use a hair dryer or an iron. Do not keep your leather handbag in a plastic bag. This can affect colour.