LAV Leather is a family-run leather and canvas goods business based in Northern KZN, South Africa, founded in 2020. Supported by local lodges and curio shops, LAV creates handcrafted leather products inspired by conservation and safari life.
Through the Sustainable Stitches initiative, LAV also empowers women in the Manyoni and Zululand areas with flexible handstitching income opportunities. LAV’s ranges include travel bags, wallets, hotboxes, and bespoke Zululand-inspired designs featuring artwork by Jocelyn Vivier.
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We want to ensure that you get the most out of every product you purchase from us. The handmade products available at LAV leather are handcrafted by us formed from the finest locally sourced full grain bovine leathers and materials.
LAV Leather is a family run and owned business, that is slowly growing, we have a trainee currently working with us that we have been able to upskill from our local community, with the hopes of creating more job opportunities in the future as our business grows.














