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Founded by owner Mathew Neilson, MATBLAC is the product of Mat’s ongoing obsession with design perfection.

 
For longer than he’s willing to admit, Mat’s been fascinated with crafting, stitching and designing leather goods. As a boy tirelessly tinkering on his family’s sewing machine, Mat scrutinized every stitch, finessed all functionality and sketched thousands of different designs.
Over seventeen years each product became a little better, a little smoother; perfected. And while streamlining these designs has been his life’s work, the process has stayed much the same.

"My guarantee to you: I have high expectations for our products, so should you too. "

Japanese scissors and blades have replaced kitchen cutters, and German machinery has been a welcome update of the Neilson family machine. And his workspace? Now a beautiful, plant-filled studio at the foot of Table Mountain.
But as for the rest, every single design is still hand sketched, and every piece of leather still selected, cut and crafted under his watchful eye.
And sure, this takes time. It's not the easiest way or the most economic, but it's the right way.
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MADE BY ME

Matblac has grown and shrunk and grown and shrunk over the decade. Today it is my Hobby and Passion. Every piece is designed and made and shipped by Myself.

Our Story

PROPER LEATHER

Top shelf leather and triple backstitches for a Decade of Usage

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