“THE MEDIUM IS THE MESSAGE”
Marshall McLuhan*
Promotional products are indeed the medium to send important messages intended to influence our business associates, whether customers, potential customers or employees. In selecting corporate gifts or rewards, we all want to send a positive message and project a lasting quality image of ourselves and our company. There is no medium that has more to say than leather. It represents strength, character and determination combined with quality, prestige and value. The very term “branding” comes from putting your very own distinctive mark on hides “to distinguish” your property fromothers. Notwo “brands”were to be the same.
*Marshall McLuhan has been referred to as the “High Priest of Pop Culture” and the “Metaphysician of Media”. He is considered the leading prophet of the electronic age
Our Most Popular Imprint Methods:
STAMPED DEBOSS
A die is created from a logo image and is then depressed into the leather or suede with high heat and pressure, so that the image sits below the product surface, sometimes referred to as blind stamping. 3D EMBOSS
The raising of an image on a product, accomplished by pressing the leather between concave and convex dies so that the image is raised above the surface of the jacket or accessory. EMBROIDERY
A stitch file (DST) is created and the design is stitched onto the leather item through the use of high speed, computer controlled sewing machines. The design is reproduced with tightly-stitched thread. Fine detail may be difficult to achieve. Lamb leathers are not recommended. |  |
Further Customization Options:
3D EMBOSS - ANTIQUED
The leather item is embossed (as above), the edges of the imprint are then sanded to give an aged look only suitable for Buffalo or Cowhide Leathers. COLOUR FILL
The leather item is stamp debossed (as above) and then a coloured ink fill is applied into the deboss. Metallic fills also available.
HAND CUT LEATHER WORK
An outline is created from the design on to the leather hides. The leather is then hand cut, accentuated with embroidery (depending on the details of the logo) and stitched on to the leather item.
CUSTOM SNAPS & ZIPPER PULLS
Die-cast customize snaps & zipper pulls. Large volume orders only.
PAD PRINTING
A recessed surface is covered with ink. The plate is wiped clean, yet the ink remains in the recessed area of the plate. A silicone pad presses against the plate and pulls the ink out of the recesses. The pad then moves and presses directly against the leather product. Pad printing is excellent for imprinting small or unusually-shaped leather accessories.
SILKSCREENING
An image is transferred to the leather by ink squeegeed through a stenciled screen stretched over a frame. Screens are treated with a light-sensitive emulsion, then film positives are put in contact with the screens and exposed to light. The light hardens the emulsion not covered by the film, leaving a soft area on the screen for the squeegee to force ink through. Also referred to as screen printing.