Quality brand of handcrafted leather aprons from the “Green Heart” of the Netherlands.

Speklab is a company co-owned by my partner Marieka Ratsma and me. The company specialises in handmade leather aprons sold via its online store. The company was established in 2015 when leather aprons were popular. Major Dutch retailers were selling these aprons, including Intratuin, Bol.com, Sligro, and BBQ shops.

The idea for the company was sparked while they were scouring through a leather wholesaler’s leftover leather for Marieka’s handmade bags. They came across large whole and half hides that seemed too significant to be cut into smaller pieces. Then, they thought of using these large pieces to make aprons. They used high-quality leftover leather as much as possible instead of buying large batches from Spain.