As a designer who has been used to work the whole day behind a screen, Jan den Hartogh realized he was missing something important in his life and that was the opportunity to make stuff with his hands. As a fan of the amazing atmosphere of heritage goods and brands he loves the fact that many of these companies have the wisdom to know the difference between progress and improvement, which is why a pair of Red Wings from 1905, or a Filson jacket from 1914 are largely the same as the way they make them today. They hit on a good thing, and were smart enough to stick with it. Inspired by real craftsmen, he decided to learn the skills himself and just by ‘learning by doing’ he managed to teach himself the making of quality leather goods. The handmade leather products from Duke & Sons Leather are inspired by heritage brands with authentic characteristics, which have been making the same quality products for decades without making any sacrifices to quality and material. Often these products are still made by hand or on the same machinery that has been used since the early twenties. Duke & Sons Leather makes quality products which will last a lifetime. Film by Vates www.vates.tv www.facebook.com/VatesDigital The Stranded Sailors www.strandedsailors.com www.facebook.com/TheStrandedSailors Directing, Cinematography and Edit by Edwin van der Sande www.facebook.com/EdwinvderSande Additional Cinematography by Raphaël ter Maat Duke and Sons www.dukeandsonsleather.com www.facebook.com/dukeandsonsleather Shot with: Sony FS700 Canon 50mm f/1.4 Samyang 85mm f/1.4 Canon 16-35mm L f/2.8 Tamron 90mm f2.8 Macro Special thanks to Arteffects for letting us borrow their camera gear for this special shoot. www.arteffects.tv www.facebook.com/arteffectstv And massive thanks to JAGEA Lederwaren for letting us use their location for parts of our shoot.

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