KOMPANERO Is a range of leather bags with a distinctive weathered look, vintage appeal and a contemporary design inspired by the concept 'leather being a timeless companion'.
The deep passion for leather and natural sustainable materials along with the companys love for handcrafting delivers a beautiful range of bags.
The brand name KOMPANERO is inspired from the Spanish word that means “Companion”. The Brand mnemonic is inspired by the closeness representation of arm in arm, which defines one who cares for each other. KOMPANERO started from a small store in 2014 in the beautiful garden city Bangalore. KOMPANERO has since spread it's wings and flown far west ward to Australia where Kompanero has achieved quite a cult following. The brand is now available in more than 300 stores in Australia, it is also been building up a steady presence across the high streets of UK, with it's UK exclusive brand store being located in central London, Covent Garden. Closer to home, KOMPANERO can be found in over 25 stores across the length & breadth of India.
Plastic-free world
KOMPANERO are truly averse to synthetic materials, and believe that plastic, PU and all other synthetic materials are leading us towards sure doom and the world would really do much better without synthetics. Hence the brands efforts are always geared towards the use of natural materials wherever possible and that is reflected in all aspects of KOMPANEROS design, whether it be the products, the packaging or auxiliary materials.
Piece-Dyeing
Each KOMPANERO bag is individually piece-dyed. Piece-dyeing limits or negates the need for stocking large amounts of inventory, reduces wastage of leather as well as water. Instead of tanning whole sheets of leather, KOMPANERO only dye the exact amount of leather needed piece by piece, thereby increasing the cutting yield leading to lesser wastage. Piece-dyeing also leads to much lesser effluent and pollutants as compared to traditional dyeing. Through this technique, the company's usable leather yield has increased by around 30%.
Responsible business
KOMPANERO work closely with a local community of visually and auditory challenged destitute girls (school and hostel venture funded by Ramakrishna Mission). While many of them complete schooling and move on with their lives, a lot of them stay back in the hostels without jobs as they are not equipped to operate independently in the world. KOMPANERO has set up a handcraft unit there to provide employment to these destitute girls where their team trains them on handcraft techniques such as weave, spiral patterns used on many of KOMPANEROS bags thereby, providing some means of self-dignity, financial independence and enthusiasm for future life. The brand is rapidly increasing more and more opportunities for them as an effort to empower and grow their craftsmanship with the greatest possible degree of independence, autonomy, and participation.
Every year 1% of Kompanero annual sales goes towards the support for these girls. With every Kompanero purchase you will also be contributing to the mission to make the world a better place for them.
