Hi, I'm Sylvia and I'm the maker behind Patina.

Patina was born during a season of burnout, when I found myself desperate to reconnect with my own creativity. Somewhere between screens and scrolling, deadlines and to-do lists, I craved the feeling of making something tactile in a world that's gone entirely digital. Leatherwork became my creative practice and a way to build something from start to finish with my own hands. There is a deep satisfaction in crafting something real that you can actually hold.

As someone who has journaled their entire life, from childhood diaries to sketchbooks filled with thoughts and ideas, Patina is where my love for leatherwork and journaling meet. It is an ode to my childhood, when the world was still very much analog and life felt a little slower. It is a way of returning to the things that made me feel present and connected.

"Patina" is a reminder of time passing. It is the wear that comes from being used, loved, and lived in. It carries a sense of nostalgia, but also shows how something has changed and evolved over time. I find something beautiful in that. The marks we leave behind are evidence that we were here, that we lived through something, and that we grew.

That is what I hope Patina can offer. A reason to pause and reconnect with yourself. Each piece is made slowly and by hand, with the hope that it becomes part of your own rituals, thoughts, and memories. Something that grows with you and carries a little bit of your story along the way.