COMMISSIONS
One piece, made for one person.
Atelier Petrov works by commission. Bags, wallets, belts, pouches and watch straps, each cut, hand-stitched and finished by one maker at the bench in Oslo.
I'm Vladimir. My roots are Serbian, my training is in the French maroquinerie tradition, and I have worked leather for 15 years. I have lived in Norway for 20 years, and the values here shape the work: use what is good, waste little, make things that last.
The number of commissions each year is limited, and every piece is numbered.
How a commission works
1. Conversation. Tell me what the piece is for and how you will live with it. We meet at the atelier by appointment, or by video.
2. Proposal. We choose the hide together, and I send a written proposal with design, materials and price.
3. Reservation. A 30% deposit reserves your numbered place at the bench. The deposit is kept if a commission is cancelled. For rare hides, the cost of the hide is paid upfront.
4. Making. I build the pattern and, where fit matters, a working prototype before cutting the final leather.
5. Handover. You collect the finished piece at the atelier, or I send it to you.
Price on request. Every commission is quoted individually after our first conversation.