klinik first aid

We often share a special bond with our bags, satchels, or small leather goods — everyday companions and silent witnesses to our stories and memories.

Rather than parting with them, why not give them a second life — enhancing them with a new design, a fresh look that both preserves and renews them?

To address the challenges of sustainability in leather goods, AWA is developing the KLINIK project — a collection of leather pieces made from upcycled offcuts.
These playful, pre-made elements — patches, splints, prosthetics — are designed for the reconditioning and transformation of leather articles.

We work with leather scraps

Various leather patches with custom embossing

“Low-tech” Repair, the elements are easy to apply, requiring little to no disassembly

Repair of a backpack handle using an prefabricated Klinik element

Reparation lowtech, only a few basic tools are needed to carry ou the operation

The range of uses is wide: adding unexpected touches or reinforcements brightens your item while strengthening its weak points, concealing stains or holes.
Similarly, a repair piece can replace a broken component, such as a clasp or strap, and even transform the function of your object.
For example, by adding a small fixing tab, your handbag can become a backpack — or a pouch can turn into a shoulder bag.

For all these reasons, AWA is developing the KLINIK project, bringing together pieces and offers a ‘first aid kit’ for leather goods. Using various leather scraps, we develop playful, prefabricated leather items for reconditioning for and by individuals – very much like bandages, splints, and prostheses. These repair items are also offered and packaged into chic kits for a quality recycling that brings about customers’ creativity.

First Aid Care

Playful, versatile patches made from various leather qualities — in different shapes, colors, patterns, and sizes — to reinforce or cover imperfections such as stains or holes.