Spooner + Watts

http://spoonerandwatts.co.uk/site/

Each of the Spooner + Watts products are finished to such a high quality that when I first saw them I couldn't believe that they're all made from the highest quality leather and suede to give the impression of paper and card products. The table top on the café table above is upholstered in hand finished white and blue bridle leather squares for the gingham effect. The bags in the picture are made from leather, the straps are plaited leather to look like material. The attention to detail is key to the success in all the products, one of my favourite accessories of theirs is the small, brown paper bag to the right. It's finished so flawlessly with every line, fold and join in exactly the right place that the end effect completely fools the eye into thinking it must be paper when it's actually made from natural goatskin.
Most of the Spooner + Watts products are reinventions of different forms of packaging or storage, instead of using their materials to produce something to just be placed on a shelf, they have created pieces which form discussions and that are completely functional so as to be used daily.
This kind of visual deceit is different from the desired effect of the SOFttILES, it is more about an everyday object becoming something of luxury and high quality materials. The surprise at the product being from the wrong materials is also more powerful and provides a real interest in the product, making the viewer want to become to owner of such a unique piece.