Ses El Cuero Vive
Handmade in Bogotá · Since 1975

The leather lives.

We make vegetable-tanned leather goods by hand in our Bogotá workshop. They darken and soften as you use them, and they look best after a few years. We focus on two things: handmade agendas, and Arwaks loafers made to your size.

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Ses 100% leather agendas with snap closures and embossed logo, one in a gift box, with refill pages and Ses tags on a workbench
100% leather agendasSnap closure · embossed Ses logo
4.9★Etsy rating
123Orders shipped
1975Workshop founded
2Generations
What we make

Two lines, one workshop

Green Ses agenda with a brown leather spine, in front of a box of rolled agendas

Agendas

Handmade agendas with a stitched leather spine, plus 100% leather agendas made on demand.

See the agendas → Dark brown Arwaks loafers, top and sole view

Arwaks loafers

Hand-laced leather and suede moccasins, made to your foot measurements.

See the loafers →

Also from our workshop: Bags · Passport cases, wallets and belts

Bogotá workshop

Take a look inside our workshop

Everything we sell is cut, stitched and finished by hand here.

Why vegetable leather

It gets better with age

Vegetable-tanned leather is tanned with plant tannins, not chrome. Sunlight, hand oils and use darken it slowly, from pale tan to deep honey. Move the slider to see how a cover changes.

New6 months2 years5 years

Illustration only. Real patina depends on light, care and use.

Our story

A father, a son and a workshop in Bogotá

1975

José Linares Sr. opens Ses in Bogotá, making bags, notebooks, shoes, jackets, belts and wallets.

1986

Ses opens a showroom in New York City.

2018

José Linares Jr. brings Ses to Etsy, and orders start shipping worldwide.

Today

The father designs and makes. The son runs the shop and talks to customers.

“El cuero vive” is a Spanish expression. It means “the leather lives.” My father has said it for more than forty years, because the leather he uses keeps changing after it leaves the workshop. Like a good wine, it gets better with age.

Since 1975, every Ses product has been made by hand in Colombia with Colombian materials. We make each piece to order, so nothing sits in a warehouse, and we can adjust a size, a colour or an embossed name for you.

Our main focus is the two products customers love most: agendas and Arwaks loafers. We also make bags, wallets, passport cases and belts, and we still take custom orders for anything else in leather.

José Linares Jr. · Owner

Wholesale

Carry Ses in your shop

We work with independent stationery stores, gift shops and boutiques. Our agendas sit well beside the notebook and planner brands you already carry, and an embossing service gives your customers a reason to come back.

What stockists get

  • Wholesale pricing on everyday agendas and Arwaks loafers
  • Small first orders, so you can test before committing
  • Your shop's logo embossed on agendas, if you want a house line
  • Product photos and the story of the workshop for your shelf and website

Write to us with your shop name and city, and we'll send a line sheet with prices.

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