Leather 13 is a family business started in Aotearoa New Zealand by Alice and Joe Wolf. Alice has come to leathercraft after 10+ years of work with collections of public museums. With a lot of insight and knowledge about restoring antique materials, long-term storage, protection, preservation, and preventive conservation of items, she is able to address issues related to the aging of leather goods. She learned leathercraft first using only manual tools and old-school techniques. She started gathering knowledge and experience around the world listening to the old crafters, reading, practicing, and learning from mistakes. Later, something that started as a curious interest became a strong passion. She ended her museum career to become a mature leathercrafter. Collaboration with Joe brought the trade to a new level because he has been always working with wood and metal. His skills opened great opportunities to enhance the background processes of leathercraft such as modification of tools, alterations in metal hardware, customization of furniture for professional purposes, wooden moulding, and other related work alongside the alternative angle of view that widens the horizons of analytical thinking. We are both passionate about our work and progress. We love getting it done.