T Cole Crafts

As an artist, Tim Cole seeks to capture individual moments and adventures. He looks for the quirkiness in any situation, presenting an alternative view of the familiar.

Working with mixed media, Tim combines his photography with leather working skills. Carefully curated photographic images are enhanced and developed with tooling and carving techniques to make each piece unique and individual.

He founded T Cole Crafts in 2019. Blending traditional crafts with modern technology and rapid prototyping techniques, his aim was to create unique, personalised leather gifts which were ergonomic, and have a cradle-to-cradle life. In 2021, cork fabric products were introduced as a vegan friendly option, using the flexibility that cork offers to design custom accessories. Already committed to a zero-waste approach, Tim is now reducing the energy requirements of his studio and market stalls with the goal of ultimately generating more electricity than he uses.