Responsibility & sustainability

Made to last.
Made with care.

Our responsibility starts with thoughtful design, beautiful materials and products worth keeping.

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A handmade Hands of Tym vegetable-tanned leather piece
Repairable by design Vegetable-tanned Italian leather Recyclable packaging

Buy less. Keep longer.

A Hands of Tym piece should stay with you for a lifetime.

We design and make our leather goods with longevity in mind. They are meant to be used, to develop character and to become more personal with every passing year.

If a Hands of Tym item breaks, we will happily help you fix it. A well-made piece should be worth repairing—not replacing—so that it can continue to age with you.

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Georgie Tym hand stitching a leather piece

Our materials

Responsibly sourced, vegetable-tanned leather

We source fine Italian vegetable-tanned leather chosen for its beauty, durability and traditional production. Here is what makes it different.

01

Natural tanning agents

Vegetable tanning uses natural, organic materials to tan the leather.

02

Traditional production

Skilled artisans use techniques passed down through generations, producing leather by hand with minimal electricity.

03

Made to develop character

The finished leather needs no synthetic surface treatment. It evolves naturally, developing a richer personality through use.

05

An artisan craft

For our suppliers, vegetable tanning is not simply a manufacturing process. It is a generations-old craft built around skill, patience and respect for the material.

Packed thoughtfully

Recyclable from the box to the tape.

We choose packaging with its next life in mind. Every element we currently use can be recycled.

  • Kraft boxes
  • Paper tape
  • Shredded paper filler
  • Tissue paper
Mangrove tree planting supported through the Hands of Tym Ecologi partnership

Buy one, get one tree

One £50+ order.
One tree funded.

For every website order over £50, Hands of Tym funds the planting of a tree through Ecologi.

These projects help restore ecosystems, absorb carbon and support communities through carefully selected reforestation work around the world.

Madagascar

Mangrove restoration

Protecting coastlines and absorbing carbon.

Kenya & Ethiopia

Forest regeneration

Restoring degraded land and improving biodiversity.

Mozambique

Community reforestation

Supporting locally led planting efforts.

Tanzania & Uganda

Forest gardens

Providing sustainable food and income sources.

How it works

Small actions, tracked transparently.

  1. 01

    Place an order worth more than £50 through our website.

  2. 02

    Hands of Tym funds one tree through our Ecologi partnership.

  3. 03

    Our live counter records the growing impact on behalf of our customers.

Our growing impact

Trees planted with Ecologi

Every qualifying order adds to the total. Follow the link to explore the projects and see how the partnership is tracked.

Visit our Ecologi profile
Live number of trees funded by Hands of Tym through Ecologi

Craft with purpose

Choose something worth keeping.

By choosing Hands of Tym, you are investing in quality craftsmanship while helping to restore the planet—one lasting piece and one tree at a time.

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