Slow is a Design Choice

At Markore, every decision begins with a question: Will this last? In an industry driven by speed and volume, we intentionally chose another path. One defined not by deadlines or drop cycles—but by durability, dignity, and human hands.

Time as a Material

It takes over 250 precise hand movements to complete a single wallet in the Markore workshop. Each edge is hand-burnished using natural wax. Each stitch is placed using Vinymo MBT thread, bonded and finished for long-term integrity. And each piece of full-grain, vegetable-tanned leather is cut to preserve the grain structure—not optimize yield.

This is not inefficiency. This is design.

Slowness, in this context, is not delay—it’s deliberate care. In fact, studies in the leathercraft sector show that small-batch handmade production leads to 40–60% fewer product returns compared to mass-produced alternatives (Source: Leather Industry Benchmarking 2022, European Leather Confederation).

Fast Isn’t Free

Fast production often shifts the cost away from the product and onto the people who make it—or the environment that absorbs its waste. PU-based synthetic leather, used in most fast fashion, can take up to 500 years to decompose. A typical wallet from mass-produced vegan leather lasts 1–2 years before cracking. Then it’s discarded.

By contrast, full-grain vegetable-tanned leather biodegrades naturally and lasts 20–30 years with regular use. When reinforced with bonded thread and human stitching, it becomes a product measured in decades, not seasons.

Designing for Decades

When a product is made slowly, it’s not just about how long it takes to finish. It’s about how long it’s meant to stay.

Markore designs are minimal for a reason: fewer parts, fewer break points, fewer trends to outgrow. This simplicity allows for repairability, and more importantly, timelessness. No lining that will flake. No filler that will collapse. Just solid leather, strong stitching, and considered design.

Final Thought

Fast is reactive. Slow is intentional.

And at Markore, slow is a choice made every day—not just in how products are made, but in why they exist at all.