Sustainability, endurance, and the beauty of time.
At Hoi Bo, we hold a deep reverence for materials. Every choice we make — from fabric to hardware — is guided by a commitment to lasting design, full use, and respect for origin.
Wildgrain Leather, our name for kangaroo leather, comes from a regulated wild-harvest system in Australia. Populations are monitored, quotas are set, and nothing is wasted: the meat is used for food, the hide for leather. This is not farming, nor feedlots, but a system meant to keep balance in the landscape. We know some feel the most ethical path is never to use animal materials at all, and we respect that view. Our perspective is different: we choose natural materials because they last, they age with beauty, and they help us reduce waste over time.
What makes Wildgrain distinct is its strength and refinement. The unique fiber structure of the hide gives it one of the highest strength-to-weight ratios of any leather — light, yet incredibly strong. This allows us to craft elegant pieces that stand up to daily-wear, without excess bulk.
We finish it with a bark-tanning process — an age-old method that brings warmth and depth to the surface. The hides are drum-stuffed and left with a naked finish, allowing the leather to breathe and evolve naturally. With time, this finish develops a rich patina — softening, darkening, and becoming more individual the longer it’s carried.
Every hide also carries subtle traces of its life in the wild — fine marks, variations, and quiet details of movement across the landscape. These are not imperfections, but signatures of authenticity, reminders that this is a natural material with a history of its own.
For us, working with Wildgrain Leather is an act of reverence: to make something that lasts, to waste nothing, and to allow a material shaped by nature to tell its own story over years of use.
To wear, to use for days, for years.
Explore the Wildgrain Leather collection.