G Ettinger Limited is a British company, based in London, specialising in luxury leather goods. Founded in 1934 by Gerry Ettinger, the eponymous company is still 100% family-owned and run.
The company designs and is an artisanal manufacturer of small luxury leather goods, cases and bags, which are sold on their website and distributed internationally, especially in Japan.
The company has its own leather goods factory in
Walsall, but has kept its head office in London.
G Ettinger Ltd was awarded a
royal warrant A royal warrant is a document issued by a monarch which confers rights or privileges on the recipient, or has the effect of law.
Royal warrant may refer to:
* Royal warrant of appointment, warrant to tradespeople who supply goods or services to a r ...
to
Charles, Prince of Wales in 1996 and has also made gifts under licence for the
Wimbledon Championships from 1992 until 2015.
Company history
Ettinger began as a British importer of leather goods and luxury gifts from
continental Europe
Continental Europe or mainland Europe is the contiguous continent of Europe, excluding its surrounding islands. It can also be referred to ambiguously as the European continent, – which can conversely mean the whole of Europe – and, by ...
. England then still had an important leather industry, and it was in London that the finest leather goods were made.
From the 1950s to the '80s, Ettinger gradually strengthened its manufacturing base in London and then in Walsall, still under the helm of "Gerry" Ettinger.
Robert Ettinger, Gerry's eldest son, took over in 1990. The company specialised further into small upmarket leather goods and developed the Ettinger brand, notably in Japan.
Craftsmanship
As one of the last leather goods manufacturers in Great Britain, the company is taking an active role in promoting craftsmanship and craft tutoring in the UK.
Partnerships and associations
Throughout the years, Ettinger has made all kinds of leather goods for many British brands, including
Asprey,
Harrods
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,
Fortnum & Mason, and
Bentley
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.
The company is a member of the following business organisations:
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Royal Warrant Holders Association
*
The Walpole, the British luxury brands association
* BTAA, British Travelgoods and Accessories Association
See also
*
Walsall Leather Museum
Walsall Leather Museum is located in Walsall, in the West Midlands in England, and was opened in 1988, in a Victorian factory building renovated by Walsall Council. It tells the story of the leather trade in Walsall, charting the town's rise ...
*
Whitehouse Cox (British company) Whitehouse may refer to:
People
* Charles S. Whitehouse (1921-2001), American diplomat
* Cornelius Whitehouse (1796–1883), English engineer and inventor
* E. Sheldon Whitehouse (1883-1965), American diplomat
* Elliott Whitehouse (born 1993), ...
References
External links
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Galen Leather
1934 establishments in England
British royal warrant holders
Clothing brands of the United Kingdom
Companies based in the London Borough of Wandsworth
Clothing companies established in 1934
Gloves
Leather manufacturers
Luxury brands
Manufacturing companies of the United Kingdom
Clothing retailers of England
Clothing companies based in London
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