Was it Joan Collins who said that every woman should own a leather jacket? Well, Joan I’ve never really been a leather fan, fashion or interiors-wise. Until! Until I saw Genevieve Bennett’s work in the flesh. Genevieve sculpts, embosses, engraves, layers, just does stuff (by hand) to leather that makes me like it a lot. Behold:

Having studied at the RCA then worked in fashion creating embroidered and printed leather accessories, Genevieve says, ‘as a textile designer I have always loved colour. I use alot of neutrals in combination with brights and unusal darks in my own home. But my work is actually influenced more by pattern, motif and texture.’

Her design process begins with sketching, then working in card and paper to create 3D models and raised motifs, then she works with CAD before finally creating the finished result in leather.

As well as decorative panels, Genevieve produces flooring, upholstery and furniture and next up is an engraved leather screen for Knoll, which is due to launch at the end of the month. Lovely, lovely stuff.