ROMAN / The maker

ROMAN made it.

Roman and his wife on the Maine coast
Roman, outside the workshop.

Designed and made in Maine

One person. Many materials.

Roman works across leather, cloth, stone and metal, guided by the properties of each. Form follows the material, the purpose, and the details that make an object worth keeping.

His grandfather was a tailor and suit maker. Cloth, fit and making something by hand are part of the family history. Roman carries that practice into leather, denim and the other things that seemed like a good idea to shape.

Material comes first. Its weight, grain and texture, and what working it reveals.

“Every material calls for a different approach.”

Studio principle / Material & method

  • Leather.Full-grain hides, hand-cut, hand-stitched, edges finished by hand.
  • Cloth.Custom denim and textiles, developed around fit and fabric.
  • Stone.Cut and opened at the bench. No drawing predicts what is inside.
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