Krisztina DOBOS
Winter on the snow-capped mountains collection – woman’s handbag
2021
cowhide, sheepskin, goatskin, pigskin, sawn, hemmed with French seam, leather appliqué sewn onto it, twisted leather button
Photo: SULYOK Miklós
DOBOS Krisztina
1972, Budapest, leatherworker
She first wanted to be a graphic artist and then she turned her attention to applied arts and qualifed as a leatherworker and a leatherworker instructor. Her master was Imre Molnár, a Ferenczy Prize-winning leatherworker. She now makes unique leather items based on traditions: bags, (belt) pouches, backpacks, sabretaches, belts, folders, thy-bags, various holders, containers, and complete motorcycle collections in her workshop. She purchased old manual tools, a foot leather sewing machine and a sewing chair from the estates of several elderly masters. As an instructor and educator she has been involved in teaching handicraft skills to children and young people living in her neighbourhood, promoting leather and participating in craf shows since 2008.
