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Handmade Bag — Collection No. I

Barkin Barkin: handmade full-grain leather dog bags, cut and saddle-stitched by hand in Dubai

Lovable breeds.
Nothing for sale — yet.

Each one modelled from life, in a shelter

The dog is the bag. The bag is the dog. We refuse to explain further.

The Corgi — No. 01 — Edition of 250

Meet Sultan

Saddle-tan calfskin over a sculpted shell, cream bib, four brass casters. A cabin case that sits when told and follows everywhere else.

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Saddle tan
Hardware
Aged brass
Stitch
Saddle, cream
Sultan, the Barkin corgi bag in saddle-tan calfskin, three-quarter view Sultan, the handmade corgi leather case, side profile showing the saddle-stitched zip spine Sultan, the corgi-shaped leather bag, front view with cream bib and brass hardware Sultan, the corgi leather case from behind, showing four brass casters Sultan, the corgi cabin case photographed from above
Sultan, the Barkin corgi bag in saddle-tan calfskin, three-quarter view
Sultan, the handmade corgi leather case, side profile showing the saddle-stitched zip spine
Sultan, the corgi-shaped leather bag, front view with cream bib and brass hardware
Sultan, the corgi leather case from behind, showing four brass casters
Sultan, the corgi cabin case photographed from above
Three-quarter — 01 / 05
Close-up of the saddle-stitched zip spine on a Barkin leather dog bag
Zip spine — saddle-stitched twice
Close-up of the corgi face, cut and stitched from eleven panels of one hide
The face — eleven panels, one hide
Macro detail of uncorrected full-grain calfskin used for Barkin cases
Full-grain calfskin, uncorrected
The Doberman — Front The Doberman — Profile The Doberman — Rear The Doberman — From above
The Doberman — Front
The Doberman — Profile
The Doberman — Rear
The Doberman — From above
Front — 01 / 04
The Doberman — No. 02 — Edition of 150

Meet Habibi

Black pebbled hide with cognac points, ears up, expression set. The guard dog of checked luggage — it has never been opened by anyone but its owner.

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Black pebble
Hardware
Gunmetal
Stitch
Saddle, cognac
The Doberman face, close
The mask — cognac inlay
Zip spine on black pebbled hide
Brass zip on black pebble
Chest patches, hand stitched
Chest points — stitched, not printed
The Pug — No. 03 — Edition of 100

Meet Charlie

Fawn nubuck, every wrinkle cut and stitched by hand, tail coiled at the rear like a signature. The smallest of the house, and the slowest to make.

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Fawn nubuck
Hardware
Matte black
Stitch
Saddle, tonal
The Pug — Front The Pug — Profile The Pug — Rear The Pug — From above The Pug — The interior
The Pug — Front
The Pug — Profile
The Pug — Rear
The Pug — From above
The Pug — The interior
Front — 01 / 05
The Pug tail, stitched coil
The tail — one coil, forty stitches
The Pug wrinkles, cut by hand
Every wrinkle cut by hand
The interior, opened
Inside — twill, straps, silence
Barkin — handmade bag

Cut, stitched and finished by hand

Each case takes one artisan eleven days: full-grain hides selected for the breed, saddle-stitched at eight points to the centimetre, hardware set by hand. No two noses come out alike. We consider this a feature.

Eleven days — one artisan — one dog
Join the Waitlist

Nothing is for sale. Yet.

First fittings are offered in order of the list, by appointment. We will write once. We will not write twice.

Joining the list obliges you to nothing, and us to very little.
Frequently Asked

Questions we get, answered plainly

On the leather, the atelier, the list — and the dogs the collection was drawn from.

What exactly is Barkin?

A small Dubai atelier making handmade full-grain leather cases sculpted in the shape of dogs. Collection No. I is three breeds — a corgi, a doberman and a pug — each produced in a numbered edition.

How is a Barkin case made?

By hand, one at a time. Full-grain hides are selected for the breed, cut into panels — eleven for a face alone — saddle-stitched at eight points to the centimetre, then finished with hardware set by hand. Uncorrected leather means no two noses come out alike. We consider this a feature.

Are the bags for sale?

Not yet. Barkin is waitlist-only. First fittings are offered in the order of the list, by appointment, in Dubai. Joining costs nothing, commits you to nothing, and we write once — not twice.

Can you make a case of my own dog?

Yes. Choose “Use my own dog” on the waitlist form and we will be in touch to gather portraits, measurements and temperament. Bespoke commissions take longer than eleven days and are strictly limited.

What happens after I join the list?

You receive a position number immediately. When your breed is ready, we write once — by email, or on WhatsApp if you left a number. Your details are never sold, shared or added to a mailing list.

Why do you ask for a phone or WhatsApp number?

Fittings are by appointment and time-sensitive, and WhatsApp is how the UAE actually replies. It is used for your fitting. Nothing else.

Sultan, Habibi, Charlie — are they real dogs?

They are. Each case in Collection No. I was drawn from life — from a dog we met in a shelter here in the Emirates — rather than from a breed standard. It is why the proportions are a little particular, and why we name them.

Can I meet the dog mine was modelled on?

Tick the box on the waitlist form and we will tell you where he was drawn, and who is looking after him. Some are still looking for homes. We will leave that there.

Where is Barkin based, and where do you deliver?

Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Collection No. I is offered first across the UAE and the wider GCC. Fittings are held in Dubai by appointment.

Press and partnership enquiries?

Write to the atelier. Press kits, high-resolution imagery, and interviews — in English or Arabic — are available on request.