History
Owner Peter Maxwell learned leather working techniques as a child and developed the Made Solid collection as a way to combine those traditional techniques with contemporary, creative Southern California style. In a few short years, the MS Collection has grown from just a few pieces to over 40 designs and now includes beaded jewelry and apparel. Made Solid moved from it's original Angeleno Heights studio to the current East Hollywood shop/studio location in 2016. The brand continues to work with retailers around the world including Colette (Paris), Nordstrom, Jenni Kayne, Stag Provisions, ACME Furniture (Tokyo) and CPCM (Tokyo). Made Solid has been featured in Clutch Magazine, The LA Times, WWD.com and on Jimmy Kimmel, GMA and The Jimmy Fallon Show. We have released collaborations with Ahlem Eyewear, Gogosha Optique, artist Yusuke Hanai, Connolly England and Olivia Kim VP of Creative Projects at Nordstrom.
Specialties
Made Solid specializes in high quality, handmade leather accessories, bags and home goods. Everything is made onsite using traditional saddle making techniques and vegetable tanned leather. Our design is clean, creative and contemporary. We are dedicated to using all natural products. Made Solid produces a collection of Antique African trade bead jewelry, also handmade onsite. All available in store The shop carries indigo textiles, ceramics, woven bamboo, vintage pieces, apparel and artwork from Japan, Australia and across Africa. Custom requests welcome.