Popov Leather

Founded and still run by Ryan and Jill Popoff in Nelson, BC since 2013 per the vendor's own about page; no press reports of any sale, investment, or private-equity involvement. Corporations Canada's federal registry returns zero results for Popov Leather, consistent with the terms of service naming a BC entity, Popov Leather Ltd., which was not checked against the BC Registry directly.

• About Popov Leather | Handmade in Nelson, BC Since 2013 | Popov Leather® · the vendor's own site “Popov Leather was founded in 2013”
• Federal Corporation Search · registry record “0 results were found, 0 returned.”

Vendor states every product is cut, sewn, burnished, and checked at its own Nelson, BC workshop by a team of about 18 artisans; independent product reviews corroborate handmade-in-Canada production.

• About Popov Leather | Handmade in Nelson, BC Since 2013 | Popov Leather® · the vendor's own site “cut, sewn, burnished and checked”

Single-site business: HQ and the entire roughly 18-person production and customer service team are in Nelson, BC per the vendor's own about page.

• About Popov Leather | Handmade in Nelson, BC Since 2013 | Popov Leather® · the vendor's own site “a team of artisans local to the area”

The vendor's own product pages name Horween, a Chicago, US tannery, as the leather for lines like the shell cordovan keychain and Chromexcel wallets, while its general about page says leather comes from unnamed 'North American hides...tanned at respected tanneries', leaving the split between US and Canadian tanneries for other lines an estimate; hardware and thread origins are not stated.

• Premium Shell Cordovan Leather Keychain - Durable & Elegant - Popov Leather® · the vendor's own site “This keychain is made with Horween Shell Cordovan”
• About Popov Leather | Handmade in Nelson, BC Since 2013 | Popov Leather® · the vendor's own site “Ours comes from North American hides and is tanned at respected tanneries.”