Friday & River is a San Diego-based brand founded by a husband and wife team, Joe Freitag and Yumi Kawamura, who create leather goods, home goods, and accessories. They fuse traditional western ruggedness with the minimal design ethos of Japan, using earth-friendly materials and minimalist techniques. All items are made to order or in small batches, and they strive to eliminate waste at each step of the production process. Their leather goods are handcrafted with the highest quality materials following traditional leathercraft techniques and methods.