Minimal, elegant, and refined are three words best associated with Cape Town-born luxury leather brand Research Unit. You may recognise the brand’s utilitarian designs, such as the canvas-and-leather scout pack, with its detachable notebook inner; simple, slick wallets; and textured ostrich-skin card holders, all stocked at the store in the V&A Watershed. Founders Chad and Erin-Lee Petersen sum up the philosophy of the brand: “We believe that genuine luxury is inclusive, innovative, timeless, (and) personal.”
Research Unit was founded in 2011, and now, to celebrate the increased recognition of the brand, LA-based Australian actor Nic Bishop has been appointed as a brand ambassador.
He first discovered the brand while filming in Cape Town, and since then has become friends with Erin-Lee. Bishop says on the collaboration: “I first encountered Research Unit while I was filming in Cape Town in 2015, and ever since that visit to their store, I have been fascinated with this brand. Everything from the phenomenal quality of the product and the craftsmanship, to the experience of purchasing my first hand-stitched piece, so carefully engineered. (The) products are stylish, progressive, and truly unique. I am thrilled to be associated with a brand so in tune with modern day excellence.”
researchunitstudio.com
August 2016
Local leather brand Research Unit presents Nic Bishop as its new ambassador
Minimal, elegant, and refined are three words best associated with Cape Town-born luxury leather brand Research Unit. You may recognise the brand’s utilitarian designs, such as the canvas-and-leather scout pack, with its detachable notebook inner; simple, slick wallets; and textured ostrich-skin card holders, all stocked at the store in the V&A Watershed. Founders Chad and Erin-Lee Petersen sum up the philosophy of the brand: “We believe that genuine luxury is inclusive, innovative, timeless, (and) personal.”
Research Unit was founded in 2011, and now, to celebrate the increased recognition of the brand, LA-based Australian actor Nic Bishop has been appointed as a brand ambassador.
He first discovered the brand while filming in Cape Town, and since then has become friends with Erin-Lee. Bishop says on the collaboration: “I first encountered Research Unit while I was filming in Cape Town in 2015, and ever since that visit to their store, I have been fascinated with this brand. Everything from the phenomenal quality of the product and the craftsmanship, to the experience of purchasing my first hand-stitched piece, so carefully engineered. (The) products are stylish, progressive, and truly unique. I am thrilled to be associated with a brand so in tune with modern day excellence.”
researchunitstudio.com