Description
The leather box is named ‘The Bookbox’ as it takes its origin from the beautiful old book-boxes, in which people would place their most valuable books to take extra good care of them.
Dimensions: 50/36/12 cm (A3 in internal measures)
Material: Aniline leather
Colour: Exterior is dusty grey and the interior has a soft turquoise base
Production location: Handmade in Portugal
Logo placement: Discretely blind debossed inside the lid
Personalisation: Possible to deboss initials, name, monogram or logo on the top of the lid of the box
This Bookbox is crafted in dusty grey, aniline leather on the exterior with a beautiful soft turquoise on the internal base. This is our magnum leather Bookbox, but it comes in three other sizes; small, medium and large. Apart from this dusty grey and soft turquoise colour combination, the leather Bookbox also comes in a beautiful black tone with a dark blue base.
In the office the magnum leather box is an ideal storage solution in large meeting rooms and Boardrooms, for notebooks, pens, remote controls, connectors, post-it notes and whiteboard markers. With The Bookbox you have these items right at the table, where you need them, but without having the mess. Many offices have chosen the magnum leather box instead of a shelf or drawer system, not only saving space but saving the cost of a bigger piece of furniture, keeping the office or meeting room tidy and everything you need within reach.
The leather Bookbox can be personalised with initials, name, monogram or logo.
The Bookbox is our bestselling box and was the first of August Sandgren’s aesthetic storage boxes. It is an iconic box with a design that dates back to August Sandgren himself, 100 years ago. The Bookbox is made in various sizes and material and the colour combination is composed by the renowned Danish designer, Margrethe Odgaard. Margrethe designed the colour universe with inspiration from mineral rocks and each box has one colour on the exterior and another colour in the bottom inside the box. We can make bespoke colours for orders above 50 units.
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Free shipping in Europe on purchases above €300
Free return globally
~60% returning happy customers and close to 0% returns
Sustainable in design, production process and choice of materials
Made in Europe from European raw materials
Arrives in gift-ready wrapping
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Cherish your precious belongings
It was during a personal search for storage solutions that the vision for August Sandgren originated. I, Pia, who directs the company, love a decluttered environment and I like it to be functional, high-quality, and aesthetic. I couldn’t find any storage objects that met all my demands. We discovered August Sandgren, and by integrating our vision with his unbelievable heritage, we believe we can create functional and aesthetic boxes, folders, and holders, which suits today’s world but rendered in a quality unparalleled by anyone other than traditional craftsmen.
We believe we succeeded, and fortunately, our customers agree.
Crafted by hand in the best available materials
Each August Sandgren object is crafted by hand in Portugal by a fourth-generation family of craftsmen. They are not only incredibly talented, but also very dear to us.
The leather and fabrics that we use are all sourced in Europe and from leading tanneries offering transparency; from the origin of the hide to their Oeko-tex certified tanning processes.
Today, most of our objects are crafted in surplus materials sourced from the world’s leading furniture and fashion brands – we are not only very proud to contribute to waste reduction, but also to work with a quality that does not get any better!
It is easy to keep your object beautiful
We craft our objects to last – both in their construction and in our choice of materials. The construction is perfected in every aspect to ensure that it lasts, and to a large extent, so will the leather. The leather will, however, patinate, which we believe is part of its beauty and a testimony to how natural a product we create. To maintain our objects in the best possible way, and to keep it moist, you should leave it out of direct sunlight and every couple of years, treat it with leather grease – just use a soft, clean, cotton cloth and a thin layer of grease, and that’s it!
Make it personal!
All our leather objects can be personalised with name or initials. It is a small addition with a huge and valuable potential for appreciation from the receiver – that person being yourself or someone dear to you.
Personalising your object is easy and only increases delivery time with a maximum of two-three days.
"August Sandgren makes mess pretty"
Ditte Isager, Photographer
"Boxes like these can last a lifetime"
Michael Pram Rasmussen, Senior Executive
"The precision of the craftsmanship, the proportions and the wonderful tactility of the leather is a daily joy"
Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen, Architect
"It really works! My keys, receipts, cards, etc., now have a home, and I always know where to find my things in the morning"
Dago Diedrich, Senior Partner McKinsey & Company
"We love the quality, love the simple design, love that it is designed to last forever - no one else is really doing this"
Juliana Parker, Interior Designer
"An elegant and conscious way to hide otherwise distracting clutter. Unique storage solution that is a beautiful object in itself"
Olga Krukovskaya, Interior Designer