River City Leather (RCL)

River City Leather, a family-owned shop in Gallipolis, Ohio, manufactures leather goods in their small town that sits along the Ohio River. Aaron found leather work as a hobby while recovering from a motorcycle accident–but it quickly became more than that. After he made Erin a leather tote for her birthday, they found an overwhelming interest from their friends and community, and soon after, RCL was founded in 2011. Starting in a spare bedroom, then a shed, a small studio, a garage workshop, a retail store with a workshop and shoe repair, they now work from a 5,000 square foot manufacturing facility. With all the growth over the years in business they’ve never lost sight of their love for leather. Their RCL products continue to have a beautiful timeless design, rooted in practicality and made to last.