About Leatherwise
Leatherwise owner
Andre Mendes da Costa
Leatherwise® is a locally owned and operated leather upholstery care and restoration business based in Masterton and covering the greater Wairarapa region but we have clients throughout New Zealand.
Business owner Andre Mendes da Costa is an experienced and qualified upholstery and textile care technician who has been working in the industry since 2004. Andre has become respected in the Wairarapa business and local community for his genuine customer care combined with a careful eye for detail and dedication to quality work, an aptitude that he now applies to the specialised care and restoration of leather upholstery.
In 2011 Andre established Leatherwise® after investing in specialised training with Paul Ford, one of New Zealand's most experienced and respected leather restoration craftsmen, and he continues to network and train with national and international leather restoration experts in order to ensure that your valuable leather receives the very best attention possible. In 2012 Andre gained his IICRC certification in leather upholstery care.
Business owner Andre Mendes da Costa is an experienced and qualified upholstery and textile care technician who has been working in the industry since 2004. Andre has become respected in the Wairarapa business and local community for his genuine customer care combined with a careful eye for detail and dedication to quality work, an aptitude that he now applies to the specialised care and restoration of leather upholstery.
In 2011 Andre established Leatherwise® after investing in specialised training with Paul Ford, one of New Zealand's most experienced and respected leather restoration craftsmen, and he continues to network and train with national and international leather restoration experts in order to ensure that your valuable leather receives the very best attention possible. In 2012 Andre gained his IICRC certification in leather upholstery care.
Business Awards
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In 2012 and 2013, Leatherwise® was featured in the Wairarapa Times-Age for placing highly in the annual David Awards: Heroes in Small Business.
The David Awards are New Zealand's first national business award programme for small, micro and home businesses, and in both years Leatherwise® was judged as a Finalist for not just one but three categories:
In 2014 Leatherwise® was judged as a Finalist in the David Awards' new Solo Meo category. |
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"Excellent consistency, appropriate promotions, good use of budget and doing the new media stuff too ... Leatherwise walks the talk in terms of professionalism, image, and communications. A very good example of a small business that demonstrates professionalism far beyond what most small businesses do, but which is also appropriate to a small business."
— Judges, 2012 David Awards
The Leatherwise Name and Logo
The name "Leatherwise" was conceived by Andre's son Ricardo, who came up with the idea while the family were discussing possible names for the business. Ricardo's suggestion was inspired by "Signwise," the name of a multi-award-winning Wellington sign company then owned by Andre's brother Paul Mendes da Costa, who worked with Andre in designing and producing the final logo and vehicle graphics.
In August 2012 the name "Leatherwise" and its current logo became a registered New Zealand trademark.
In August 2012 the name "Leatherwise" and its current logo became a registered New Zealand trademark.
Original logo concept
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Revised logo concept
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Draft logo design for final concept
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Finalised and current logo concept
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