About RODTNES
RODTNES is a Danish ApS (CVR no. 38752065), founded and owned by Mette Rødtnes and based in Aarhus.
The brand began in spring 2012 with Mette’s design of the Loretta workbag, now a RODTNES classic. We are known for exquisite craftsmanship and premium natural materials, and our design is rooted in the modern Nordic tradition: functional, minimalistic and detailed with care. The designs are contemporary but made to last far beyond fast fashion.
Mette is an experienced architect and designer, with work spanning architecture, spatial and interior design, furniture, and leather bags and small leather goods. She still works as an architect while developing new designs for RODTNES, bringing the same attention to detail and critical eye for quality to every scale.
She strives to unite two roles of a bag: the pragmatic one of a functional container and the intangible one of a style statement.
"Whether a woman carries a canvas tote from an underground label in Berlin or a crocodile clutch from an exclusive French brand, it tells you something about her. You get a sense of who she is. Choosing a bag that you like, is choosing a bag that tells people who you are. For me, this is the most fascinating aspect of designing."
High Quality & Reasonable Prices
ONE IDEA. ONE PLACE TO BUY.
RODTNES began with a simple idea: a beautiful leather bag should be made well, priced fairly and sold honestly. That’s why you’ll only find our collection in one place: our own webshop. By selling directly to you, we skip the agents, distributors and retailers who add a margin without adding anything to the bag. Instead, we spend that money where it counts: in the finest leather, the craftsmanship and the healthy, sustainable conditions the bags are made under (read more below).
The result is premium leather bags at prices significantly lower than similar bags on the market.
FAIR PRICES, ALL YEAR ROUND.
Fair pricing is also why we don’t hold sales or offer free shipping. Many brands set their prices high enough to afford discounts or “free” shipping and still turn a profit. We don’t think that makes sense. We calculate our prices without an inflated markup, so there’s no room for Black Friday offers or seasonal sales.* What you pay today is what you’ll pay tomorrow, and what everyone else pays too.
It’s a simple promise, and we hope you’ll appreciate it: high quality at reasonable prices, every day.
About Our Production
RODTNES bags are consciously designed and handcrafted, focusing on workmanship, quality and longevity.
Since 2016 we have worked closely with a small team of specialists in crafting artisanal leather goods. The team is comprises of highly skilled pattern makers, cutters, stitchers and finishers. The factory works with ethically sourced materials and each piece is carefully made using traditional techniques to produce products of the highest quality.
With respect for standards of social and environmental responsibility, the factory is independently audited annually to ensure they align with standards of the internationally recognised organisation SEDEX. With each audit, new goals are implemented for continual improvement in areas of health and safety, operational efficiency and waste management. A member of our team also visits the factory every 1-2 months.
The premium leather used to make RODTNES bags is sourced responsibly from our tannery. The tannery is audited annually by the Leather Working Group (LWG). LWG, is a member-led non-profit organization that is dedicated to driving excellence in the leather industry, minimizing the impact of leather production and challenging industry perceptions, through a suite of tools and ESG certification. The LWG audit protocols allow the assessment and certification of best practice in leather manufacturing facilities, ensuring brands and retailers can make responsible sourcing decisions. Our tannery achieved a Gold Standard, the highest rating in their last audit.
*Our Archive Shop opens occasionally, offering discontinued styles at reduced prices. Very few designs reach it, as most are either permanent fixtures in our collection, or discontinued once stock sells out. A style only enters the Archive Shop if it no longer fits the brand's direction and we still have stock. Nothing is listed there until at least six months after retirement, and no Archive Shop design will return to the main collection.