About Us
Fewer things. Better stories.
Archive is built around a slower, more considered relationship with the things we carry. We release in limited Volumes, focusing on the structural integrity required to withstand real use and the passage of time.
Our goal is not to produce more; it is to produce better. By maintaining a small, made-to-order footprint, we invest our resources into the stitch and the hide rather than the warehouse. The result is a collection of future heirlooms that gather character and memory with every mile. Objects that are meant to be lived in now, and passed down later.
What carries forward.
Archive is a new company with roots in the footwear foundation of Love Jules Leather. That earlier chapter helped establish a language of craft and storytelling that still matters, while Archive brings a more defined framework to how the work moves forward.
The result is a brand shaped by greater focus. Tighter production, more deliberate making partnerships, and a clearer standard for what enters the collection. The name Archive reflects that intention, pieces worth choosing carefully, using fully, and keeping because they continue to prove themselves over time.
The Archive Team
Archive is led by Graham, Jordan, and Jules, a team shaping a new era for domestic manufacturing. What connects them is a belief in the resilience of a Canadian-made supply chain and the values of the slow-fashion movement—making fewer, better things that are built to survive the elements. By keeping their focus local, they are designing for the long haul, proving that world-class footwear and leather goods can still be crafted right here at home. Archive is being built through a collective commitment to restoring Canadian craftsmanship and doing things properly from the bench up.
Graham Cunliffe
Graham brings a rigor-first mindset to Archive, shaped by years leading strategy and operations in the technology sector. His work centers on company growth and market expansion, leveraging a disciplined approach to partnerships and marketing to elevate the brand’s reach. By bridging high-level strategy with a deep focus on product, Graham ensures that Archive’s commitment to domestic production is matched by a clear, competitive vision for the future.
Jordan Hesse
Jordan brings an engineer’s eye to how things are made, fit together, and hold up over time. He works across product, operations, and digital systems, helping shape a brand that feels as sound behind the scenes as it does in the final object. At Archive, his focus is on building with intention and creating the conditions for the work to go the distance.
Jules Symons
Jules leads product design and development from our Vancouver workshop. Her work is grounded in years of hands-on bootmaking and a deep understanding of how durability, proportion, and character come together in a lasting piece. She approaches each new Volume by drawing from earlier forms and refining them with a sharper structural lens for what comes next.
The Makers
Archive is built through a domestic network of specialist makers whose work gives the product its depth. From bespoke footwear construction in Toronto to small-run leather goods production in Montreal, each partnership brings a level of technical precision and material understanding that helps shape the final object.
Canada retains a profound depth of technical skill in footwear and leatherwork—expertise that exists at the edges of the market rather than its center. Archive was built to engage that knowledge, providing a modern conduit for old-world mastery. Our pieces are the result of a decentralized workshop: a series of focused relationships with makers who bring true anatomical and structural depth to the bench. From bespoke patterning to hand-finished leatherwork, every piece is shaped by a collective of hands but held to a singular, uncompromising standard.
Peter Feeney
Bespoke Shoemaker
Based in Toronto, Peter Feeney has spent over a decade refining the discipline of handcrafted bespoke footwear. His reputation is built on technical precision, strong construction, and a serious understanding of how a boot should fit and wear over time.
Corinne Bourget
Leather Goods Design & Manufacturing
Based in Montreal, Corinne Bourget brings deep technical knowledge of leather goods design and production to Archive. Through Atelier HOTELMOTEL, she works with a strong sense of proportion, utility, and material care, helping shape our travel pieces and accessories with the same long-view approach that defines the rest of the collection.
