For over 20 years, we’ve crafted our signature full-grain Vachetta leather using rare Tuscan vegetable-tanning methods, premium European hides, and a unique formula certified among the top 1.5% of Italian tanneries. This sustainable process creates exceptionally durable leather that develops a beautiful patina over time, backed by a 25-year lifetime warranty. For more information click here.
Becoming the most loved bag brand in the world.
The story of our family-run business began in 2002 with a love for quality, long-lasting products. Our founder, William Forshaw, built Maxwell-Scott on the core pillars of superior durability and impeccable craftsmanship. Since that very day, we’ve made it our mission to bridge the gap between refined leather accessories and lifetime wear.
Inspired by the timeless charm of Italian leather and the classic elegance of British design, we use only the finest full-grain, vegetable-tanned Vachetta leather to craft our products. Our method is simple: honour generations of leather craft and obsess over every last detail.
Our industry-leading 25-year warranty combined with excellent customer service has earned Maxwell-Scott a worldwide reputation for superior durability and authentic quality. With our commitment to excellence extending beyond our product, every leather keepsake is quality-checked, hand-wrapped and delivered with care. You’ll find our dedicated customer care team is on hand to help with any assistance you may need, no matter how big or small.
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Our signature full-grain leather is vegetable-tanned in Italy using time-honoured methods that preserve the hide’s natural depth and character. The result is a quietly luxurious material with remarkable resilience and a refined, understated lustre that develops a rich, personal patina over time. We source only select Italian hides certified by the Italian Vegetable-tanned Leather Consortium and carry its Quality Trademark & Guarantee - a distinction held by fewer than 1.5% of Italian tanneries. Chosen for structure, suppleness and longevity, this is leather crafted to accompany your professional life for decades.
Open the bag and you’ll find what sets it apart: a full-leather interior, not fabric. We line each piece with saddle-weight, vegetable-tanned Italian leather selected for exceptional abrasion resistance, shape retention, and a quiet lustre that deepens as it patinates. Hand-finished and neatly edge-bound, this atelier-grade lining offers the same refined tactility as the exterior while safeguarding devices and documents. Naturally breathable and supportive, it helps regulate the interior environment and reinforces the bag’s structure through long days and longer journeys. Consciously sourced from the inner dermis of our vegetable-tanned hides, it honours the whole leather and minimises waste. The result is a distinctive, heirloom-level interior engineered for years of elegant service.
At the heart of the Paolo is a genuine "Alce" cast-alloy lock, engineered and finished in Italy by specialists in fine lockmaking. This is not generic import hardware or a lookalike copy: the mechanism is precision-machined, maker-marked, and fitted flush to preserve a seamless silhouette while delivering uncompromising security and a crisp, assured click. The hand-satinised brushed-brass finish pairs quiet elegance with long-wear resilience, and the precisely tuned action keeps alignment true through years of daily use. In short, this is authentic Italian lockwork - chosen for provenance, performance, and permanence, elevating the Paolo from a fine briefcase to a future heirloom.
Designed with an impressive array of organisational storage, The Paolo Large will seamlessly coordinate your everyday. Inside you’ll find three main sections lined with durable leather and a padded central pocket, with enough space for a 17” laptop / Macbook and A4 files. Accompanied by a clever multi-functional panel for your smartphone, business cards and pens, you can separate the office necessities.
Cut from the same premium full-grain Italian leather as the briefcase, the removable strap brings a quietly luxurious feel to daily carry. Fully adjustable for your ideal drop, it features a generously padded, suede-lined shoulder pad that stays put, distributes weight, and remains comfortable from commute to last meeting. Hand-finished edges, precisely stitched seams, and refined Italian hardware with smooth-action swivels keep the bag balanced and secure, while reinforced anchor points ensure lasting composure - so you carry with confidence, day after day.
Impress in the office time after time with The Paolo Large 3-sectioned Italian leather luxury men’s laptop briefcase which marries functionality with a timeless, professional aesthetic. Designed to accommodate a large laptop, The Paolo Large can fit up to a 17” laptop in its midsection which is also padded for extra protection. Each Paolo Large 3-sectioned top-quality men’s leather computer briefcase is handmade in Italy from the finest full grain, vegetable-tanned leather. This finest Italian leather men’s large laptop briefcase is also designed to accommodate all of your work essentials with two further main sections with slip pockets, as well as an organiser panel and two external zipped pockets. For the refined businessman, the Paolo Large 3-section men’s laptop briefcase is the perfect investment.