MacBook Air 13 & Pro 13 Leather Sleeves & Bags
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Both measure about 30,4 × 21,5 cm when closed and differ only in height, because the Pro is a little thicker. Our 13 inch sleeves are cut for both.
No. The Pro 14 is larger at about 31,3 × 22,1 cm. Our 13 inch sleeves are 31,5 to 32,0 cm wide inside, which is too tight. Please take the 14 inch version.
We build separate bags for them: the cable bag CORRIEDALE XS in wool felt and the LONGFORD in leather. Our sleeves are cut flat on purpose and should stay that way. A power adapter would push them out of shape.
In our own workshop in Hamburg, Germany. Everything is cut, sewn and checked here, and has been since 2011. The leather is vegetable-tanned and comes from Tuscany, and the Merino wool felt is mulesing-free.
All four fit. The real question is what else you carry. The SUFFOLK is the slimmest and disappears into a laptop compartment. HAMPSHIRE and ANGUS have a front pocket for flat accessories. The CORRIEDALE M is the bag for two devices, with the MacBook and the iPad side by side.
It fits the 13 inch sleeves as well. It has the same footprint as the MacBook Air 13.
Flat accessories: a charging cable, a USB-C adapter, cards, a notebook. HAMPSHIRE and ANGUS have such a pocket, and on the ANGUS it has its own zip. The SUFFOLK has no front pocket on purpose, which is what keeps it especially slim.
No, and this is different from a hard shell that stays on the housing all the time. Our sleeves are slip-in sleeves. You take the MacBook out to work, so it is never packed away while it is running.
MacBook Air 13 leather sleeve – handmade in Hamburg since 2011
The MacBook Air 13 inch is the most widely sold Apple laptop of all: compact, light, in use every day. Our MacBook Air 13 sleeves and bags have been made in Hamburg, Germany, since 2011, from vegetable-tanned leather and mulesing-free Merino wool felt. The MacBook Pro 13 inch has the same footprint, so every sleeve here fits both devices.
How the MacBook Air 13 leather sleeve fits: three short videos
Three short clips from our workshop in Hamburg: how the magnetic closure shuts, how the MacBook slides into the felt, and how much fits into the bag.
Which leather sleeve fits the MacBook Air 13? All dimensions
| Model | Inside cm | Outside cm | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUFFOLKupright | 22,8 × 31,5 | 23,8 × 32,4 | 59 € |
| HAMPSHIRE | 32,0 × 21,5 | 33,5 × 24,4 | 76 € |
| ANGUS | 31,5 × 22,6 | 32,8 × 23,6 | from 168 € |
| CORRIEDALE M | 31,7 × 22,4 | 34,0 × 25,0 | from 169 € |
The SUFFOLK is a vertical sleeve. The MacBook goes in upright, so the smaller number comes first. In all other models the device lies flat.
The four models in leather and wool felt for your MacBook Air 13
- SUFFOLK – pure Merino wool felt, no front pocket. The slimmest option, it fits into any laptop compartment.
- HAMPSHIRE – wool felt with a leather patch, flat magnets and one front pocket for flat accessories.
- ANGUS – full leather outside, wool felt inside. Two zips, one of them for the front pocket.
- CORRIEDALE M – the bag for two devices, when an iPad and some documents travel next to the MacBook.
For the power adapter and cables we build separate bags: the CORRIEDALE XS and the LONGFORD. This is what keeps the sleeves flat.
The leather: vegetable-tanned cowhide, just under 2 mm thick
For the ANGUS, and for the leather patches on HAMPSHIRE and CORRIEDALE, we use full-grain leather from family-run tanneries in Tuscany, vegetable-tanned. The hide arrives just under 2 mm thick, and we bring it down to the thickness each part needs. The SUFFOLK is different: it is pure Merino wool felt, and only the small logo patch is leather.
Full-grain means the surface is not sanded down to look even. Pores, fine veins and small scars stay visible, and the colour deepens over the years. A MacBook Air 13 leather sleeve that goes into a backpack every day looks different after two years than on the first day: darker, softer, with a patina. If you want a material that always looks the same, a coated leather is the better choice. We deliberately do the opposite.
Inside there is 3 mm of Merino wool felt. The felt is soft enough not to scratch the lid when you slide the device in, and dense enough to absorb knocks instead of passing them on to the corners of the MacBook. Your device is best protected in the ANGUS: it is the only model with full leather outside and wool felt inside.
Compatibility: MacBook Air 13, Pro 13 and NEO
Our sleeves fit the MacBook Air 13 inch with M1, M2, M3 and M4, the MacBook Pro 13 inch with M1 and M2, and the MacBook NEO. They all share the same footprint, so one sleeve fits each of them.
Why choose a sleeve in leather and wool felt from us
- Vegetable-tanned leather from Tuscany, with a growing patina
- Mulesing-free Merino wool felt, it absorbs knocks without scratching
- Handmade in Hamburg, Germany, since 2011, for more than 30,000 customers
- A separate pattern for each device size instead of one universal cut
- 30 days right of return
Do you want leather? How we split and skive the hides ourselves is described on our page Leather sleeves for iPad and MacBook.
Leather and wool felt: from the first cut to the last seam
Splitting, skiving, punching, sewing, embossing, hardware and final inspection all happen in our own workshop in Hamburg, and have done since 2011.
A slip-in sleeve has to sit tightly without gripping. You cannot buy that tolerance from a supplier; it is created when the parts are cut. This is why we cut a separate pattern for each device size instead of one universal shape.
SEE OUR WORKSHOP AND OUR STORY →One sentence to the right MacBook Air 13 leather sleeve
Four models, four situations. Find the sentence that applies to you.
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