Adrian Petersen has a problem. Actually, he has a lot of problems. And he embraces each one, ravishes them, devours them, adorns his life and world with their relative solutions. The 32-year-old designer based in Stockholm, Sweden, even named his leather accessories brand, Abersome, after the pile o’ probs that vex all makers on the journey from conception to construction. As he explained in a recent Zoom interview, “Aber means problem in Swedish.”
With a full-time job designing military bags made of nylon and plastic, Adrian doesn’t need to sell his unique shoes, boots, holsters and other leather creations. Rather, the artistic process of his sideline hobby keeps him tuned up for tackling finer points of design. “My normal job doesn’t challenge me as much,” he says. “But my
