Leather goods
Hand-made, naturally dyed bags and wallets from Bear and The Chesterfield Brand. Around 500 pieces from Bear alone — quality and attention to detail.
Boutique · Interlaken · Bahnhofstrasse 25D
Leather, jewellery, cashmere and luggage. Hand-picked from small European makers.
We stock what we actually like. Brands we know, workshops we have visited, materials that age into something better.
Most of it from Europe, much of it by hand, picked with care and fairly priced. No filler, just things we would happily wear ourselves.
Right in the centre of Interlaken, on Bahnhofstrasse.
From a tiny shop in Grindelwald to a boutique in Interlaken.
Jan Rebel moves to Switzerland and founds his shop in Grindelwald in summer 2016, first in a very small unit at Dorfstrasse 118. The shop is then called Gentiana Geschenke Grindelwald.
The small shop grows into a premium store and moves to a larger unit at Dorfstrasse 127.
The shop moves to Bern, to Kramgasse 14. From here it is called The Bärner Barn, and still is.
A move to a somewhat bigger unit in the centre of Interlaken.
In summer 2024 The Bärner Barn moves to Bahnhofstrasse 25D. The shop is renovated and has been here ever since.
The shop celebrates its tenth anniversary.
What we carry, in five words.
Hand-made, naturally dyed bags and wallets from Bear and The Chesterfield Brand. Around 500 pieces from Bear alone — quality and attention to detail.
Hand-made gold and silver pieces from Uno de 50 in Spain and ZAG in France. Each piece tells a story and finds its own person.
Bypias from Finland, plus unisex knitwear from Fisherman in Ireland and Norwool in Norway. Varied and carefully chosen.
Unbreakable and light: cases from Swiss Bag Company in the Valais. A Swiss brand you can rely on, journey after journey.
Hand-made scarves in the finest cashmere. Each one unique — carefully crafted, rare in feel.
A selection, grown over the years, picked with intent.
Quality promise
We care where things come from. Most of what we carry is made in Europe, where labour standards are strict and child labour is excluded.
Glimpses from the shop.
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“The products are top-notch and the advice was great!!! I'll definitely be back!”
T R · Google review
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“My suitcase broke on my trip, but luckily I found a lovely green suitcase (Swiss brand) at a reasonable price in this shop. If you're in urgent need of a suitcase too, I can highly recommend this shop. The staff are also very friendly!”
李黠汝 · Google review
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“Swiss quality, good prices and friendly advice. I bought a bag from the Swiss bag company and I'm very happy with it!”
Robin van Schaik · Google review