Hello, I'm Wanlapha (known as Wan), I was born and brought up in Thailand, a place well known for treating leather. I have been interested in leather care, since I was young, but it was not until I settled in Ireland and could not find somewhere to repair my handbags and make them as new again that I decided to specialise in leather treatment and offer it as a service to bag lovers.
I completed a leather care course in England and a professional handbag restoration course in Asia. These gave me an appreciation of leather as a raw material, how it is treated and then used to create fashion handbags. I learned how leather as skin needs to be regularly nurtured to keep supple and when leather goods fall into disrepair to have to hand the skills needed to restore them to there former glory.
I established a handbag facility in Cork with the Irish market in mind. Drawing on the parable of Lazarus, I wanted bag owners to be aware that their handbags may be old, shabby, chemical stained and perhaps thrown in the back of the closet, but this same bag could with loving attention be rejuvenated and made as new again.
We at the Handbag Hospital are trained to recondition leather & fabric. Designer bag repair is our speciality and we are highly skilled in its restoration. "Put the lustre back into your bag at The Handbag Hospital"
"Collected my handbag today from handbag Hospital. I'm thrilled the work that went into it. Had my bag years but thought I would have to retire it .it was in very bad condition. thanks to handbag Hospital it is like new. Thank you so much!!!"
Cork
"Wan knows everything about genuine real deal handbags so if you want to buy a great designer handbag or bring your old one back to life, give Wan a call at the Handbag Hospital! You won't be sorry! "
Cork
"Wan is so professional and incredibly talented at with repairing handbags!"
Cork
"Handbag Hospital in Cork. Yes, its a thing!! A hospital for sick bags..... Dr Wan works miracles & I cant wair to get it back. I bought this bag in a boutique in Kerry 7yrs ago as a gift from me to me as at the time I had just successfully sold our home on daft without an Auctioneer in the height of a recession. Saved us a fortune in Auctioneers fees I did so I treated myself to a few little bits at the time. Anyway if you have a bag you love that needs a little TLC the Handbag Hospital is the place to go. Xxxx"
Blogger
"Omg what a fantastic service,just got my 8 year old mulberry bag back,totally resuscitated.would highly recommend"
Cork
"What a fantastic facility Wan runs here. The nasty damaged caused on a night out and much wear and tear all made good, Thanks Wan"
Cork
"Wan did an amazing job on one of my favourite Chole Paraty bag, it is literally as good as new . I would highly recommend Wan & Handbag Hospital"
Cork
"Love the black, much more economical"
Cork
"This ones mine, thanks for the recommendation and thanks Wan for my bag"
Cork
"I am delighted with the first impression, it looks great, I will be recommending you to all my friends. You run an efficient service."
Galway
"This lady is a talented and professional miracle worker! I didn't think that there was any hope for my favorite Guess bag, but Wan worked her magic and I'm absolutely delighted with the results. Thank you, Wan!"
"Couldn’t recommend Wan at the Handbag Hospital enough. Wan is absolutely brilliant at what she does. Outstanding. I’ve a had a bag and 2 purses repaired with her and they are like brand new coming back to me. I wouldn’t go to anyone else to repair my loved designer items. Thank you so much once again Wan. Xxxx"
" @handbaghospital_ireland was excellent to deal with..."
IG
"Your work is just amazing. They both look amazing, i can't get over the LV!"
" What an absolutely amazing service. Thank you Wan. Delighted to have this expertise in Cork"