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Beruf Baggage and Toyooka Bag. Four keywords that unravel the supreme quality.
Pride of Quality By beruf baggage

Beruf Baggage and Toyooka Bag.
Four keywords that unlock supreme quality.

With bicycle culture as its backbone, "beruf baggage" produces functional and well-designed bags. The "Urban Commuter" collection, which was created as an item for urban commuters while adhering to the essence of "bicycle-derived," combines functionality with a smart look that matches suit styles. The bags are produced by Toyooka Bag, a local brand in Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture, which has a millennium-long history as a bag production center. What is the charm hidden in the bags produced by the two companies working together? We visited the production site with Mr. Kenta Sano, the designer of BELF BAGGAGE, to find out.

  • Photo_Akio Yamakawa (euphoria Factory)
  • Text_Yuichiro Tsuji
  • Edit_Yosuke Ishii

KEYWORD 02: Equipment The latest in precision work
"High-tech equipment.

A functional bag like the one from BELF BAGGAGE is made up of many parts. This means that more fabrics have to be cut and sewn together. Moreover, the finer the parts, the more detailed the work required.

. The factory is well-equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, such as a large automatic cutting machine and computerized sewing machines. If we do things by hand, there is always the possibility of blurring, but with the high-tech equipment, we don't have to worry about that. In addition, the speed of production will also change. Of course, not everything is fully automatic, but the brains and handiwork of the craftsmen are what make it possible to make good use of the equipment. The combination of these two elements allows us to manufacture products as industrial products.

INFORMATION

1197 STORE

Address: 1-19-7 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Phone: 03-6276-6613
www.1197store.com
www.bm-bag.jp