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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 03: Craftsman The skills and senses of a "craftsman" have been cultivated through years of experience.

As Mr. Sano said, "It is because of the brains and handiwork of the craftsmen." While the factory is well equipped, the skills of the craftsmen who work on site are one of the main attractions of the factory. The finished product is achieved not by relying entirely on machines, but rather on human hands.

. All the work of adjusting the metal fittings, thinning the leather, and inspecting the finished product is all done by hand. If everything were done automatically, it would be inefficient and the finished product would be unsatisfactory. Moreover, cutting and sewing are done by specialized craftsmen, and their skills in handling equipment are improving every day. For example, the load placed on fabrics during sewing varies depending on the fabric, and it is not enough to treat them all the same way. It is only through the skills and senses cultivated by the experience of our craftsmen that satisfactory manufacturing can be achieved.

INFORMATION

1197 STORE

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