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A wallet is nothing but a portable pocket. They come in handy if we want to keep money or personal documents with us through wardrobe changes. A Japanese inrō is a wonderful illustration of this principle. These small, lacquered cases have been used for centuries to store anything you may have forgotten in a pocket at one point, and they are tremendously decorative.
Inrō owed their popularity to the scarcity of pockets on traditional garments. The largely obsolete pouches represent a similar phase in the development of the wallet. The word budget is derived from the Middle French word denoting a small pouch. Wallets trace their origin from predecessors like these – portable pockets that might contain anything.
Below we list five addresses representing the pinnacle of Zagreb’s wallet offer, each with their own unique style and trademark design.
KoArt’s Tomislav Petković belongs to a younger generation who appreciates functional design. Straight lines and a dash of creativity are hallmarks of a design that never goes out of style. It was precisely this modern approach that led the Baggizmo team to enlist Tomislav’s aid in the production of their Smart wallet.
Tanja Pokupec Hubak credits her success to the love she has for her work and close cooperation with her clients. Working alone lets her incorporate her prodigious energy into every single item. This results in wallets with character – inhabited by a spark of originality, not the mere glimmer of gold.
When Vjekoslav Završki’s father was opening his shop in Jurišićeva 10 in distant 1943, he might only have dreamt of a successor. Today, new generations are making that dream come true. Their products grabbed our attention due to the quality of their finish, and it would be a shame if their appealing geometric patterns remained a family secret.
Juraj Filipčić’s shop in Ilica 49 delights visitors with seasonal additions to an already rich and varied offer. The master’s constant striving to keep pace with the peak of his profession has borne fruit. The talent he devotes to the production process from sketching to sewing transforms wallets into tiny handicraft masterpieces.
Early commercial success did not dissuade award-winning artisan Miljenko Vuk from innovation. He is constantly coming up with new products. While we have chosen to showcase his wallets, his wife Ana and himself comprise a formidable creative team, producing a long list of items. Their stylish fashion accessories are launched in limited series.
