Hitoe Fold Aria 지갑 by Hirotaka Satoh is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 철상 in 패션 및 여행 액세서리 디자인 Competition Category.

철액세서리· 2022

Hitoe Fold Aria 지갑

by Hirotaka Satoh

Client: Syrinx

A' Design Award 철상 Winner in 액세서리 Category

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The Design

About Hitoe Fold Aria 지갑

히토에 폴드 아리아(Hitoe Fold Aria)는 가방 없이 외출할 때를 위해 디자인된 얇은 가죽 지갑입니다. 단층 구조로 카드와 동전이 겹치지 않아 가죽이 네다섯 겹만 포개집니다. 지폐 5장과 카드 5장을 넣었을 때 두께는 약 9mm, 무게는 약 33g입니다. 삼각형 후크가 수납된 카드를 잡아주어 빠져나오는 것을 막아줍니다. 지폐는 접지 않고 그대로 넣을 수 있으며, 얕은 동전 포켓 덕분에 동전을 빠르게 찾을 수 있습니다. 이탈리아산 베지터블 태닝 가죽을 사용했으며, 도쿄에서 생산됩니다.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 철상

Hitoe Fold Aria 지갑, 이 작품은 A' Design Award 철상 수상작으로, 잘 디자인된 창작물에 기대되는 전문적·산업적 요건을 충족하는 좋은 디자인에 수여되는 권위 있는 인정입니다. 철상 수상작은 창작자의 뛰어난 기술, 높은 전문성, 전문가다운 이해, 창의적 역량을 보여 줍니다. Hitoe Fold Aria 지갑, 이 작품은 높이 평가받고 감탄과 사랑을 받는 창작물로서 실용적이고 혁신적일 것으로 기대됩니다. 이 철상 수상 디자인은 업계 모범 사례를 통합하며 노하우와 재능으로 연결된 유능한 기술적 특성을 갖추고 있습니다. Hitoe Fold Aria 지갑, 이 작품은 철저함으로 존중받으며 삶의 질을 개선하여 세상을 더 나은 곳으로 만들도록 디자인되었습니다.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Conventional wallets get thicker because the cards and coins overlap. The solution to this is Hitoe (Single layer) structure. It prevents cards and coins from overlapping. And there are only 4-5 layers of leather overlapping each other.
Even when storing 5 bills and 5 cards, this wallet will be only 9mm-thin. It is also extremely light - only about 33g.

The triangular hook that hooks onto the cards to be stored acts as a fastener while preventing the cards from falling out unexpectedly. (Patent in process)
Each action can be completed with a minimum of actions.
Dimensions & Packaging: External dimensions: approx. w9.0 x h9.1 x d1.0 cm (include 5 bills, 5 cards, some coins), Maximum capacity: 15 bills, 15 coins, 6 cards, Product weight: approx. 33g, Leather: Italian vegetable-tanned leather, Production: Tokyo (Japan), Accessories: RFID blocking card
Tags: wallet, thin, small, light, compact, minimal
Production Technology: All parts are made by gluing two layers of ultra-thin leather together.
This technique is said to be one of the highest luxuries in leather products, making them stronger, lighter, and thinner.
The white powder on the surface leather is a wax called bloom. The more you use it, the more it rubs and penetrates, giving you a transparent look.
The interior leather is the same color leather that has not been waxed. When it's opened, it shows a beautiful gradation with the exterior.
Design Challenge: Perfection is achieved when there is nothing left to take away.

This is the word of Saint-Exupery, the author of The Little Prince.
Reduce the elements as much as possible and make the rest directly related to usability. This is the perfection we aim for.

- Smoothly opening and closing.
- Easy to insert and remove the contents.
- Thinness that you'll forget it's even in your pocket.

The simple design and comfortable use of this wallet has reached the stage of perfection.
Research: This wallet is designed based on not only the golden ratio but also the Fibonacci sequence.
The golden ratio is a rectangle that spirally repeats a square with a Fibonacci sequence as one side.
This sequence is hidden everywhere in nature. Tree branches, number of petals, sunflower seeds.
The spiral shape that connects the vertices can be found not only in shells, typhoons, but also in the most beautiful arts such as the pyramids and the Parthenon.
Since it is deeply related to the natural order and nature of life, the golden ratio based on the Fibonacci sequence will touch the heartstrings of us.
It is not important to use the golden ratio in each element. By using the Fibonacci sequence as a ratio from details to whole, it becomes well-proportioned design which resonates in our heart.
Inspiration: This wallet was created to fulfill the wish of going out lightly without a bag.
Thin and light as air yet beautiful and original.
It was made in pursuit of minimalism, ease of use and high-capacity storage suitable for a cashless society.
Project Duration: Finished with 710,000USD in crowdfunding in Japan in March 2021 and started selling to the public.
Operation Flow: You can easily open the wallet by bending the border of the cards and coins into a dogleg shape. By this one action, you can access your coins, bills, and cards for quick checkout.

Just insert bills without folding them. It has high visibility and is easy to take out. It is compatible with a variety of bills, including dollars, euros, and Japanese yen.

It is easy to insert and remove cards as your fingers can go deep inside. It can hold up to six cards.

With a shallow coin pocket, you can quickly find the coin you need and quickly remove it. When the wallet is closed, the coins will not spill.
It can hold up to about 15 coins.
Patents: Trademark Registration (EU / China / Korea) Class 18 HITOE 1489157
Trademark Registration (JAPAN) No. 6253419 Class 18 HITOE
Trademark Registration (Taiwan) Class 18 HITOE No. 02130548
Trademark Registration (US) Class 18 HITOE 6,171,770
Design Registration (JAPAN) No. 1659078
Design registration (JAPAN) No. 1659079
Design registration (JAPAN) No. 1670259
Design Registration (China) No. 6069152
Design Registration (China) No. 6378263
Design Registration (EU / US / Korea / Singapore) DM / 207682
Design Registration (EU / US / Korea / Singapore) DM / 211734
Design Registration (Taiwan) Registering 109302094
Design Registration (Taiwan) Registering 109306945
Design Registration (Australia) 202012701 202012702
Design Registration (Australia) 202016654
Patent HITOE FOLD (JAPAN) P2019-211321
Image Credits: Photo:Hirotaka Sato
Video:Hirotaka Sato