- Item
- R22G4 "Mini Messenger" Bluestone Hide
- brand
- MAN–TLE
- Comments
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Compact version of our G2 Messenger, designed at half the size. Made in collaboration with designer Rikiya Matsumura, based on a Royal Mail delivery bag. Spacious main compartment with internal padded laptop sleeve, front bellow pockets, and a high-density strap with a shoulder pad. Made in Japan.
- cloth
- 100% horse leather. Sourced in Europe (Italy, Poland, France) as a by–product of the meat industry, then vegetable–tanned by the legendary Shinki Leather tannery in Himeji, Japan. Tanned using a traditional method, in which hides are soaked for up to five-weeks in deep baths filled with natural tannins extracted from mimosa bark and other plants. Once tanned the leather is dried, cured, and hand finished, revealing softness and supple grain. Naturally thick and rigid, horse leather is highly durable and smooth to touch. With use, this leather will develop signs of wear.
- hardware
- Tenax for MAN–TLE snap closures, originally used for fastening the roof of a sports car, made from coated brass in Germany. Powdercoated MAN–TLE aluminium strap sliders, laser cut in Australia.