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Discover more about our Pouches in vegan leather

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Discover more about our Pouches in vegan leather
Evolution, how to use and how to care.

Over the years, the vegan leather Pouch has proven to be our customers’ favourite. It is one of the first pieces we designed and still today, it is one of the most requested. Firstly, thanks to the incredibly resistant material, which stands up to regular use, and secondly, for its minimal design, which outlasts seasonal trends.

The Essential pouch (olive green) in vegan leather, made in Portugal by wetheknot, is displayed open among a series of objects such as a pencil, some pins, and a cardboard box

Made in Portugal and in a sustainable alternative to real leather, our Pouches are easy to care and clean. The vegan leather is water resistant and long-lasting, even after years.
Available in 7 different colours.

It’s the perfect everyday organiser: designed to let you carry around small items and to keep everything tidy. Use it inside your handbag, backpack or in your pocket. It can hold your passport, makeup, phone charger or any small accessories you want to reach easily.

Initially, it was it was created just as a tobacco pouch: to hold rolling tobacco, papers and filters. We were looking for a minimal design pouch but we couldn’t find one anywhere. Therefore, we came up with our own.

After a while, thanks to the feedback of our customers, we decided to adapt it to other uses. For example, now it fits a passport and is great as a travel wallet. After this improvement, we met many people using it to carry their phones and documents, or as a pen case, day clutch, makeup pouch, etc. Our advice is — if it fits, why not?

The Essential pouch (baclk) in vegan leather, made in Portugal by wetheknot, is displayed open among a series of objects such as a pencil, some pins, and a cardboard box

We are always on the lookout for new ways to use our vegan leather Pouches. And also, we are super curious to see how our customers adapt them to their needs. If you happen to have one, write us or send us a picture of your Pouch on Instagram, we’d love to hear from you!

As part of our philosophy of offering long-lasting items we made several changes over time. We improved the design, to make it easier to assemble. At the same time, we changed the patterns, to reduce the fabric waste in the cutting process. We upgraded the elastic band, twice, always looking for the perfect one that wouldn’t get loose over with time. And finally we changed the zipper for a YKK one, which makes a big difference on the end result. The current design is the closest to what we believe is perfection — and this makes us incredibly proud.

One thing never changed, though. Since the beginning, we chose not to use real leather because we care about animal welfare.

A product photo showcasing the vegan leather Essential pouch (cherry), made in Portugal by wetheknot, displayed open next to a bar of soap, an open notebook, a pair of glasses, and a rock.

The vegan leather we use in our Pouches is made of cotton (19,5%), polyester (26,3%) and polyurethane (54,2%). Because it has cotton in its composition it gets very soft and has a pleasant warm touch.

Plus, this material makes it super easy to take care of the Pouch. You just have to clean the vegan leather with a sponge and soapy water. Afterwards, remove the soap with clean water and dry with a soft cloth. Remove stubborn stains with a mild solvent, like alcohol. Remember not to bleach, iron, tumble dry, nor dry clean.

A photo showcasing a piece of cloth being soaked in water and soap.

A photo showing the Essential pouch being cleaned with a piece of cloth soaked in soapy water.

You can find our vegan leather Pouches here, and also at our shop in Lisbon.