Measuring 30.5 by 50cm, Ushbag’s foldable backpack is big enough to store all your daily essentials, but it’s anything but bulky or cumbersome. With lots of interior pockets, you can compartmentalize belongings for easy access. Handmade in Italy from a waterproof eco-leather material, these folding backpacks come in 10 different colorways. Price is in euros.
Unit Portables makes bags for those truly looking for form and function, and the latest range from the Stockholm collective—unveiled today, 22 September—does not disappoint in either area. With sleek lines and an almost military aesthetic, the new collection includes a laptop bag, backpack and messenger bag created from the brand’s (now) signature waterproof, high-density polyester canvas. All units have an outer grid system that …
Once thought to be suitable just for kids and hikers, the backpack is now a respectable option for travel or everyday use—that is, if you’ve got the right one. Go too technical and you’ll end looking like an ill-equipped mountaineer; too bright and basic and you might appear to be late for class. Parisian accessory specialists Côte&Ciel‘s answer is the Isar. As what is perhaps …
