Light as airHitoe® Fold Aria - Foschia -
Waxed leather wrapped in mist
To commemorate the 5th anniversary of its launch in 2025, the Hitoe® Fold series will be updated.
Details of the improvements can be found at the link below.
New Aria & Less – Slimmer and more beautiful
With this update, the current model is being offered at a special price while supplies last.
The release date for the new model is yet to be determined.
Concept
Light and beautiful, like air
"Aria" — Italian for "air" and a beautiful solo vocal piece.
As its name suggests, it is a wallet so light, thin, and beautiful that you'll forget it's there.
About Foschia Leather
Waxed Leather Veiled in Mist
“Foschia” means “fog” in Italian. This leather is characterized by its white, misty waxed finish, reminiscent of a morning fog.
As you use it, the wax gradually absorbs into the leather, revealing a clear and elegant sheen.
Technology
Innovative ideas and precise craftsmanship
｜Patented Inner Hook Technology
This patented new concept uses the card itself as a fastener. By not using any metal fittings, we have achieved a thin, flat design. If the card is inserted incorrectly, the wallet will not open, so there is no need to worry about coins spilling out unexpectedly.
｜Hitoe® structure for extreme thinness
The "Hitoe® structure" arranges cards, coins, and bills side by side without overlapping, achieving astonishing thinness without compromising storage capacity. The overlapping layers of leather are limited to a maximum of five.
Even with 10 bills, 15 coins, and 6 cards, the thickness is only 12mm※.
※ Thickest part excluding coin pocket
｜Finest "Double-faced" tailoring
"Double-faced" tailoring, where two pieces of leather are bonded together to create the smoothness of a single piece of leather. This tailoring, combining durability and elegance, embodies the precise and skilled craftsmanship of artisans.
｜Slipless design (patent pending)
Cards can be inserted and removed smoothly at all times. Yet, they are less likely to accidentally slip out.
Design
Harmony of beauty and function guided by nature's principles
｜Ultimate functional beauty
"Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away." - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Through sophisticated design and exquisite craftsmanship, we have pursued thinness, lightness, and functional beauty.
｜Nature's law of beauty
We incorporated the beautiful harmony of the natural world, as depicted by the Fibonacci sequence, into the wallet's proportions.
Each time you hold it, you'll feel the balanced beauty that resonates with your heart.
｜Aesthetic attention to detail
Delicate stitching, carefully polished leather edges, and fine lines along the borders.
The aesthetic details imbue this wallet with depth.
｜Details for thinness
The leather is stitched on the outside to minimize overlapping.
These details are faithful to the ideal we strive for.
｜Beauty achieved with only leather
No metal fittings, no flaps. A simple design where only leather holds everything together. Its minimalism means no snagging, allowing you to carry it smartly anywhere.
｜Durable and long-lasting beauty
No metal fittings are used, and the stitching is placed in positions that resist fraying.
Vulnerable corners are reinforced with overlapping leather, enhancing durability.
Furthermore, the seam allowances are kept to a minimum, and the design resists losing its shape even when placed in a pocket.
Ease of Use
Simplify your daily routines
｜One-action convenience
Simply bend the wallet into a "V" shape. Bills and cards can be retrieved instantly.
Making payments at the register smooth and smart.
｜Keep bills flat, as they are
Bills are stored flat. No creases, allowing for smooth use with vending machines and self-checkouts.
｜Temporary cards stored beautifully
Infrequently used cards can be stored in the bill holder section. This does not affect the wallet's opening and closing, and accessibility remains unchanged.
｜Easy-access, spill-proof coin pocket
The coin pocket features a simple design without zippers or snaps. The shallow pocket and short flap make it easy to retrieve coins and prevent them from spilling out. It can hold more than 15 coins (999 yen).
| Compact Yet Global
Surprisingly, many currencies around the world are larger than Japan’s ¥10,000 bill or ¥500 coin.
This wallet accommodates most of them, making it comfortable to use even when traveling abroad.
｜Comfortable in your pocket
So thin you'll forget it's even in your pocket.
Choose a minimalist option that lightens your heart in your daily life.
About Foschia Leather
About Foschia LeatherOrigins
Foschia, meaning "fog" in Italian, is characterized by its surface covered with white wax, resembling morning mist. As it is used, the wax penetrates the leather, revealing a translucent appearance.
Tanning and Manufacturing
The leather used is shoulder (from the shoulder area) of adult cattle from Northern Europe. After vegetable tanning, the surface is lightly buffed (polished) and then treated with white wax. The tanning agent used is tara pods from the leguminous tara plant native to South America. Although rare, it is the lightest colored and most light-resistant among vegetable tannins. This allows for a whiter tan than usual, achieving beautiful light colors with dyes only, without the use of pigments. Natural marks may also be present.
LWG (Leather Working Group) environmental certification Gold rank.
Maintenance
As the wax gradually penetrates, it develops an elegant and natural luster. Furthermore, it contains an appropriate amount of oil, so oil care is not necessary unless scratches or dryness become a concern. For more details, please refer to here.
Light colors have a delicate surface and are prone to visible stains and scratches, so careful handling is required.
Colors
Misty Greige
Misty Ash
Misty Iris
Misty Chocolate
Misty Navy
Misty Black
*Due to monitor environment, raw hide condition, part of the hide, season, etc., there may be differences in how the dye takes, so the displayed color and the actual color may vary slightly.
Hitoe® Fold Aria - Foschia - Misty Iris
About Scuff Marks
Where the white wax is rubbed, the natural color of the leather appears, making it look darker and temporarily resembling fine scratches. As the wax penetrates during normal use, the initial marks gradually become less noticeable and are covered with a translucent luster.
Fine scuffs and indentations may occur during the manufacturing and packpatina stages, so there may be individual differences in how the wax remains when first purchased. The leather itself is not damaged, and you can rest assured that it will become uniform as it ages.
About Creases
Due to the wax, Foschia leather tends to develop creases on its surface when bent sharply. These creases will be covered with a luster as the leather is used, and the appearance will gradually settle.
The video below shows an example where the entire item was intentionally bent to create creases and then used for about a month in a back trouser pocket. The luster increases, and the crease patterns settle into a calm appearance.
Globally Recognized Innovation
The Hitoe® Fold series has won a total of 20 awards, including the iF Design Award (Germany), Red Dot Award (Germany), and IDEA (USA) — three of the world's most prestigious design awards — as well as the Chicago Good Design (USA) and German Design Awards (Germany). It has been highly praised for its minimalist design and comfortable usability.
Hitoe® Fold Aria: 12 awards
Hitoe® Fold Less: 6 awards
Hitoe® Fold: 2 awards
Awards
Social Products Award 2025
Hitoe® Fold Aria -Mushroom-
This is Japan's first award system that highlights excellent "social products" that contribute to the realization of a sustainable society, evaluating both their social and commercial value.
IDEA 2023
Hitoe® Fold Less
The IDEA (International Design Excellence Awards) are organized by the IDSA (Industrial Designers Society of America) and are one of the world's three major design awards. They focus on industrial design, with evaluation criteria including innovation, user value, and contributions to social responsibility such as environmental consideration.
iF Design Award 2023
Hitoe® Fold Less
Organized by the iF Industrie Forum Design in Hanover, Germany, this is one of the most renowned and prestigious international design awards, judging industrial products from around the world. It is one of the world's three major design awards.
Good Design Award 2022
Hitoe® Fold Less
Started in 1950 by the Chicago Athenaeum Museum, this is one of the oldest design awards in the world. Edgar Kaufmann Jr. of MoMA (Museum of Modern Art, New York) founded this award with pioneers of modern design such as Charles & Ray Eames, Russel Wright, George Nelson, and Eero Saarinen.
It is not related to Japan's Good Design Award and is a globally highly valued award alongside the Red Dot Design Award and the iF Design Award.
German Design Awards 2023
Hitoe® Fold Less
This is an international design award organized by the German Design Council, established in 1953. It is a prestigious award where only products that have won design awards in various countries around the world and are recognized as excellent designs are nominated by the German Design Council.
DFA Design for Asia Awards 2022
Hitoe® Fold Less
Established in 2003 by the Hong Kong Design Centre, this is an international design award that recognizes excellent designs from an Asian perspective. It is judged and awarded based on four perspectives: overall design excellence, technical applicability, impact on Asia, and commercial and social success.
DNA Paris Design Awards 2022
Hitoe® Fold Aria
The DNA Paris Design Awards is a global design award that honors the best designers in architecture, interior design, landscape design, graphic design, and product design.
Omotenashi Selection 2022
Hitoe® Fold Less
This award was established with the aim of discovering excellent products and services imbued with Japan's outstanding "omotenashi spirit" and promoting them to the world. It selects "Japan-unique charms that we want to share with the world," including meticulous craftsmanship born from a consideration for users, and creative ingenuity that improves upon traditions.
A’ Design Award & Competition 2022
Hitoe® Fold Aria
This is one of the world's largest design competitions, selecting the best designs, design concepts, products, and services. It is globally recognized as a barometer for the quality and completeness of design.
iF Design Award 2022
Hitoe® Fold Aria
Organized by the iF Industrie Forum Design in Hanover, Germany, this is one of the most renowned and prestigious international design awards, judging industrial products from around the world. It is one of the world's three major design awards.
Red Dot Award 2022
Hitoe® Fold Aria
As one of the world's three major design awards, this is one of the most prestigious international design awards, receiving over 10,000 entries annually from companies, organizations, and designers in over 60 countries worldwide. It is organized by the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen in Germany.
London International Creative Competition 2021
Hitoe® Fold Aria
This competition aims to serve as a medium connecting talented artists with international audiences, with artists participating from all over the world. Distinguished individuals from six fields (architecture, interior, art, graphic, photography, and product) serve as judges, and it has been held annually since 2006, based in London, a hub for highly acclaimed international artists.
IDA Design Awards 2021
Hitoe® Fold Aria
Established in Los Angeles in 2007, this international design award seeks to discover and recognize visionary design excellence across a wide range of fields.
Comprising five categories—architecture, interior, product, fashion, and graphic design—it annually showcases a selection of outstanding works by talented designers from around the world.
NY Product Design Awards 2021
Hitoe® Fold Aria
This is an award specializing in product design, organized by the International Award Associate (USA), newly established in 2021.
Its purpose is to recognize excellent product designers who enrich daily life, and in its inaugural year, it received over 500 entries from around the world.
MUSE Design Awards 2021
Hitoe® Fold Aria
This is one of the international award programs organized by the International Award Associate (USA), which aims to create new standards of value in design. It is awarded to designers who possess overwhelming creativity and technical prowess, like a "Muse."
European Product Design Award 2021
Hitoe® Fold Aria
This design competition was established to honor the efforts of talented international product designers. The most beautiful, functional, and innovative products are selected from thousands of design projects submitted from around the world.
K-DESIGN AWARD 2021
Hitoe® Fold Aria
This is an international design competition organized by the Korean design portal "DESIGNSORI." It is one of the prestigious design awards recognized as one of Asia's three major design awards, alongside the "GOLDEN PIN DESIGN AWARD" and the "DFA Design for Asia Awards."
Omotenashi Selection 2021
Hitoe® Fold Aria
This award was established with the aim of discovering excellent products and services imbued with Japan's outstanding "omotenashi spirit" and promoting them to the world. It selects "Japan-unique charms that we want to share with the world," including meticulous craftsmanship born from a consideration for users, and creative ingenuity that improves upon traditions.
Omotenashi Selection 2020
Hitoe® Fold
This award was established with the aim of discovering excellent products and services imbued with Japan's outstanding "omotenashi spirit" and promoting them to the world. It selects "Japan-unique charms that we want to share with the world," including meticulous craftsmanship born from a consideration for users, and creative ingenuity that improves upon traditions.
Campfire Crowdfunding Award 2020
Hitoe® Fold
This award recognizes particularly outstanding endeavors among over ten thousand projects hosted on the crowdfunding platform Campfire.
Crowdfunding
From June 2021 to February 2025, the Hitoe® Fold series achieved the remarkable feat of monopolizing the top three positions in fundraising for bifold wallets through crowdfunding in Japan for five consecutive years (according to our own research).
2020
51,795,439 yen・3500 people
Hitoe® Fold v.2019 -Liscio-
Achieved the highest crowdfunding amount for a wallet in Japan
2021
78,540,000 yen・2480 people
Hitoe® Fold Aria -Foschia-
Achieved the highest crowdfunding amount for a wallet in Japan
55,481,020 yen・2959 people
Hitoe® Fold v.2021 -Liscio-
Monopolized the top 1-3 positions in crowdfunding for wallets in Japan
2022
25,944,600 yen・873 people
Hitoe® Fold Less -Foschia-
13,002,000 yen・394 people
Hitoe® Fold Aria -Ortensia- & Hitoe® Fold Aria -Monocromo-
16,816,016 yen・1130 people
Hitoe® Fold v.2021 -Liscio-
2023
40,282,000 yen・1831 people
Hitoe® Fold v.2023 -Liscio-
Total crowdfunding reached 400 million yen
2024
1,782,000 yen・45 people
Hitoe® Fold Aria -Mushroom-
2025
12,971,200 yen・536 people
Hitoe® Fold v.2025- Antico -
Q&A｜Hitoe® Fold
Q&A｜Hitoe® FoldQ. It's not opening/closing smoothly. Are there any tips?
To open and close the wallet smoothly, follow these steps:
【To open】Bend the boundary between the coin pocket and card pocket into a "V" shape, and the inner hook will naturally disengage. There is no need to touch the inner hook directly.
【To close】While gently pressing the top, bend it into a "V" shape using the same method, and the inner hook will naturally catch on the cards.
Q. The wallet gets distorted when closed.
This is because the inner hook is hooked to the outside of the wallet. Please make sure it only hooks to the cards stored inside.
Q. Cards are difficult to remove and feel too tight.
To prevent the card pockets from becoming too loose, they are designed to be a bit snug, and may feel tight at first. Over time, they will gradually adapt to your usage and become easier to remove.
If it feels too tight initially, try inserting and removing one fewer card a few times to break in the leather before regular use.
Q. Will the cards fall out?
When the wallet is closed, the inner hook engages with the cards, preventing them from falling out.
Even when open, the cards are unlikely to fall out due to the anti-slip treatment applied.
The Hitoe® Fold Aria and Hitoe® Fold Less, with their slipless design (patent pending), are even more resistant to cards falling out.
Please note that if the wallet is laid horizontally, the anti-slip effect will be reduced as shown in the video.
Q. Will coins spill out?
The wallet has a lid that prevents coins from spilling, so coins will not spill out during normal use. As the leather breaks in, it will become even more stable.
Please note that this wallet has a vertical design, so if you open it horizontally like a typical bi-fold wallet, coins are more likely to spill out.
Q. The sound of coins bothers me.
When putting the wallet in your pocket, storing it so that the coin pocket is vertical will reduce the sound of coins. It also makes it easier for coins to align automatically.
Q. If I open it from the wrong side, will coins spill out?
Rest assured, if you turn the wallet inside out, the inner hook will not disengage and the wallet will not open.
You can identify the front side as follows (for right-handed users):
- No stitching on the right side
- The right side is where more of the cards are visible
Q. Which should I choose, right-handed or left-handed?
Please choose based on the hand you use to handle money and cards.
Q. Is it okay to stack cards with magnetic stripes?
Modern magnetic stripes have strong magnetic resistance, so stacking them is not an issue. Also, it does not affect IC chips.
However, older magnetic cards may have weaker magnetism, so to be safe, we recommend storing them with the magnetic stripes facing different directions to prevent them from overlapping.
Hitoe® Fold Series Comparison Chart
Hitoe® Fold Series Comparison Chart| Product Name | Hitoe® Fold | Hitoe® Fold Aria | Hitoe® Fold Less |
| Manufacturing Method |
Single-piece construction Thick leather without lining |
Double-faced construction The ultimate luxury in leather goods, bonding thin leather pieces |
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Card anti-drop Slipless |
△ | ◯ | |
| Size | W86 × H89 mm | W89 × H91 mm | W89 × H89 mm |
| Weight | 36 g | 30 g | 29 g |
| Thickness (thickest part) |
6 cards 10 100-yen coins 10 banknotes when stored 13 mm |
6 cards 10 100-yen coins 10 banknotes when stored 12 mm |
3 cards 6 100-yen coins 10 banknotes when stored 9 mm |
| Maximum Capacity | 6 -7 cards 20 coins 15 banknotes |
6 cards 20 coins 15 banknotes |
3 cards 15 coins 15 banknotes |
* Card counts assume non-embossed cards.
* Hitoe® Fold can hold 7 cards once the leather is broken in.
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