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Hitoe® Fold Aria - Monocromo
Sophisticated Monotone
concept
Light as air and beautiful
"Aria" means "air" in Italian, and is a beautiful melodic solo song.
As its name suggests, this wallet is so light, thin and beautiful that you'll forget it's there.
Monocromoの革について
洗練のモノトーン
イタリア語で「モノクロ」を表すMonocromo（モノクローモ）。
表革はシボのある白、内革はスムースな黒、2色のコントラストが特徴です。
Technology
Innovative ideas and exquisite craftsmanship
| Patented technology: Inner hook
This patented technology uses the card itself as a fastener, resulting in a thin, flat design without the use of metal fittings. The wallet will not open if the card is placed upside down, so there is no need to worry about coins accidentally spilling out.
｜Ultra-thin Hitoe® structure
Its unique structure allows cards, coins, and bills to be arranged without stacking, making it incredibly slim without sacrificing storage capacity.
Even if you put 10 bills, 10 coins, and 6 cards inside, the thickness is only 12mm. The leather overlaps are limited to a maximum of 5 layers.
| Top-quality unrivaled tailoring
"Musou" tailoring creates a texture as smooth as a single piece of leather by gluing two pieces of leather together. This tailoring, which combines durability and elegance, requires the intricate and skilled techniques of the craftsman.
| Slip-free design (patent pending)
Cards can be inserted and removed smoothly at all times, and they are less likely to fall out unexpectedly.
design
The harmony of beauty and function guided by the laws of nature
| The ultimate in functional beauty
"Perfection is when no more can be removed" -- Saint-Exupéry . Through sophisticated design and exquisite craftsmanship, we have pursued thinness, lightness, and functional beauty.
｜The Laws of Beauty Born from Nature
The proportions of this wallet incorporate the beautiful harmony of nature depicted by the Fibonacci sequence.
Every time you pick it up, you will feel its balanced beauty that touches your heart.
| Aesthetic sense in details
Delicate stitching, carefully polished leather cut surfaces, and thin lines on the edges.
The aesthetic sense found in the details gives depth to the appearance of this wallet.
｜Details for thinness
The leather is sewn on the outside to minimize overlap.
These details are faithful to the ideal we aim for.
| Beauty created with just leather
There are no metal fittings or flaps. It's a simple design that just clips onto the leather. There's nothing unnecessary so it won't get caught on anything and you can carry it smartly anywhere.
| Durable and beautiful for a long time
No metal fittings are used, and the stitching is placed in a location that will prevent wear and tear.
The corners, which are prone to damage, are reinforced with layered leather to improve durability.
In addition, the seams are extremely thin, and the design makes it difficult for the garment to lose its shape even when placed in a pocket.
Ease of use
Make your daily activities simpler
｜One-action comfort
Just bend your wallet into an "U" shape and you can instantly take out your bills and cards.
Makes paying at the register smooth and smart.
｜ Don't fold the bills, just leave them as they are
Bills are stored as is, without creases, making vending machines and self-checkouts easy to use.
| Temporary cards are also beautiful
The bill holder can hold cards that you don't use often. It doesn't affect the opening and closing of the wallet, and it's easy to take out.
| Coin pocket that is easy to access and doesn't overflow
The coin pocket is a simple design without zippers or hooks. The shallow pocket and short flap make it easy to take out coins and prevent them from spilling. It has a storage capacity of more than 15 coins (999 yen).
| Keep your pockets comfortable
It's so thin that you'll forget you're even carrying it in your pocket.
Make minimalist choices in your daily life that will lighten your spirit.
About Monocromo Leather
About Monocromo LeatherOrigins
Monocromo means "monochrome" in Italian.
The contrast between the two colors, the grainy white outer leather and the smooth black inner leather, is a distinctive feature.
Tanning and Manufacturing
The leather is made from a single butt (back to hip) of an adult Scandinavian cow. After white-tanning, the leather is dyed with aniline dyes and finished with a spray of pigments. The leather is scratch and stain resistant, water repellent, and hardly ages, so it retains its original look for a long time.
Single butt has the densest fibers and the finest texture, which gives a uniform and beautiful grain when it is grained.
Maintenance
The leather is resistant to scratches, stains, and water. When wet, wipe it off immediately, and periodically remove dust from the surface with a soft cloth.
Color
Monochrome
The Hitoe® Fold series of small, thin wallets have won a total of 18 awards, including the world's most prestigious iF Desing Award, Red Dot Award, Good Design®, and German Design Awards, and are highly acclaimed for their minimalist design and comfortable operation.
Awards
iF Desing Award 2023
Hitoe® Fold Less
One of the most prominent and prestigious international design awards, the Hitoe® Fold Less Design Award is presented by the Hannover Industrial Design Association in Germany and is open to industrial products from all over the world. It is one of the three major design awards in the world.
Good Design Award 2022
Hitoe® Fold Less
The world's oldest design award, presented by the Athenaeum Museum in Chicago since 1950, was established by Edgar Kaufman Jr. of MoMA (Museum of Modern Art, New York) along with such modern design pioneers as Charles and Ray Eames, Russell Wright, George Nelson, and Eero Saarinen. The award was established by Edgar Kaufman Jr.
It is not related to the Good Design Award in Japan, but is a globally valuable award along with the Red Dot Design Award and the iF Design Award.
German Design Awards 2023
Hitoe® Fold Less
The Hitoe® Fold Less is an international design award sponsored by the German Design Council, established in 1953. Only products that have been nominated by the German Design Council are eligible for the awards.
DFA Design for Asia Awards 2022
Hitoe® Fold Less
Established in 2003 by the Hong Kong Design Centre, this international design award recognizes outstanding design from an Asian perspective. Awards are judged and presented from four perspectives: overall design excellence, technical applicability, Asian influence, and commercial and social success.
DNA Paris Design Awards 2022
Hitoe® Fold Aria
The DNA Paris Design Awards are global design awards that honor the best designers in the fields of architecture, interior design, landscape design, graphic design, and product design.
Omotenashi Selection 2022
Hitoe® Fold Less
This award was established to discover and promote to the world the best Japanese products and services that are full of the spirit of Omotenashi. The award is given to products and services that are born out of consideration for the people who use them, and that have been improved upon while carrying on the traditions of the past.
A' Design Award & Competition 2022
Hitoe® Fold Aria
This is one of the world's largest design competitions to select the best design, design concept, product or service. It is recognized worldwide as a barometer of design quality and perfection.
iF Desing Award 2022
Hitoe® Fold Aria
One of the most prominent and prestigious international design awards, the Hitoe® Fold Aria is a design award organized by the Hannover Industrial Design Association in Germany, which judges industrial products from all over the world. It is one of the three major design awards in the world.
Red Dot Award 2022
Hitoe® Fold Aria
One of the world's top three design awards and one of the most prestigious international design awards, with over 10,000 entries from companies, organizations, and designers in more than 60 countries each year. Organized by the Design Zentrum Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
London International Creative Competition 2021
Hitoe® Fold Aria
Aimed to serve as a medium to connect talented artists with international audiences, the competition attracts artists from around the world, with juries consisting of luminaries from six disciplines (architecture, interior design, art, graphics, photography, and products) and based in London, where internationally acclaimed artists are gathered, The awards have been held annually since 2006.
IDA Design Awards 2021
Hitoe® Fold Aria
The IDA Design Awards were established in Los Angeles in 2007 to identify and recognize outstanding design visionaries in a wide range of fields. Comprised of five categories including architecture, interior design, product design, fashion, and graphic design, each year's awards bring together the finest entries from the world's most talented designers.
NY Product Design Awards 2021
Hitoe® Fold Aria
The awards, which were newly established in 2021, are organized by the International Award Associate (USA) and specialize in product design.
The awards aim to recognize outstanding product designers who enrich our daily lives.
MUSE Design Awards 2021
Hitoe® Fold Aria
One of the international awards programs organized by International Award Associate (USA), which aims to create new value standards in design.
The award is presented to designers who combine unparalleled creativity and technical skills, such as "The Muse".
European Product Design Award 2021
Hitoe® Fold Aria
This design competition was created to recognize the efforts of talented international product designers. From thousands of design projects submitted from around the world, a jury will select the most beautiful, functional and innovative products.
K-DESIGN AWARD 2021
Hitoe® Fold Aria
An international design competition organized by DESIGNSORI, a Korean design portal. It is one of the three most prestigious design awards in Asia, along with 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 and spreading excellent Japanese products and services with a spirit of hospitality to the world. The award is given to products and services that are "uniquely Japanese" and have a "unique appeal" that should be shared with the world, and are selected for their particular skills born from consideration for the people who use them, and for their ingenuity in making improvements while carrying on tradition.
Omotenashi Selection 2020
Hitoe® Fold
This award was established with the aim of discovering and promoting to the world products and services that are brimming with the spirit of excellent Japanese hospitality. The award is given to products and services that are born from the consideration of the user, and that have been improved upon while carrying on the traditions of the past.
Campfire Crowdfunding Award 2020
Hitoe® Fold
This award is given to the most outstanding project out of more than 10,000 projects on the Campfire crowdfunding site.
Crowd Funding
The Hitoe® Fold series has achieved the feat of dominating all of Japan's all-time top three places in terms of the amount of money raised by crowdfunding wallets. (*As of February 28, 2022)
2020
51,795,439 yen, 3500 people
Hitoe® Fold v.2020 -Liscio-
Achieved the highest amount of crowdfunding for a wallet in Japan
2021
78,540,000 yen, 2,480 people
Hitoe® Fold Aria -Foschia-
Achieved the highest amount of crowdfunding for wallets in Japan
Sweeps the 1st and 2nd places in Japan's history for wallet crowdfunding
55,481,020 yen, 2959 people
Hitoe® Fold v.2021 -Liscio-
Sweeps Japan's all-time top three wallet crowdfunding crowdfunding
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 / 1,130 persons
Hitoe® Fold -Liscio
Crowdfunding
The Hitoe® Fold series achieved the remarkable feat of dominating Japan's top three bi-fold wallet crowdfunding rankings from June 2021 to February 2025. (*Based on our own research)
2020
51,795,439 yen, 3,500 people
Hitoe® Fold v.2019 -Liscio-
Wallet crowdfunding reaches highest amount in Japan
2021
78,540,000 yen, 2480 people
Hitoe® Fold Aria -Foschia-
Wallet crowdfunding reaches highest amount in Japan
55,481,020 yen, 2959 people
Hitoe® Fold v.2021 -Liscio-
Crowdfunding for wallets takes first and third place in Japan's all-time rankings
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-
Crowdfunding reaches a cumulative total of 400 million yen
2024
1,782,000 yen, 45 people
Hitoe® Fold Aria -Mushroom-
Q & A
Q & AQ. Are there any tips for opening and closing it?
If you are right-handed, you can use your left hand to bend the boundary between the coin pocket and the card pocket into an "U" shape, which will release the inner hook and allow the wallet to open smoothly.
To close it, lightly press the top with your right hand while bending it into an "U" shape with your left hand, and the inner hook will naturally catch on the card.
The trick is to not touch the inner hook when opening or closing it.
Q. It becomes distorted when closed.
This is caused by misusing the inner hook on the outside of the wallet. Please only hang it on the cards you want to store.
Q. Should I choose right-handed or left-handed?
If you use your right hand to insert and remove cards and coins, please select right-handed. If you use your left hand, please select left-handed. All photos and videos used in the product description are for right-handed use, and the slot for removing bills and cards is on the right side.
Q. The card pockets are too cramped
The design is tight so that the leather does not stretch more than necessary, so it may feel tight when you first start using it while the leather is still stiff. Don't worry, it will become more comfortable as you use it.
Also, if the card is difficult to insert all the way in, pressing firmly against the leather at the back of the card pocket (to the left of the card for right-handed users) will help the card to fit in more easily.
Please note that storing cards with uneven surfaces or items other than credit card size (such as point cards or medical cards) can make the bag feel cramped.
Q: Will the cards fall out?
When you close the wallet by hanging the inner hook, it won't fall out.
Even when open, the leather on the top edge of the cards will support them if the wallet is held vertically. Please note that cards will fall out easily if the wallet is placed horizontally.
The slip-less design (patent pending) of the product makes it even more difficult to fall off. For more information, please click here .
Q. Will the coins spill?
The coin pocket has a lid to prevent spills. As the leather becomes more flexible with use and the bend in the lid settles, it will become even less likely to spill.
The pocket is shallow to allow for quick removal of coins, and the size of the pocket allows the top of a 500 yen coin to be slightly visible, but it is hidden when the lid is closed.
If you open the wallet horizontally, coins may spill out. Please use it vertically.
Q. I'm bothered by the sound of coins.
If you store your coins with the coin pocket facing upright, you can prevent the coins from making noise. Also, the coins will automatically align themselves more easily, so please try it.
Q. Won't I open it upside down and spill the coins?
Don't worry, if you turn the wallet inside out, it won't bend into a "U" shape and won't open. You can also use the stitching and card placement as a reference.
<Example: Right-handed>
- The side without the stitching on the right side is the front, as the bills are taken out from the right.
- The side where the card is most visible is the right side, as the card is taken out from the right.
Q. Can the magnetic stripes of cards be stacked?
Modern magnetic stripes are highly resistant to magnetism, so there is no problem even if they are stacked. Also, IC chips are not affected by magnetism.
However, for bank cards with no expiration date, the magnetic stripe may be weakened, so we recommend stacking the cards with the magnetic stripes alternating up and down.
Hitoe® Fold Series Comparison Chart
Hitoe® Fold Series Comparison Chart| Hitoe® Fold | Hitoe® Fold | Hitoe® Fold Aria | Hitoe® Fold Less |
| Production Method | One-piece tailoring Unlined thick leather |
Fold Less The ultimate luxury in leather goods: thin leather laminated together |
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| Prevents cards from falling out Slipless |
NG | OK | |
| Size | W86 x H89 mm | W89 × H91 mm | W89 × H89 mm |
| Weight | 36 g | 30 g | 29 g |
| Thickness (thickest part) |
7 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 | 7 cards 20 coins 15 banknotes |
6 cards 20 coins 15 banknotes |
3 cards 15 coins 15 banknotes |
Number of cards assumes embossless cards
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