small thin walletHitoe® Fold - Antique -
Pull-up leather keeps time
concept
The smallest in the series. A mini wallet for enjoying hands-free living.
"I want to go out light and carefree, without carrying anything." To fulfill that wish, we've packed innovation into a palm-sized device.
Not only is it thin, but despite being the smallest in the series, it can store banknotes without folding them.
It slips easily into your pocket and is so comfortable you forget you're even wearing it.
Left-handed models are available in all colors.
About Antico Leather
Aging Pull-up Leather That Tells Time
The leather used for Antico is a pull-up leather with an antique feel, produced by the prestigious Monteverdi tannery in Tuscany, Italy.
Its surface has a subtle nubuck-like texture with a refined matte finish. As you use it, the texture smooths out, and the leather gains a rich luster and deeper color.
| Characteristics of Pull-up Leather
The leather contains deeply infused oil, which shifts when bent, temporarily lightening the bent area—this is known as the pull-up effect. You can rub the area with your finger to restore the original color.
The lightly buffed surface also means that small scratches can be blended in by rubbing with your finger, making them less noticeable.
technology
Innovative ideas × the delicate touch of craftsmanship
| Patented technology "Inner Hook"
This patented technology uses the card itself as the fastener, a completely new concept. It eliminates the need for any metal fittings, resulting in a thin, flat design. Since the wallet won't open if the card is opened incorrectly, there's no worry of coins spilling out.
| Balancing storage capacity and slimness
The "Hitoe® structure" allows you to arrange cards, coins, and banknotes without overlapping them, achieving an astonishingly thin design without compromising storage capacity. The overlapping of leather is also limited to a maximum of five layers.
Even with 10 banknotes, 15 coins, and 6 cards stored inside, it's only 13mm thick.
design
Timeless, comforting simplicity
| The laws of beauty created by nature
The beautiful harmony of the natural world, as depicted by the Fibonacci sequence, has been incorporated into the proportions of this wallet.
Each time you pick it up, you'll feel a harmonious beauty that resonates with your heart.
| Aesthetics of detail
Delicate stitching, carefully polished leather edges, and thin lines along the rims.
We pursued beauty down to the smallest detail.
| Details that combine thinness and compactness
We also put thought into the design of the edges. The bottom edge, which is the thickest part, is sewn on the outside to maintain its thinness, while the sides are folded inward for a compact finish.
Furthermore, while striving for a thin profile, the leather is given sufficient thickness, preserving the natural texture of the leather.
| Beauty achieved solely through leather
There are no metal fittings or flaps. It's a simple design that just uses leather to hold everything in place. Because there's nothing extra to it, it won't snag on anything, and you can carry it smartly wherever you go.
Durable and beautiful for a long time
No metal parts were used, and the stitching was placed in locations that are less likely to wear out.
The easily damaged corners are reinforced with extra layers of leather to improve durability.
Furthermore, the seams are extremely thin, making it less likely to lose its shape even when placed in a pocket.
Ease of use
Make your daily routines simpler.
One-action comfort
Simply bend your wallet into a "V" shape. You can instantly take out both banknotes and cards.
Paying at the register is smooth and smart.
| Without folding the banknotes, as they are.
Banknotes can be stored as they are. They won't get creased, making them easy to use in vending machines and self-checkout counters.
| Use your card smoothly and securely.
The exquisitely designed card slots allow for smooth insertion and removal at all times, making it stress-free even when you're in a hurry.
| Easy-to-access, spill-proof coin pocket
The coin pocket features a simple design without zippers or snaps. Its shallow pocket and short flap make it easy to access and prevent coins from spilling out. It has a storage capacity of 15 coins (999 yen) or more.
| Compact Yet Global
Surprisingly, there are many banknotes and coins around the world larger than Japan’s ¥10,000 bill or ¥500 coin.
Our wallet accommodates most of them, ensuring comfort and compatibility even when traveling abroad.
| Make your daily carry lighter
It's so thin you'll forget you even have it in your pocket.
A minimalist and comfortable wallet that will become a part of your everyday life.
About Antico Leather
About Antico LeatherOrigins
The leather used for Antico is pull-up leather with an antique feel produced by Monteverdi, a prestigious tannery in Tuscany, Italy.
The grain side has a slightly brushed nubuck texture. The oil that has soaked into the leather causes it to pull up vigorously when bent, revealing shading.
Its elegant, matte appearance will settle and the color and luster will deepen with use.
Tanning and Manufacturing
Monteverdi uses high-quality raw hides from Switzerland, France, and other countries, and carefully crafts all aspects of its products, from plucking the raw hides to finishing the leather.
After tanning with vegetable tannins, skilled craftsmen lightly buff the surface to give it a nubuck finish.
LWG (Leather Working Group) environmental certification silver rank.
Maintenance
Because it contains plenty of oil, no wax or other oil care is required. Regularly remove surface dust with a soft cloth or leather brush.
Because it is brushed, scratches are less noticeable, and even if it does get scratched, you can rub it with your fingers and the scar will become less noticeable.
Since the product is dyed to bring out its natural look, care must be taken to avoid water stains. If it does get wet, immediately wipe it off with a soft cloth.
For detailed maintenance information, please see here .
Colors
Dark Olive
Vintage Brown
* The actual color may differ slightly from the displayed color due to differences in the way the dye is absorbed depending on the monitor environment, the condition of the raw leather, the part of the leather, the season, etc.
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. I can't open and close it smoothly. Is there any trick to it?
To open and close your wallet smoothly, follow the steps below.
[When opening] Bend the border between the coin pocket and the card pocket into a "U" shape and the inner hook will come off naturally. There is no need to touch the inner hook directly.
[When closing] While lightly pressing the top, bend it into an "U" shape in the same way, and the inner hook will naturally catch on the card.
Q. My wallet becomes distorted when closed.
This is because the inner hook is attached to the outside of the wallet, so make sure to only attach it to cards that you store inside.
Q. It's difficult to remove cards and it feels cramped
The card pockets are intentionally designed to be a little tight so that they do not become too loose, so they may feel cramped at first. However, over time, they will become more snug and easier to access.
If the bag is too tight at first, try using one less layer and taking it in and out several times to allow the leather to become accustomed to the bag before using it again.
Q: Will the cards fall out?
When the wallet is closed, the inner hooks catch the cards so they won't fall out.
The case has an anti-slip coating so cards are less likely to fall out even when open.
In particular, the slip-less design (patent pending) of the Hitoe® Fold Aria and Hitoe® Fold Less makes them even less likely to fall.
Please note that the anti-slip properties will be less effective if the wallet is laid horizontally.
Q. Will the coins spill?
The wallet has a coin-proof lid that will not spill out with normal use. As the leather breaks in, it becomes even more stable.
Please note that because this wallet has a vertical design, coins are likely to spill out if opened horizontally like a typical bi-fold wallet.
Q. I'm bothered by the sound of coins.
When you put your wallet in your pocket, if you store it with the coin pocket vertically, the coins will not make any noise and will be easier to line up automatically.
Q. Should I choose right-handed or left-handed?
If you use your right hand to insert and remove cards or coins, select right-handed. If you use your left hand, select left-handed.
Q. Will the coins spill out if I open it upside down?
Don't worry, if you turn the wallet inside out, the inner hook will not come off and the wallet will not open.
The surfaces can be identified as follows (for right-handed users):
- No stitching on the right side
- The right side is the side where the card looks wider
Q. Can the magnetic stripes of cards be stacked?
Modern magnetic stripes are highly resistant to magnetism and can be stacked without any problems. Also, stacking IC chips has no effect.
However, the magnetic properties of old magnetic cards, such as bank cards, may have weakened, so as a precaution we recommend storing them so that the magnetic stripes are not touching each other.
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 |
Musou 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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