Architects will love Nendo’s new bag for Tod’s

The acclaimed Japanese studio designs a multi-purpose bag with architects’ needs in mind for Italian brand Tod’s.

Italian luxury leather company Tod’s recently commissioned Japanese design studio Nendo to create a functional work bag for architects. Characteristic of Nendo’s minimalist but intelligent approach to design, the bag is a sleek leather satchel that changes its shape based on what the architect is carrying. 

The architect bag changes its shape based on what the architect is carrying.

The multifunctional structure can be adapted to hold various types of drafting documents commonly used in the industry. In its original elongated form, the bag can store an A3-sized piece of paper with extra room for samples.

The architect bag by Nendo

When folded in half, the structure is split into two compartments for the storage of A4-sized drawings and smaller documents.

The architect bag by Nendo

In its compact form, a centrefold can be used to hold rolled-up sheets of paper, heavy catalogues or books and samples of construction materials.

The architect bag by Nendo

When travelling light, the handles fold inward so that the bag can be clutched under the arm.

The architect bag by Nendo

Finished off with a subtle logo, sophisticated stitching and the Tod’s signature “stripe” mark, the architect bag is the perfect marriage of function and architecural form. Just what architects lust after.

The architect bag by Nendo

 

 

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