Tembea x Beams Records Book Tote

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—01. Made in Japan.

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The pile of records I'm enjoying at any given moment, much like many people's I'm sure, tends to grow rapidly and can get quite messy. This wide-mouthed bag by Tembea, known for making some incredible totes, would be a great way to keep the pile organized, all the while making it easy to flip through and find what to play next.

—Available at Beams

Tembea School Bag

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—01. Front.
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Sometimes a standard tote bag is too limiting as far as how you can carry it. The School Bag from Tembea is very versatile and can be used as a tote with the one leather strap or you can use it as shoulder straps and wear the bag on your back. It is made in Japan and the body is 100 % cotton canvas that has been woven on a shuttle loom. A very simple bag that is flexible to whatever your carrying preference might be.

—Tembea
—Available at OEN Shop

Tembea Toiletry Bag

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—01. Navy & green canvas.

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A simple and useful canvas bag, made in Japan by Tembea. The classic colours, nice hardware and quality cotton make this toiletry pouch a nice option for any type of travel.

—Tembea

Tembea Newspaper Bag

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—01. Natural canvas.

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Tembea's simple well made bags are good for many uses. Most bag brands have a pretty standard tote bag available these days, but Tembea have taken it upon themselves to create a series of specific bags for baguettes, books and newspapers.

—Available at Tembea

Tembea Indigo Tote Bags

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—01. Available in two sizes, three colors.

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Tembea's fine range of bags continues to get finer. Their canvas goods have been picked up by a handful of retailers outside of Japan, however I haven't seen these indigo tote bags before. The nice shades of blue look so good together, it's tempting to get both sizes in different colors.

—Available at Tembea

Tembea

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—01. Baguette bag.
—02. Book bag.
—03. Small tote bag.

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Tembea is a Japanese bag brand I recently came across through the Utility Coop, one of my favorite Japanese online shops. The tough canvas bags come in a lot of different sizes and shapes to fit a big haul of acorns or a healthy supply of baguettes. The bags themselves do look really good, but it was the great product shots that really caught my eye. Something that you don't see all too often, but I really appreciate. The colors and small situations the bags are in just look right and make the product and brand even more appealing.

—Tembea