Barco Carpintero

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Barco Carpintero is a Japanese leather brand launched in 2022, built on a leather workshop established in Kobe in 2017. Leather craftsman 藤原進二 and bag maker 鈴木磨 developed its concept. Its product range spans leather goods such as wallets and card cases, as well as tote bags, handbags, and doctor’s bags, and it also offers pattern-made-to-order and fully custom-made options. The brand name refers to Kobe’s Shipwrights’ District, where many shipwrights once lived, and means “shipwright” in Spanish. The brand takes as its benchmark the beautiful forms and high durability pursued by wooden-ship shipwrights, and is characterized by forms combining straight and curved lines and a hexagonal mark.

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In the days when wooden ships were the norm, shipwrights drew on their skills and competed to build ships with beautiful forms and high durability. The workshop takes their aspirations as an ideal and a benchmark for its craftsmanship.

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2018
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Lemma
Wallets

A mass-market line focused on everyday leather goods

Lemma is a leather brand developed as an in-house brand of Barco Carpintero, extending the

Lemma is a leather brand developed as an in-house brand of Barco Carpintero, extending the parent brand’s workshop techniques to leather goods and everyday accessories. It uses Italian leather and focuses mainly on wallets, key cases, pen cases, card cases, sacoches, and other items, with an emphasis on simple design and ease of use. While Barco Carpintero itself broadly offers artisanal design proposals, including bags and made-to-order products, Lemma is positioned as a more accessible brand centered on leather goods for everyday use.

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itare
Wallets

A line of small items for everyday living and gifts

itare is a leather goods brand developed as one of Barco Carpintero’s in-house brands. It

itare is a leather goods brand developed as one of Barco Carpintero’s in-house brands. It uses Italian leather and emphasizes simplicity and functionality suited to everyday use. While Lemma focuses primarily on wallets and leather goods, itare is distinguished by also offering small items that add character to gifts and everyday life, such as portable ashtrays and letter openers. It is a spin-off brand that extends the leatherworking expertise cultivated in the parent brand’s workshop to a broader range of everyday goods and gift needs.

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