Collection: TEMBEA
Discover TEMBEA: Japanese Craftsmanship for Everyday Journeys
Founded in 2004, TEMBEA is a Japanese brand dedicated to crafting bags that accompany users through their everyday lives.
The name "TEMBEA," meaning "to wander" in Swahili, reflects the brand’s spirit of creating products made to move freely with you.
Purposeful Design
Each TEMBEA bag is designed for a specific function—whether it's carrying a baguette, books, or gardening tools.
This focused approach results in minimalist, highly functional bags that integrate seamlessly into daily routines.
Superior Materials and Craftsmanship
TEMBEA bags are handcrafted in Japan using high-quality cotton canvas, treated with paraffin wax for added water resistance and durability.
The canvas, woven from combed yarn on vintage shuttle looms, features a smooth texture and natural sheen, evolving beautifully over time.
Signature Products
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Baguette Tote: A vertical tote designed for carrying baguettes, with an asymmetrical handle for effortless shoulder access.
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Book Tote: Sized perfectly for carrying books, embodying TEMBEA's "use-specific" design philosophy.
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Harvest Bag: Built for outdoor activities like gardening, reflecting the brand’s versatility.
Each bag develops a unique character over years of use, becoming a personal companion that records the story of its owner.
Find your perfect companion with TEMBEA—where purposeful design and Japanese artistry meet the rhythms of everyday life.
Many of TEMBEA's bags are made of special cotton canvas that has been treated with paraffin, a type of wax that repels water. The yarn in our canvas is made of combed cotton fibers. This yarn is very strong and firm because of the combing process, which selects the longest cotton fibers and makes them straight and clean before they are spun into yarn. This also gives the yarn a distinctive, lustrous appearance.
Because it is woven with an old-fashioned shuttle loom, our canvas has a solid selvedge edge. The looms that makes our canvas have been working for 40 or 50 years. The beautiful selvedge is one unique point of our canvas, and we often use it as part of our designs.
