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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Explanation on gift substitution discounts
Since 2024, Takemoto studio has introduced handcrafted dinnerware as an additional product line, creating employment opportunities for several economically disadvantaged women in the village where Studio No. 5 is located, enabling them to earn a stable income__upporting their families, including one artisan with a disability. Dear customer, beginning January 2026, we will temporarily discontinue the regular discount program for returning customers and instead offer complimentary gifts. This initiative aims to increase revenue for the artisans and supports a sustainable development model.
When carried as an evening clutch, this precise architectural frame provides ample volume to neatly secure a regular-sized smartphone, a lipstick, a few brow pencils, a car key, and feminine hygiene essentials. Equipped with a 60 cm faux-pearl shoulder strap, it seamlessly transitions into a shoulder or underarm baguette bag for absolute versatility. All finishing quality is verified by Takemoto H. to maintain our TAKEMOTO artisan standards.
Who Makes These Kiss-Lock Bags and Why Do They Belong to TAKEMOTO?
In the early stages, custom eyewear designer and artisan Takemoto H. explored various crafting techniques due to his passion for multi-disciplinary handcrafts. By chance, he began designing traditional metal-frame kiss-lock bags. He initially crafted these calfskin and lambskin evening clutches as complimentary gifts for female clients, developing a proprietary artisan process. These gifts became highly favored, prompting the collection to expand into jacquard and authentic silk fabrics.
The main atelier of TAKEMOTO is located in a major metropolitan city, where our high-end bespoke eyewear is engineered. However, in 2017, driven by a regional poverty alleviation initiative, Takemoto H. traveled to a remote mountain village and established a rural satellite workshop. To spearhead local employment, he also established an international youth hostel there.
Since most women in this village remain at home to care for the elderly and children, yet possess highly skilled traditional textile techniques, he mobilized a micro-artisan production team in 2025. Currently, 3 to 4 local craftswomen meticulously hand-construct these kiss-lock bags during their spare time between agricultural duties and family care.
Through this platform, the sustainable kiss-lock collection serves as an everyday companion alongside our premium daily reading glasses. Although instructing these artisans required an immense amount of personal energy from Takemoto H., it stands as a deeply meaningful endeavor. Every purchase directly supports fair-trade principles and localized community empowerment, verified under the global quality standards of the TAKEMOTO framework.
