Versa Large

The Versa Large in matte black is the working convertible in its quietest finish: a laptop, a notebook and a charger, tote in the morning and backpack on the walk home, the woven panels flat under load and without sheen. The Veluna is the opposite instinct, one soft compartment that drapes from a single strap and asks nothing of your shoulders. Both are black and neither shines, the matte lattice and the pebbled grain sitting together like two fabrics in the same suit. Friday, the tote goes under the desk and the Veluna goes out to dinner.

The matte Versa Large does the days that have weight in them: the laptop, the folder, the shopping on the way home. The Alessa does the ones that do not: phone, wallet, keys and a pair of sunglasses, on a single strap that sits at the hip. Black pebbled leather beside black matte weave, the same colour with a different surface, so nothing in the wardrobe has to be rethought. Sunday morning you take the Alessa for coffee and leave the Versa Large where you dropped it on Friday.