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    New Design Debuting TODAY! Meet the Most Minimalist Minimal Wallet ever made

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    This is the kind of freedom you’ll feel with the Most Minimalist Minimal Wallet ever made.



    Nik’s original Minimalist Wallets debuted in late 2018. Though many appreciated the original wallets, some asked for an even more minimal design. Nik went back to the drawing board — and to the shopping mall — and designed what we proudly claim is the most minimal minimalist wallet ever made.

    The design of Nik’s original Minimalist Wallets was inspired by origami. His inspiration for the Most Minimalist Minimal Wallet was sourced from a different wellspring: the purely decorative pockets on women’s slacks, which provide all of the style features of pockets without the major drawback—namely, feeling obliged to store objects in the pockets, the accumulation of which can lead to unsightly lumpiness in one’s pants.

    “There is no way forward in crafting an object to be more minimal. The path to true minimalism is backwards so that one may remove unnecessary additions; this eventually achieves the ultimate realization, that of stasis. My goal was to invite the consumer back to a simpler time — a time before currency and credit history existed — and to provide the experience of life lived without identification. Literally — as in, without government-issued ID.”
    – Nik

    Nik’s Most Minimalist Minimal Wallet features two “pockets” and holds nothing. It is priced at $1,000 due to its exquisite lack of utility.



    Full details on the blog:


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    R&D time.

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    Sketch after sketch drawn and discarded, countless prototypes sewn and tossed aside in frustration.

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    This wallet asks so you don’t have to: do I really need this? Can I purchase it?

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    How about I trade you this nifty wallet for my bubble tea?

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    Hi, officer. License and registration? How about just the latter?
    Have a question? @Darcy (to make sure I see it)

    Current carry: testing new potential materials in the form of Original Large Shop Bags.

    #2
    If you have to carry your own money, you aren't rich enough!!

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      #3
      love it
      I will pay for that 8D



      BTW, the lesson is true minimalist is nothing but yourself
      just a Bihnion here

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        #4
        Yes! Finally the perfect wallet for my women's pants!
        Navy/Wasabi S25, Sitka Mini OP,
        Nordic/Iberian SE, Nordic PCSB, Navy Medium Clear OP, Iberian 8" Key Strap, Ultraviolet 8" Key Strap,
        Black/NWS SK, Ultraviolet Large OP, Fjord Small TT, Verde Small Double OP, Island Origami Swan, Island 3D OP , Island SSC , Nordic/NWS LCB, Multi Color Clear OW

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          #5
          It needs to be just a little more minimalist. Just one-sided. Two is too many.
          Bags - S25 (Mars Red balistic/Northwest sky/halcyon), S19 (Deep blue balistic/Iberian/halcyon). S22 (Aubergine)SCB (Nordic)
          Accessories - including Nik's #4 wallets, ghost whales, Q-kits, pouches, stuff sacks, travel trays.

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            #6
            Originally posted by lizziejean3 View Post
            Yes! Finally the perfect wallet for my women's pants!
            But where will you put it!?

            Maybe if it's version #4 with the loop, we can wear it as a necklace
            “Commander, I always used to consider that you had a definite anti-authoritarian streak in you.”
            “Sir?”
            “It seems that you have managed to retain this even though you are authority.”
            “Sir?”
            “That’s practically zen.”
            -Terry Pratchett, Feet of Clay

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              #7
              I was really impressed with that insight into the design process: a book by Carl Jung and a bottle of Tito's vodka!
              Getting to the point with too many bags to list them all. Current daily carry is my Black Halcyon Zeitgeist with a Cobalt Cerylon 3DOC as my "purse"/

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                #8
                BWA-HAHAHHAHAHA! This hits close to home. I just bought a couple of pairs of chinos from Anthropologie with lumpy, useless pockets. Last night I cut the pockets out and glued the ends shut with Steam-a-Seam II, because I was too lazy to get out my sewing machine.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by G42 View Post
                  But where will you put it!?
                  It‘s meant to be put into the Void Guide which will soon be available for pre-order...
                  ...spread joy in your neighbourhood (and not Corona!)
                  current bags: Smart Alec, Guide's Pack, Guide's Edition S25, Luminary 15, Daylight Backpack, Aeronaut 45, Tri-Star, Road Buddy 36, Daylight Briefcase, Small Yeoman Duffel, bits and pieces

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                    #10
                    I was eagerly anticipating the blog post and this year's April Fool's debut! A definite bright spot in my day...brought a much needed chuckle after a stressful job interview! Thank you for the fun and creativity, TB Crew!

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by threeteez View Post
                      I was eagerly anticipating the blog post and this year's April Fool's debut! A definite bright spot in my day...brought a much needed chuckle after a stressful job interview! Thank you for the fun and creativity, TB Crew!
                      I hope the interview went well!
                      “Commander, I always used to consider that you had a definite anti-authoritarian streak in you.”
                      “Sir?”
                      “It seems that you have managed to retain this even though you are authority.”
                      “Sir?”
                      “That’s practically zen.”
                      -Terry Pratchett, Feet of Clay

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                        #12
                        His inspiration for the Most Minimalist Minimal Wallet was sourced from a different wellspring: the purely decorative pockets on women’s slacks
                        That made me <snort>

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                          #13
                          "OOOH, a new wallet!" says the one who forgot it was April 1st...

                          I see the pics before the post, so read the title, clicked on the link, saw the last pic and immediately went to the website to find what colors it was in!!!
                          Last edited by anna2222; 04-01-2019, 01:51 PM.

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                            #14
                            A couple of outtakes from our April Fools photo shoot...

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                            Have a question? @Darcy (to make sure I see it)

                            Current carry: testing new potential materials in the form of Original Large Shop Bags.

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                              #15
                              I have no idea what's going on in those photos, but they made me smile. Thank you.

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