The coronavirus brought countless changes into our lives. Many beloved design brands are also at risk. Just like them, we also believe in the added value of Hungarian design. Our article series presents Hungarian small enterprises who could even make your days spent in quarantine a little bit better with their unique products. Browse through the cool design bags and accessories and support Hungarian design!
It’s officially time that we think about the summer, too, including what pieces will we brighten up the summer heat with. Luckily there are brands that we can count on when it comes to fresh summer accessories. The project of graphic designer duo Luca Patkós and Szani Mészáros will make your summer nights more colorful and cooler with hand-made fans decorated with unique graphics. You could already read about the brand and the founders in a previous HYPE article. The fans are made manually in limited series, by combining screen printed textile, engraved wood and leather. In the first, numbered collection, the three different pieces tell three different stories.
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Attention! The fans are only available in limited quantities, so go and grab a piece as soon as possible in the brand’s online store!
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Judit Ducsai has been manufacturing leather accessories since 2011, with carefully planned, unique design, using high quality materials. The designer primarily works with vegetable-tanned leathers, which she often combines with unusual fabrics: modern materials and traditional techniques meet in the products imagined by the designer. Judit Ducsai believes in function-driven creation, as in her case, each and every idea comes from a real need, and a product can only be put into production after the thorough consideration of the same and once the prototype has been perfected and properly tested. Eternal and universal pieces!
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If you would like to purchase a leather accessory for the long run, you will find something you like in their online store, for sure.
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The ENIHORN brand was founded by and named after Enikő Horn in 1991. The originality of the bags lies in their form and practicality. They are made of fine Italian leather – one of the factors making the products timeless and durable. The brand manufactures belt bags, shoppers, backpacks, laptop bags and gripsacks, made in several sizes, for both men and women. In the case of the ENIHORN brand, clothes function as an accessory for the bags. Both the bags and the items of apparel are manufactured in Budapest.
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MINIMINI bluish belt bag with leather strap
POMME belt bag with chain strap
FINN unisex backpack
Are you looking for a truly pretty piece? Would you like to surprise someone with a lovely gift? Contact the designer via Facebook or Instagram message!
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The Gabo Szerencsés brand primarily designs elegant women attire and leather accessories, using premium materials. With the help of the patterns, pieces considering the shape of their wearer are born, thus helping them gaining confidence in terms of their looks. The bags and clothes are the result of lengthy experimenting. The products are manufactured in Hungary, and the brand also cooperates with partners who employ people with disabilities. Moreover, the designer also considers it important to keep the amount of waste generated during the production of a piece at the minimum, so the palette of leatherware is compiled in a manner that even the tiniest leather pieces are all used up.
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Are you inspired by the Gabo Szerencsés pieces? Go and check out the Lucky Shepherd online store for more beauties!
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If you are looking for accessories that are sure to lift your mood, look no further: the Ilabu might just be what you’ve been searching for. The brand were launched by graphic designers Erika Szép-Bíró and István Szép not too long ago. You could have already met the designers earlier, as HYPE has already made an interview with them in the “Artist duo” series. “We love working together, laughing together and drawing life into each pair of socks together, we love good food, our crazy cat, Hamu, and happy moments” – this is how the designers describe themselves. In the case of Ilabu, each and every pair of socks has a different story, a different joke, made of at least 80% cotton and 100% creativity!
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Cat yoga socks, women
Cat yoga socks, men
T-Rex socks men & women
The online store will be available soon, but until then, you can contact the designers via Facebook or Instagram messages if you’d like to get some colorful and funny socks!
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Dóra Juhász creates her leather bags in limited series, every piece is made in Hungary, in the KÉZMŰ workshop employing people with disabilities. Only a few new models are made each year, designing and implementing the prototypes is the task of the designer. The designer doesn’t believe in seasonality, as, according to her, a single season is too short to validate the success of a product, therefore, Dóra rather focuses on improving and perfecting older models. In the case of the Juhaszdora products, renewal manifests in the form of colors.
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Would you like to see more? Go and visit the online store for more Juhaszdora products!
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The designer of the Lamoppe brand is Laura Mózes: her dynamic and colorful patterns are displayed on pillows and durable, waterproof backpacks. The products are created in a tiny manufactory in a workshop near Lake Balaton, in limited series. Her products are available in the store in Budapest and the online store in a wide selection.
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AROMB YELLOW waterproof urban rolltop backpack
TRI BLACK waterproof urban rolltop backpack
TURQ GEOM waterproof urban rolltop backpack
Can’t wait to see the pillows? Go and take a look around in the online store!
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We have known Zsuzsi Lengyel’s special bags since 2010. The things that keep the designer inspired during designing is variability, functionality and of course the various colors. The brand is characterized by simple geometric forms and a unique use of colors. The Zsuzsi Lengyel bags are uniquely designed, premium quality, mini series designer bags, with even the last stitch manufactured with care and love in a small countryside sewing factory in Hungary. The designer chooses the best out of premium Italian leathers as the material for the bags, and orders the necessary fittings from Hungary and Germany.
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Ylang Ylang purse convertible into a belt bag
Are you looking for a super-colorful and exciting bag? Go and take a look around in the online store!
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Réka Molnár’s brand, MAKE design offers stylish and clean bags and other accessories. Their originality lies in their hand-painted patterns and the special use of materials. Her main source of inspiration is nature. A primary aspect when designing the products is to create the less possible waste, and they also pay particular attention to recycling the waste generated by production or cutting.
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You can find more unique pieces in the online store!
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We have been following the “tiger girls’” work for long: we have been using the BENGALbackpack for years and we love it. Noémi Sziládi and Eszter Tóth design and create backpacks and other accessories, primarily out of natural and recycled materials. Each and every product is made in Hungary. The true Müskinn fans have already purchased at least a T-shirt and a canvas tote to accompany their backpack. They promote eco-conscious thinking and the joy of creation through workshops – we have also attended a workshop of the kind and we loved it.
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The headquarters of the girls, SISKO Studio is currently closed, but until then, take a look around in their online store!
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“Tenshibag is a love brand, and our aim is to make our customers feel the same enthusiasm and love when accepting the end product that we feel when creating the bags” – explain the founders of the brand, Léna Komaság and Borisz Kovács, both firm believers of sustainable fashion. The Tenshi bags are hand-made with utmost care, in the workshop of the designers. They like to rethink their materials and create new exciting bags out of them. According to the designers, their favorite part in bag-making is when they involve the customer into the design process – thus allowing them to create custom-designed and loveable bags.
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For more practical pieces, go and visit the online store of the brand!
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Tinta started off as a family business in 2015: Lőrinc Varga and Eszter Schall (the designer of Stampp jewelry) imagined the brand together, and then Samir Yahioui also joined the bag-making collective. The most important guidelines include the use of natural and high quality materials, practical solutions and lovable design. The bags are hand-made of European materials, in Hungary.
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Zenith – Dark red & white whales
Are you looking for a durable backpack for everyday use? Check out the other Tinta bags in their online store!
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“Design yourself, compile, dress your bag, shape it to your own style!” – this is the motto of the Vengru brand founded by Boglárka Szögi-Csomány and Tamás Faragó. The brand focuses on the needs and creativity of the customers preferring uniqueness. The bags are made of premium Italian cow leather, by Hungarian leather craftsmen. The originality of the bags lies in the fact that a separate element, a panel bag can be fitted into the zippers on the front, thus the appearance of the basic bag can be changed completely. The panel bags can be worn as mini backpacks, belt bags, small shoulder bags or without straps.
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Unique design leather keychain
Red lacquer small bag, panel bag set
Black leather backpack & black crocodile pattern panel bag
Design your own bag or choose from the ones available for sale in the online store!