Keep it long, treasure it long.

Shining the spotlight on everyday life

A tote bag made of light and sturdy knit fabric. It's also a convenient size for a sub-bag for work, as it can also fit a laptop. The reason why you can fit even a little extra luggage, such as documents, is because of the soft, stretchy fabric that is unique to knit. The gorgeous patterns that are typical of TRICOTE, which weave everyday life into vivid colors, are also attractive.

With a Japanese sensibility

The fabric made from recycled polyester is lightweight but sturdy, and it can also hold A4 documents, so it's recommended for commuting to work or school. It's not bulky, so you can put it in your everyday bag as a sub-bag. The flap pocket where you can put valuables like your phone or keys has a cover so you don't have to worry about the contents being seen.

SPOTLIGHT is a tote bag with a spotlight pattern that seems to remind us that even in our daily lives, there are many moments that we want to spotlight. It has a similar feel to the culture of kimono, where personal items were decorated with meaningful patterns to bring happiness and ward off evil spirits, and I feel it has a made-in-Japan sensibility.
CHECK is a checkered pattern that combines gray and neon yellow-green. Even though it's a plaid pattern, it's not a traditional pattern like tartan, and the combination of pop colors is refreshing.

It would be interesting to incorporate it as a focal point in a simple coordination, or to link the colors used in tote bags to clothes. You can easily use patterned items like bags, so it would be a great gift for celebrating a birthday for a friend or girlfriend.

A lifestyle brand that colors even people's hearts

TRICOTE is a lifestyle brand that proposes items that decorate your life based on the image of imaginary rooms. Mr. Uotani, the representative, was originally involved in the development of knitted fabrics such as socks, but from there he developed a desire to incorporate knitted fabrics more into daily life, and began developing his technical skills and designs for knitting fabrics. I decided to research further. Then, his desire to develop something original grew, which led him to start this brand.

TRICOTE proposes colorful items that make your daily life more enjoyable by incorporating the possibilities that expand from a single thread into textiles. We create a variety of knit items with textures that cannot be achieved with new machines, cherishing the few remaining rare looms, and paying close attention to the techniques unique to looms that have been in use for 40 years. Using knitting machines tailored to each item, we create a wide variety of items, including stoles, socks, clothing, bags, hats, and miscellaneous items that brighten up your daily life. For example, the Jacquard machine manufactured by Bentley in England, which has been in use for 40 years, is used to manufacture the stalls produced by TRICOTE. This loom can only read paper data, but in order to take advantage of the texture that can only be achieved with vintage looms, we have purposely modified it so that it can read digital data. You can feel the commitment to knitting the fabric. Or, we make original laces using a machine called a crosset lace machine that makes tapes and fringe, or use modern knitting machines to achieve a good balance between shape and pattern when knitting gloves... . In this way, by combining different types of threads and types of knitting, textiles can be created infinitely, and unique manufacturing is created through the combination of technology and design.