Shingo Wakagi × ROOTOTE / ruck-tote "ENGLAND" Northern Rail / 042501

Sale period: July 20th - August 17th 12:00PM

*Delivery is scheduled for late October.

*Due to production reasons, this product cannot be canceled, exchanged or returned after purchase. Thank you for your understanding.

A collaboration between photographer Shingo Wakagi and ROOTOTE . A tote bag that is both an art piece and a companion for "fun outings." The " ruck-tote ," created by design office nendo and ROOTOTE , is a limited-time item featuring works from Wakagi's photo book "England - Hawaii," which was born from this collaboration.

This tote bag also comes with a signed copy of Wakagi's photo book, "England - Hawaii."

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Shingo Wakagi

Born in Hamamatsu in 1971. Graduated from the Department of Photography at Rochester Institute of Technology. Alongside his work as a photographer, he is expanding his range of activities to include film production, picture book publishing, and bookstore management.

From 2004 to 2008 , he published the documentary-style magazine " youngtree press ," which was filled with photos and writings of ordinary people. In 2021 , he republished it as " youngtree diary " for the first time in 13 years.

Photo book "England – Hawaii"

"Ruck-tote" is a bag that combines a backpack and a tote.

Tote bags have handles and an opening on the top, making it easy to check the contents and take things in and out while the bag is on your shoulder. On the other hand, backpacks have handles on the sides, so they fit snugly against your body, and the cushioning and length-adjustable straps make them less tiring to wear. Wanting to combine the convenience of both, we designed a bag that feels like a backpack when you're on the move, but allows you to easily take things in and out like a tote.

The shape of the bag is a slightly irregular pentagon, which shifts the center of gravity, and the heavier the contents are, the more the handles turn sideways, making it feel like a one-shoulder backpack. If you tilt the bag slightly, the opening turns upwards, so it can be used like a tote. The details and metal fittings of the shoulder strap are as "backpack-like" as possible, and the fabric is deliberately made of "tote-like" canvas, so that the hybrid nature of the two is not only functional but also visually distinctive.

nendo

<Mr. Oki Sato, CEO of Design Office nendo >

Born in Canada in 1977. Graduated from the Graduate School of Architecture at Waseda University in 2002, and founded the design office nendo in the same year. He was selected as one of Newsweek magazine's "100 Japanese People Respected by the World" and has received numerous international design awards, including EDIDA's "Designer of the Year" in 2012. His representative works are housed in art museums around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York (USA). He was responsible for the design of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic cauldron and the new TGV carriages for the French high-speed railway. He is currently serving as the general producer of the Japanese Government Pavilion for the Osaka-Kansai Expo, scheduled to be held in 2025.

https://www.nendo.jp

Detail

Size: W46 x H51 x D5cm Shoulder length: 100cm

Material: Outer: Cotton / Lining: Polyester

Color: Northern Rail

Pockets: 1 outside, 1 inside

Expected delivery: Late October

*Samples will be on display at BOOKS AND PRINTS, the bookstore run by Wakagi, during the period listed below.

BOOKS AND PRINTS

KAGIYA Building 201, 229-13 Tamachi, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture

Exhibition period: July 22 (Friday) - August 15 (Monday)

Closed: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday