travel wallet

Catch eyes and compliments with this bold geometric coin purse where traditional Guatemalan weaving meets modern functionality. Patricia Xon's dynamic design packs practicality into a perfectly portable size, featuring a convenient strap and a zippered pocket at the back that keeps your daily essentials sorted and secure.

Compact and brimming with Balinese charm, this wallet for men by artisan Maura Marlyna combines tradition and practicality. The handwoven endek fabric showcases intricate ikat designs in earthy shades of brown, black and red while leather accents add a touch of durability. Perfectly sized for modern life, it keeps essentials close at hand while carrying a piece of Bali’s heritage in every stitch.

Inspired by the traditional form of shadow puppet theater known as wayang, Javanese artisan Witri Kusuma designs this striking and uniquely fashionable passport wallet. Handcrafted of leather in a solid parchment color, the wallet is inscribed with the word "Passport" above the image of a wayang puppet that is laser-cut. Folding open, this wallet reveals two slits for storing paper bills and cards as well as your passport.

"Antigua Guatemala is a place that inspires me a lot. Its architecture and history make me travel back in time," reflects artist Boni about what inspired him to create this stunning composition. Using oil, the artist paints a traditional street in a colorful palette, with a volcano in the distance representing the country's natural wealth.

Titled Calle Las Campanas, this painting comes stretched and signed.

By Peruvian artisan Alejandro Chavez, this wall mirror celebrates the traditional nativity. In the style of traditional retablos, Chavez diligently crafts a variety of different figurines from ceramic, painted by hand within a wood frame that surrounds a mirror in the center. The upper portion of the frame depict the nativity, while the left and right sections depict scenes with angels, a villager, and a chicken. The bottom section depicts a group of villagers traveling to view the newborn child.

During the times when European explorers began arriving on the shores of ancient Latin America, Mayan cultures throughout the continent enjoyed a great prosperity of mercantile life. An ah ppolom, or "great merchant," would travel between cities in order to facilitate the transfer of goods. Accompanied by servants and warriors, an ah ppolom is depicted here in this cotton wall hanging designed by Rhina Rehmann. Featuring ivory-colored motifs against a body of Prussian blue, the patterns in the Salvadoran wall hanging are achieved using the batik method, where a wax resist is applied to the fabric before it is submerged in a vat of dye.

Traveling through the Andean highlands, three friends enjoy the company of sisterhood as they make their way to the Sunday market. Their image is clear and vivid for Nilda Amaro executes this tapestry with natural dyes. She weaves the wool piece on a traditional handloom with a technique unique to San Pedro de las Cajas.

Titled 'Las viajeras' in Spanish.

Ghanaian artisan Robert Ayine Anaba hand-weaves this beige and black fan of raffia fibers with a leather handle. Perfect for wall display or for daily use, it brings a glimpse of the African savanna to any setting.

Presented within a circular frame, Garuda puts his majestic and holy wings on full display. Designated as Lord Vishnu's vehicle for traveling between heaven and earth, the eagle-like creature is believed to devour serpents and is the king of birds. Made Mulyani captures Garuda's fierce presence in this hand-carved Balinese suar wood relief panel.

Swaying and dancing to a hypnotic tune, Kokopelli abandons himself to the rhythms of his music. His long hair blows in the breeze as he pipes a plaintive melody on his flute. J. Blas sculpts the legendary deity in elaborate detail. He first cuts metal sheets and hammers them into three-dimensional shape. Welded together, they are adorned with airy cut-out work and finished with lead-free paint.

Kokopelli dates back to pre-historic times; regarded as a deity, he is usually depicted with a humped back, playing a flute. Ancient legends suggest Kokopelli was a Toltec trader who traveled from central Mexico to the United States' southwestern deserts and mountains, where he is featured in the form of rock art dating thousands of years. Kokopelli played his flute to announce his arrival and according to Pueblo legends, he carried seeds, babies and blankets in his hump which he offered to the maidens he seduced.

To the Hopi, Kokopelli plays his flute to draw heat from the Earth and thus make the seeds grow. His name derives from Koko ("wood") and pilau ("hump"). Kokopelli is believed to be present whenever life comes forth from seed – plant or animal.

Kokopelli the flautist is borne from myth and legend; he travels far and wide playing melodious tunes inviting all to dance. Now he adorns this extraordinary coat rack, forged of iron by J. Blas, who uses a novel technique of his own design to cut the iron sheets. The rack is painted by hand with a blend of enamel and acrylic hues, infusing a rustic elegance.

Kokopelli dates back to pre-historic times; regarded as a deity, he is usually depicted with a humped back, playing a flute. Ancient legends suggest Kokopelli was a Toltec trader who traveled from central Mexico to the United States' southwestern deserts and mountains, where he is featured in the form of rock art dating thousands of years. Kokopelli played his flute to announce his arrival and according to Pueblo legends, he carried seeds, babies and blankets in his hump which he offered to the maidens he seduced.

To the Hopi, Kokopelli plays his flute to draw heat from the Earth and thus make the seeds grow. His name derives from Koko ("wood") and pilau ("hump"). Kokopelli is believed to be present whenever life comes forth from seed – plant or animal.

Photographer Ryan Chappell in Thailand evokes memories of travels in Asia with this original photograph. Freshly rolled incense sticks dry in the sun in Vietnam, their distinct fragrances wafting through the air. "No matter how much time I spend in Asia, the smoky yet delicate scent of incense at temples and at businesses as an offering for good sales, never fails to bring a sense of peace and well being", confides the photographer. The photograph is signed and presented in a card stock mat.