History & philosophy

Ulala’s story began over 30 years ago with a handcrafted little bag meant to be gifted to a very special person. The idea was to achieve something very personal and unique at the same time, hoping that the person concerned liked it. In order to make the present even more original, it was decided to decorate it with a pretty wooden brooch engraved in our carpentry workshop.
“We gave a lot of heart and care into the design and production of this bag and to see the joy in the eyes of this person who was close to us when she received this gift, had finally convinced us to get started in that way “.
This was the beginning of the creation of bags in the Ulala workshop in which the fabric of real Japanese kimono and wood were combined in order to perpetuate the authenticity and the Japanese tradition.
Since then, in order to vary and broaden our achievements, our workshop has studied the possibility of integrating many Asian fabrics made from natural cotton, linen, silk and different fabrics used through traditional group clothing. ethnicities from Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and Myanmar.
However, even today, we continue to marvel at the beauty and charm of the ancient kimonos worn by our elders and that is why they remain an inexhaustible source of inspiration that pushes us every day to highlight them at through our achievements.
Our passion is to create original bags in harmony with nature while highlighting the quality of each material used. All our bags are made in a traditional and artisanal way with care down to the smallest detail of finishing.
Each Ulala bag is unique and made in a single copy, making sense of the original story.

Philosophie

When we design a new bag, our thinking is always based on the balance between the two main materials that will compose it, namely fabric and wood. All designs share this need for balance that is so important and so present in Japanese culture.
Although traditional kimono fabrics and kimono belts are the mainstay of many bags, we are also investigating the use of other fabrics and materials from elsewhere in Asia, such as silk from Thailand and linen and cotton batiks. high quality cotton from Vietnam, Indonesia and Myanmar.
With the modernization of society and global standardization, kimonos are worn less and less in Japan, which is why we invest a lot to revive through our creations antique kimonos of exceptional quality in order to perpetuate the art of living and Japanese culture.
We hope that when you carry one of our bags, it is a small part of our rich culture that you will take with you.
Ulala workshop