Aesthetic:

Patina

10 brands with this aesthetic

A.P.C.

🇫🇷scandinavian

$200-$600

French minimalism pioneer - Petit Standard raw denim jeans that age beautifully

Japanese raw selvedge denimorganic cottonminimalist

AnZa

🇺🇸espresso

$3,000-$8,000

Brutalist statement in concrete and Corian - porosity and texture as feature, brass accents

concretebrassbrutalist

Bellroy

🇦🇺wallets

$59-$189

Slim your wallet movement with eco-friendly, LWG-certified leather - Apex Slim Sleeve

premium leatherrecycled polyesterminimalist

Inventery

🇺🇸pens

$100-$200

Pens machined entirely in Los Angeles shop

brassstainless steelindustrial

Kaweco

🇩🇪pens

$25-$150

Octagonal pocket pens since 1883 that transform from compact to full-size

brassaluminumcompact

Makers Cabinet

🇬🇧drafting

$50-$150

Drawing as performance - Iris compass with camera aperture mechanism, Hovel pencil plane for whittling

brassprecision machinedcraft-inspired

Mismo

🇩🇰scandinavian

$$$$

Mismo creates...

vegetable-tanned bridle leathercotton-nylon canvasScandinavian

Postalco

🇯🇵notebooks

$21-$100+

Pressed cotton notebooks that age beautifully - 1mm pin-graph paper, 'the best things are invisible' philosophy

pressed cottonvegetable-tanned leatherfunctional

Rimowa

🇩🇪technical

$1,000-$2,500

German luxury luggage brand known for iconic grooved aluminum cases, pioneering durable travel goods since 1898

anodized aluminumpolycarbonateprecision engineering

Traveler's Company

🇯🇵japanese

$5-$50

Modular notebook system with leather cover that ages gracefully - brass rulers and clips

vegetable-tanned leatherMD paperminimalist