AI concept of a hand picking up the bifold with a black lab portrait

Where it starts.

AI concept

Close view of a lake scene burned edge to edge, beside the corner stitching

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The wallet held in one hand, a black lab on the front

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The wallet open beside a coffee, a father and son fishing burned on the inner leather

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The wallet opened flat, a city skyline burned in a strip across the fold

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The back face with grandparents drawn in line and the words Married 1971

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The wallet on a walnut dresser with keys and a watch, two dogs on the front

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AI editorial concept of an espresso bifold going into a coat pocket

AI concept

The photo that works

Works: Daylight, eye level — Daylight, eye level

Works: Face and ears in frame — Face and ears in frame

Works: Sharp, looking at you — Sharp, looking at you

Does not work: Too far away — Too far away

Does not work: Nine people, faces too small — Nine people, faces too small

Portrait works best with 1 or 2 people whose faces each span at least a fifth of the photo's width. For 3 or more people, choose Silhouette. In our tests a family of four drawn as a portrait came back with the wrong faces, and a group of nine came back as five people.

Example photos are generated, not customers or their pets.

A personal piece, shown from a few angles. Product images are renders.

The personal collectionBifold wallet

The portrait bifold

$79USD · preview price

A favorite face, a familiar place, or a note in their handwriting. Drawn from your photo, for the piece you reach for every day.

Preview colourTan

Your photo comes first. You approve the exact drawing before we make your piece.

Ship dates published at launch.

Pre-launch preview. Product images are renders. Not yet taking orders.

How to choose a pet photo for engraving ↗

Materials

Size: About 11 x 9 cm closed. Final dimensions confirmed before launch.
Inside: Six card slots, a full-length bill pocket, and one plain inner panel for a hidden mark.
Placements: Centred 72 x 64 mm, full front 100 x 76 mm, wrap 200 x 48 mm, back 64 x 52 mm, inside 58 x 40 mm, corner 34 x 30 mm.
Leather: Named here before launch, with its tannery and grade, once it is documented.
The mark: A laser burn of the exact file you approve. Burn color and depth vary with the leather.

The drawing styles

Stencil: Bold filled shapes. Best for dark coats, and the style that holds on a keychain.
Woodcut: Solid shapes with hatching. Closest to the photo, needs room.
Line: Outlines only. Best for light coats and for faces.
Portrait: Faces as clean line art, heads and shoulders. Best for 1 or 2 people.
Silhouette: Solid shapes on a simple horizon. Holds at every size, and the right choice for groups.
Scene: A simplified woodcut of the place: bold lines, few textures, open sky.
As written: Your handwriting or drawing, cleaned to one ink. Nothing is redrawn.

Packaging

A plain card box with tissue, a paper sleeve, and a small card printed with your original photo, so the drawing and the photo travel together. Packaging confirmed before launch.

Shipping and remake

Ship dates published at launch. Every order will show its burned-by and arrives-by dates before you pay.

You approve the exact drawing before we burn it. If the likeness is off, we redraw and reburn it free. If the burn does not match the file you approved, we remake it or refund it. Each order keeps the fingerprint of the approved file, so we can check.

Care

Keep it dry. Wipe with a soft dry cloth. Full care notes follow once the leather is named.

An illustrative starting photograph — The photograph

The prepared drawing from the photograph — The drawing

Something of your own

The photo you love.
A piece you reach for.

Start with a clear photo, a note or a drawing. Choose the style, adjust the detail and decide where it goes. You see the exact design before you approve.

The starting photos are illustrative. The drawing is checked at the placement's real size in the preview.

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