Sometime in the future, when everyone has a subcutaneous credit-card chip and the notion of loose change has gone the way of the land line, no one will think about wallets. But right now, as you dig through your handbag on a crowded bus, the reassuring design of the Mikisue "origami wallet" means your transit fare will come easily to hand.
The chief appeal of the wallet, the creation of Montreal's Suzanne Savoie, is that the change pocket opens up like a little box, held flat in the hand. The coins are easier to see, and even more important, do not go skittering out the side. The wallet is compact and the textured leather is available in a number of rich tones (we like the cranberry).
And if you're tired of lugging that big handbag, Mikisue recommends threading a cord through the wallet and making it into a little purse. If only it had a little holster for lipstick. $99 at www.mikisue.com.
— Sheree-Lee Olson
