Card Holders

Choose by pocket count

One pocket. Poyraz is one pocket in one panel of leather with one line of stitching — the most reduced piece Echoed makes. It takes two or three cards comfortably. İstif also runs a single pocket, but open, so cards stack rather than sitting in fixed slots; the leather grips the stack and closes the gap when you pull one out.

Two pockets. Felenk puts one pocket on each face at 10 × 7 cm. It is the simplest construction here, which is also why it ages the most evenly — there is less to pull against itself.

Three pockets. Oruç at 10 × 7 cm and Neptün at 10 × 6.5 cm carry the same capacity in slightly different footprints. Neptün is the smallest thing in the range; the half-centimetre is noticeable in a shirt pocket even though it disappears on screen.

Six pockets. Gabya is the largest at 13 × 8.5 cm. The extra width means folded notes lie flat instead of bowing the leather, which is what turns a card holder into a wallet replacement.

Card holder or wallet?

The honest test is notes. If you still carry cash regularly, a card holder will frustrate you and you want the wallets instead. If you carry a note or two for emergencies, Gabya handles it. If you carry none, anything here works and the choice is purely how many cards.

Leather and engraving

All six are full-grain calfskin, hand-cut and hand-stitched. Full-grain retains the hide’s top layer, so the pockets hold their shape empty and stretch to take a second card without slackening permanently.

Each can be engraved with a name, initials or a monogram at no extra cost. On the single-pocket pieces there is very little leather on show, which makes the engraving the whole design rather than a detail. Made to order, dispatched within five business days.