Buzz: After graduating from college, owner Par joined with her friend Sho to open up this cork and leather accessories shop down in JJ Market.

Vibe: The shop sticks to a plain wooden theme without too much decoration: wooden walls, floors, warm orange lights and bags displayed on wooden shelves.

Goods: The shop does messenger and school bags made from cork, leather and canvas. Expect preppy designs fusing canvas and leather in tones like brown, black, beige, and green, messenger bags made from cork, leather wallets and notebooks in various colors. The designs here are simple and understated, but what’s really cool is the use of cork as one of the main materials, as well as their tasteful color combinations like the carrier bag in beige and indigo, khaki and green or even beige and ash. Bags start from B690 and notebooks from B150.

Why you’ll be back: For the bags that are not only practical, but well-priced, the oddly-hip use of cork and the friendly owner.