A woman on the phone in the street, the black Skara Cloud Tote on her shoulder

Kapten & Son · Cologne

Kapten & Son Crossbody and Tote Bags

The tote that takes the laptop and the shopping on the way home, the small crossbody for the evening. Kapten & Son on the shoulder, soft and light, with your hands free.

The tote for the day, the small crossbody for the evening.

Crossbody

The phone, the keys, the card, and your hands free.

The Skara Large takes a 14-inch laptop and changes shape on lighter days; the Skara Small keeps the essentials. The Bali Crossbody can also be worn as a bum bag, the Lisbon Crossbody has a loop for the plane seat, and the Hellvi Cloud Small holds what you need for an evening.

up to 4 L · 0.3 kg · A5 size

The day's essentials, in clean lines or gathered.

2 L · 0.3 kg · 30 cm wide

A slim bum bag, with an anti-theft pocket and a cable slot.

up to 9 L · 0.4 kg · 14-inch laptop

A half-moon bag that changes shape with what it carries.

22 × 35.5 × 9.5 cm · 0.5 kg

The Hellvi's soft quilting in a small size, for an evening with the essentials.

A5 size · 0.4 kg · 4 zips

A small crossbody that travels: anti-theft pocket, loop for the plane seat.

A woman at the airport opens the sandstone Lisbon Crossbody worn on her front

Tote bags

A tote on your shoulder, for the laptop or the shopping on the way home.

The Hellvi Pro Large takes a 16-inch laptop, and a yoga mat slips in at the front. The Hellvi Cloud Medium and the Skara Cloud, soft and light, take a 14-inch. The reversible Norva has no laptop sleeve; the Essentials Pouch, sold separately, snaps onto its handle.

25 L · 1.1 kg · 16-inch laptop

The office, then the gym or yoga, on your shoulder and without going home first.

13 L · 0.6 kg · 14-inch laptop

A soft tote that takes a 14-inch laptop and rides on the suitcase.

18 L · 0.5 kg · 14-inch laptop

A light, puffy tote, with the laptop inside.

23 L · 0.4 kg · reversible

A big reversible tote, two colours in one bag, with no laptop sleeve.

1 L · 70 g · 25 × 17.5 cm

A flat zip pouch that snaps onto a Norva handle.

A woman with a buggy in the street, the Norva tote on her shoulder
A woman working on her laptop at a café counter, the black Skara Cloud Tote beside her

The brand, as Eiken sees it

Clean city bags, designed in Cologne, free of animal-derived materials.

Kapten & Son is a German brand based in Cologne. It designs city bags with clean lines, mostly in recycled polyester, with no leather or other animal-derived materials. The same model often changes material, not silhouette: recycled fabric, quilting for the Cloud, smooth PU for the Sleek.

2-year legal guarantee of conformity, handled directly by Eiken. 30 days to change your mind.

Eiken's take

Why we chose it
The totes that take a laptop state its size: 16 inches for the Hellvi Pro Large, 14 for the Hellvi Cloud Medium and the Skara Cloud.
Worth knowing
None of them is waterproof, and neither the Norva nor the small crossbody bags have a laptop sleeve.
Who it's for
People who prefer the shoulder to the back, for the office day as well as the evening.

Baptiste, Eiken

Questions

Before you choose a Kapten & Son crossbody or tote bag.

Which Kapten & Son crossbody or tote bag takes a laptop?

The Hellvi Pro Large takes a 16-inch laptop. The Hellvi Cloud Medium, the Skara Cloud and the Skara Large take a 14-inch. The Norva and the small crossbody bags have no laptop sleeve.

Tote or crossbody bag?

The tote for the whole day: the laptop, a notebook, the shopping on the way home. The crossbody for the essentials and your hands free: the phone, the keys, a card. The Bali Crossbody can also be worn as a bum bag.

Are Kapten & Son bags waterproof?

None of them is waterproof. They are city bags, mostly in recycled polyester; in proper rain, protect what they carry.

Are Kapten & Son bags vegan?

Yes: no leather or other animal-derived materials in the Kapten & Son bags we sell. Most are in recycled polyester.

What guarantee comes with a Kapten & Son bag?

The 2-year legal guarantee of conformity, handled directly by Eiken: you write to us, we take care of the rest. You also have 30 days to change your mind.