About the Brand
About
Everything we do centers around the desire to get the most out of every single day. As a Certified B Corp, we aim to leave the biggest impact on how you move through the world with the smallest impact on the world itself.
We make wallets, bags and accessories that save you time, so you can get back to living. Our ecosystem of connected carry goods has already helped over a million people speed up their day.
Founding Story
We were just two 22-year-old Dutch students with an idea, banking on our belief that we could make products better. We met during a Fulbright scholarship in the US with a shared frustration: we were sick of old bifold wallets. We thought, “What would a wallet built for the 21st century look like?”
One Kickstarter campaign and some years later, we are a Certified B Corp with 45 passionate team-members spread across 11 countries with a shared mission.
Team & Experts
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I’m Olivier, Founder & Creative Director at Ekster, and my journey into design, entrepreneurship, and creating innovative consumer products has been deeply rooted in a love for solving real-world problems with simplicity and style. As a child, I dreamed of becoming an architect, sketching buildings for hours on end. That passion for design evolved into a career that blends creativity, strategy, and innovation.
Press Coverage
HAUTE LIVING SAN FRANCISCO
Dec 3, 2025
Haute Gifts For The Holidays: ‘Tis The Season To Spoil Someone (And Yourself)
HAUTE LIVING SAN FRANCISCO
Dec 3, 2025
Haute Gifts for the Holidays: Tis the Season to Spoil Someone (or Yourself)
BetterMe, Olamic, Renpho, Sakuraco, Ekster, Blue Corn in Haute Gifts for the Holidays
INTELLIGENCER
Sep 12, 2025
80 Gifts for Every Type of Husband
This wallet — which ejects cards with the press of a button — is just as fun to play with as a fidget toy. You can even get him an add-on to track the wallet via Apple’s Find My app.
CONDÉ NAST TRAVELER
Aug 9, 2025
9 Best Slim Wallets to Keep Cards and Cash Secure
Best for those who travel cautiously, this leather wallet offers a custom silicon pocket that securely attaches your Airtag—so you can conveniently use the Apple Find My function to track your necessities whenever you’d like.
CNET
Jul 26, 2025
Best Minimalist Wallet for 2025 Tested By CNET Experts
The Ekster's mechanics, along with its slim profile and lightweight materials, make it an elegant solution. The button used to raise the cards is really well done, with a hefty feel of a mechanism that will last as long as the wallet.
TOWN & COUNTRY
Jun 19, 2025
The Weekly Covet: 15 Essentials Our Editors Can't Travel Without
Whether I'm going carry-on only or checking a bag— controversial, I know— this vacuum seal packing kit makes it super easy to maximize my luggage space with compression that you just can't get manually. I love it. And it's easy to bring the vacuum attachment with you, so you don't run into any issues with space on the way home.
WIRED.COM
May 22, 2025
The WIRED Travel Tech Guide to Family Vacation Harmony
On our last trip, I used the Ekster TravelPack Vacuum Kit ($129) to compress my clothes and squeeze more in. If you’re staying at an Airbnb or rented apartment, you can always wash clothes, so you don’t need to pack as much.
FORBES
Apr 19, 2025
How To Pack More For Your Next Trip, With The Same Amount Of Space
The brand claims you can get 60 percent more storage space with its TravelPack Vacuum Bag that comes with a very small, powerful and portable USB-C-charged air pump that sucks the air out of it when you’re done packing.” And “Within about 10 or 15 seconds, all of the excess space disappeared. I’m not sure how much extra space it created but it definitely worked.
THE STRATEGIST
Feb 7, 2022
63 Gifts for Every Type of Husband
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