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Finnish designed smartphone cases hit Japan and we have freebies

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Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on November 2013

The Finnish design company Golla was started by two brothers in their father’s garage in the ’90s and soon their simple, handmade items were being sold at the MoMA gift shop in New York. Now the company takes a more high tech approach with functional cases and covers for smartphones, tablets and laptops—now available in Japan. Their phone wallets (¥1,980-¥2,780) make for good stocking stuffers and can hold a smartphone and have a zippered pocket on the back for coins or keys. There are slots of credit cards and IC commuter passes, so you can keep all your essentials together. Laptop bags (starting at ¥3,480) are durable and the company doesn’t shy away from using bold colors and designs. Available from www.hakubaphoto.jp/golla Yodobashi Camera and other major electronic stores.

Metropolis has 10 phone wallets to give away. To apply, email giveaways@metropolis.co.jp and answer the question “who created the character Moomin?”