My name is Sam, I currently run Stami Studios and have created and ran 20 successful kickstarters!
My latest project is a series of Cat Ita bags, Starting with the cat bus! I have created and sell 4 different ita bags so I have a good idea for ita bag design.
An ita bag is a type of bag that allows you to display enamel pins, keychains or anything you want with a window on the bag, typically the front of the bag.
Ita bags first became popular in Japan but have now grown a popularity worldwide, as have enamel pins and pin collecting.
Our Ita Bag is simply a backpack OR shoulder bag with a cat design on the front and a window behind a zipped compartment to display your pins & things.
Kickstarter is a fund raising platform to help us raise the money needed to make these bags! Some things you should know if you have never used kickstarter before:
The bag currently has 2 large compartments, both zipped. one at the front to store the pins/insert and one main compartment to store the contents of your bag.
The main compartment has an additional small zipped pocket. I will also be adding further unzipped pockets (for example, a moile phone pocket), likley to be two pockets.
The sample is a great way for me to assess the manufacturing of the bag and make some changes!
First of all I’ll be correcting the screen printing on the front of the bag. I will also be changing the zip material colour and adding yellow-gold coloured inserts (if we hit £8000). Finally I will be adding an additional popper to the detachable parts for stability.
I have other ideas for different cats (see below) if we manage to hit our initial funding goal! Below are the designs and the amount we will need to hit to unlock each design
You can choose to back for as many bags as you wish, doing so will help us reach the funding needed to unlock the stretch goals!
We are based in the UK and shipping will be from the UK.
Pledging for more bags will increase the shipping price as they become bulkier and heavier to ship.
If we reach our goal, after the campaign ends the bags will go through 2-3 months of new samples, tweaking to perfection and then mass production.
After that they are shipped to us from China to the UK by sea – this typically takes 30 days.
Then they need to be cleared through customs and delivered to my studio.
From then on I will be doing quality control checks, packaging and shipping your rewards!
This whole process can take some time, considering I am just one person so your patience is very much appreciated!
You can find and support us on the following platforms:
There may be delays and alterations during the manufacturing process, although I have estimated shipping time, This may change due to unforseen circumstances. You will be kept updated throughout the manufacturing time right through to shipping!