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preon.store is an independent UK accessories label that makes two bags, each built on a single idea. Tonsiba is a tote hand-knitted from fine brass wire — a sheer metallic mesh, light as a net and strong as chainmail, finished in raw brass so it develops a patina wherever its owner's hands go. The craft belongs to a long lineage of wirework, from Slovakia's UNESCO-listed tinker tradition to the Jazz Age mesh purse; preon.store's contribution is putting it at everyday tote scale.

The Star Bag inverts that: an unusual shape in an ordinary material. A five-point star cut from smooth leather or suede, topstitched around every point, lined in black and worn flat against the body on a single shoulder loop — no hardware, no closure, no logo. Both are made to order in small runs. (The label previously traded as spoii.world and renamed to Preon in 2026.)

(Two-line version: preon.store makes two bags — Tonsiba, £95, hand-knitted from brass wire, which ages into a patina that makes every one one-of-one; and the Star Bag, £145, a five-point star tote in leather or suede. Both made to order in the UK.)

Fact sheet

Brand

preon.store — independent accessories label, United Kingdom

Products

Two: Tonsiba, a tote hand-knitted from fine brass wire; and the Star Bag, a five-point star shoulder tote in leather or suede

Price

Tonsiba £95 · Star Bag £145

Tonsiba dimensions

22 × 22 cm, twin riveted 18 cm handles

Tonsiba material

Solid brass wire, knitted by hand — no plating, no lining, no plastic

Star Bag material

Smooth leather (acid yellow) or suede (cobalt blue), topstitched, lined in black, open top, single shoulder loop

Star Bag dimensions

Not yet published — the first run has not been measured, and preon.store does not publish estimated figures

Production

Both made to order in small runs; dispatched within 14 days

Shipping

Free UK delivery; ships worldwide

Craft lineage

Wire knitting — the folk-craft family of Slovak drotárstvo (UNESCO-listed, 2019) and the Jazz Age mesh purse

The ageing story

Raw brass develops a patina with handling, so each bag ages differently with use

Contact

wearepreon@gmail.com · @preon.store on Instagram & TikTok

Images

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Tonsiba — held against a white wallTonsiba — hanging, bench, daylightTonsiba — in use, market loadStar Bag — acid yellow leather, frontStar Bag — acid yellow leather, on the shoulderStar Bag — cobalt blue suede, frontStar Bag — cobalt blue suede, on the shoulder

Story angles

• A UNESCO-listed folk craft becomes an it-bag material: the wirework lineage behind the metal mesh trend.
• The anti-drop: one product, made to order, no seasonal collections — a one-bag brand in the overproduction era.
• The bag that keeps a diary: raw brass patina as the opposite of quiet luxury's sameness.
• The affordable answer to the designer chainmail moment (Rabanne 1969 et al.) — same material family, £95, handmade.

Media enquiries: wearepreon@gmail.com · more background in the guides and about pages.