Who we are

About our herd

Mywalit was founded in Lucca, Italy in 2005, when we opened our first shop in the old Roman Amphitheatre, at the heart of the cosmopolitan shopping district of this historic town in Tuscany.

After a short-lived retirement from the leather industry, founder Chris Howell returned to designing wallets and unique colourways and began production of leather goods with his friend and business partner Achava in Thailand. The elephant, one of the national symbols of Thailand, was incorporated into the Mywalit logo to pay tribute to this country and its craftsmen.

Within six months we began selling our products internationally across Europe, Australia, the United States, Japan, and the Far East. Our retailers include leather goods and fashion boutiques, designer stores, duty-free shops, hotels, gift shops and art galleries.

Initially we concentrated on creating purses and wallets, using modern, practical styling and bold colour combinations. Since then, we’ve developed a gorgeous handbag collection. Our attention to detail in manufacturing, together with our use of the finest soft nappa leathers has quickly built our reputation for quality and individual design.

Our people are from a wide variety of countries and backgrounds, bringing an equally wide variety of skills, interests and experiences to colour their contribution to our team.

In the Lucca office, conversations are held in a heady European mix of Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian and Spanish. For us, a great idea is a great idea and anyone can have it. That way, everyone is involved in the creative process.

Our office in the U.K. organises and coordinates production of an average 7,000 wallets per week. They are also responsible for International sales outside of Europe. Our office in Washington, D.C. is responsible for all U.S. sales.

Achava Mahathanaruk and his wife Nongyao head the Thailand manufacturing plant with the motto, “The best way to do business is to work at the thing you’re passionate about with people you count as friends and family”. His love for minute details and seeing endless possibilities where no one else can hasn’t lessened since the day he started the business.

The management team in Mywalit Thailand


Mywalit team in Thailand

We hope you enjoy living with our products as much as we enjoy creating them.

We currently have three monobrand shops:
Our shop in Lucca is in Piazza Anfiteatro, 40 - Lucca Italy
Our Pisa shop is located in the Pisa International Airport
Our shop in Florence is 50 metres from gorgeous Piazza della Signoria at via della Condotta, 30

(photo on left – entry to our newest shop in Florence)