Dôme

Yes. Inside the main compartment, a dedicated laptop sleeve keeps your computer flat against the back panel, with a divider and inner pockets for the rest. The bag stands 41 cm tall, so there is room above the sleeve for a jacket or a lunch.

That is its natural habitat. The two zipped front pockets take the things you reach for on the platform, the wide U-shaped opening shows you the whole main compartment at once, and the mesh-padded shoulder straps stay comfortable under a full load of books. Commuters who would rather carry a lighter urban pack in technical fabric can look at the Oslo Backpack from Kapten & Son, one of the city bags we curate.

Yes, and one detail matters here: the luggage pass-through at the back slides over the handle of your suitcase, so the bag rides on your trolley through the airport instead of on your shoulders. At 16 liters, it carries your documents, computer and a layer without ballooning.

The material is water-resistant, not waterproof. It can withstand light rain and splashes, but avoid heavy or prolonged rain and immersion. Protect electronics separately, wipe off moisture and let the bag dry naturally away from direct heat.

If you carry little and want the most compact leather bag possible, the DÔME will feel like more bag than you need: its sibling the STEELE black leather laptop backpack is cut from the same pebble leather in a smaller format. And if you are packing for several days, this is a bookbag, not a holdall.

Little and often. Wipe it with a soft dry cloth, let it dry naturally if it gets caught in the rain, and work in a colourless leather balm once or twice a year to keep the grain supple. Store it away from radiators: leather ages well with time, badly with heat.