The Medina Raffia Bag — handwoven, structured, and entirely its own.
"The most enduring pieces are never the loudest ones. They are the ones that get better the longer you look at them."
There is a certain kind of confidence that doesn't announce itself. It shows up in the evenness of a weave, in the weight of a handle, in the way a bag sits in your hand and feels immediately right. The Medina Raffia Bag has that quality — and it earns it entirely through craft.
Handwoven in Morocco from 100% natural raffia, the Medina is the most compact and considered piece in the Palm Tote raffia collection. At 20cm × 10cm × 10cm, it is precisely sized — not small as a compromise, but small as a decision. Everything about it has been thought through, and nothing has been left to chance.
Structure you can feel
The Medina is secured with a zip closure — clean, reliable, and reassuringly quiet. No fuss, no fumbling. Your phone, your keys, your card, your essentials — kept exactly where you left them, however your day unfolds.
Small enough to take anywhere. Crafted well enough to make it worth it every time.
Short rounded vegan leather handles sit naturally in the hand for those moments when you want to carry it close. The longer detachable and adjustable shoulder strap gives you the freedom to go hands-free — cross-body for the market, over the shoulder for the evening, however the day shifts. Like all the best bags, the Medina quietly adapts to you rather than the other way around.
A commitment to conscious craft
Vegan & conscious
The Medina is finished entirely with vegan leather — handles and shoulder strap alike. Paired with 100% natural raffia, it is a bag you can carry with complete confidence in what it is made from and how it was made.
At Palm Tote, we are drawn to natural materials and honest making. Raffia has been woven and carried across Morocco for generations — lightweight, strong, and warm in a way that no synthetic material comes close to replicating. The Medina lets it do what it does best, shaped into a form that feels contemporary without trying too hard to be.
The details
Material
100% natural raffia, entirely handwoven
Origin
Handcrafted in Morocco by skilled artisans
Closure
Zip closure for everyday security
Handles
Short rounded vegan leather handles + detachable adjustable shoulder strap
Dimensions
20cm × 10cm × 10cm — approximate
Wear it for
Evening outings, travel, everyday carry
A note on handmade
Every Medina is woven and assembled entirely by hand, meaning no two bags are identical. Small variations in weave, tone and proportion are not imperfections — they are the mark of something genuinely made by a person, not a machine.
The Medina sits alongside the Kasbah in the Palm Tote raffia family — two compact, structured bags that share the same commitment to craft but wear it differently. Where the Kasbah closes with a magnetic flap, the Medina zips. Where the Kasbah uses natural brown leather, the Medina is finished in vegan leather throughout. Two distinct pieces, one clear point of view.
Quietly considered. Entirely handmade. This is the Medina.
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