before missinghue existed there was another tyvek wallet, and michal kališ, who went on to start the brand, carried it for five years, and for most of that time there was nothing to complain about, because it was light, it fit in a front pocket and rain never did it any harm.

the annoyances only surfaced when it wore out and the search for a replacement began. every banknote had to be folded twice before it would go in, and the design was black, which back then looked like the only thing anyone was offering. we wanted one wallet that managed three things at once: thin enough for a front pocket, room enough for a banknote lying flat, and a print worth pulling out in front of people. nothing on the market did all three.

so we started making our own, by hand, in a prague studio. michal drew all six prints himself, carries the samples until they either hold up or they don't, and decides which ones get printed. that is still how it works today.