STORY
Style is the answer to everything
“Style is the answer to everything” Charles Bukowksi once wrote brilliantly in a poem which, along with the wise words of other Mota Heroes, has unequivocally contributed to our credo: to craft our products wholeheartedly, to respect the materials, the customer and ourselves.
To pay homage to the brave ones who paved & are paving the way – the world belongs to them, to the troublemakers, the defiant ones, the dreamers. “To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.” – using, if we may, the line in another poem we love – Lord Tennyson’s this time.
Please the soul
So we put to work the poetry that’s close to our hearts, our daring creativity and undivided attention, our passion for craft & menswear, and we make it our aspiration to create beautiful things.
We draw inspiration from the classics, but also from everything around us, our travels, our heritage and sometimes, why not, from mundane moments. We try therefore to build not only for looks, but also for utility and ultimately, to please the soul.
Valuable pieces for people who know their value. And their self-worth.
Among the values that inspire the brand goals, MOTA cares for the originality of its design and demands top quality by combining the best leather handpicked from manufacturers with tradition with the custom design hardware made using both time-honoured and new techniques. Passion driven and devoted experts team up under a single goal: delivering unique creations that reveal a personal way of being.
The Journey
With particular attention to details and to the materials that we use, our MOTA goods are handcrafted in our boutique atelier having timelessness and durability in mind as well as iconic design.
The purpose is the journey itself: from a big piece of leather and a few bolts to the creation of a unique bag or accessory, step by step, with passion, with emotion, with love for what we do. Most of the time while listening to jazz in the background. It is our pride and joy to make leather goods and to see you wear them in your own way and genuinely enjoy them.
Aesthetics & Vision
We then invite you to discover how we use our aesthetics to create the MOTA vision and turn that into products ranging from our personal take on the classic briefcase, the pouch, to the backpack or our travel bags (+ more to come soon).
We also challenge you to create your bespoke item by customizing an existing piece in our collection – we’d be more than happy to accommodate your need or desire – just shoot as an email at bespoke@mota-for-men.com and we’ll get back to you shortly but please, have patience for custom-made bags as they slow down the process of manufacturing and it can take longer to have them ready for you.
We’d like to sum up our introduction the same way we opened it, with another verse from Charles Bukowski: “Style is the difference, a way of doing, a way of being done.” With that, we conclude… It’s great to meet you and please, stay stylish!
BRAND
PHILOSOPHY
BRAND CREATOR
John Mota
John Mota, is a Romanian born artist who specializes in metal sculpture. Holding a PhD in applied arts and with over twelve years of experience in metal art, John started playing with leather in his own way. He found the resemblance between leather and metal working techniques and decided to apply this to designing handbags with a very manly and sculptural vision.
Silviu Tolu
Silviu Tolu had been working in the fashion industry for almost a decade when he joined forces with John in 2018, as a Co-Owner and Co-Creative Director, to focus on clearly conveying the brand's message and promoting MOTA to an international audience. In 2019, he embarked on an MBA in Design, Fashion and Luxury Goods at Bologna Business School to deepen his managerial knowledge and to apply 'Made in Italy' expertise to our brand.
