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Henri by Eric Kim

HENRI

Never Miss the Decisive Moment.

Discover all of the camera straps made by HAPTIC INDUSTRIES:

NEW Henri Wrist Strap Pro (with pad)

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  • Buy Phantom Black on Amazon >
  • Buy Crema Brown on Amazon >

Henri Shoulder Strap

New Henri Shoulder Strap: Available in PHANTOM BLACK and CREMA BROWN

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  • CREMA BROWN on Amazon >

Henri Wrist Strap (Crema Brown)

Phantom Black Chroma Edition Available Here
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Henri Neck Strap (Classic OG)

Henri Neck Strap Mark III in Phantom Black and Mahogany Brown available in Haptic Shop
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Henri Mark II Edition (2016) available on Amazon
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Limited-Edition Henri CHROMA Wrist Straps

Leica x Henri Wrist Strap Chroma (by Luis Casadevall)

HENRI CHROMA Wrist Straps: available for a limited time.

  • PHANTOM BLACK >
  • CRIMSON RED >
  • MIDNIGHT BLUE >

ERIC KIM

ERIC KIM NECK STRAP (Compatible with RICOH GR II)

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ERIC KIM Wrist Strap (Compatible with RICOH GR II)

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The Story behind the Henri & Eric Kim Straps

Henri Neck Strap by Max @maximiliankamps

This post is written by Cindy aka Haptic:

Serendipitous Encounters: Saigon 2014

In summer of 2014 Eric and I met a group of talented artists in Saigon. We hung out, drank lots of coffee, and talked about creative projects to work on:

Project 1: Our friend Gin and his gang of skilled film producers put together this beautiful film about shooting street photography in Vietnam along with Fujifilm Vietnam:

Project 2: Gin also introduced us to his childhood friend who are models and musicians, Lan and Uyen. In Vietnam, rarely do people just do one thing. There is a spirit of creativity, entrepreneurism, and scrappiness in Saigon. Lan and Uyen also are talented leather makers and artisans.

Over the course of three years we worked together to design, experiment, and make different products.

Prototype of Eric’s camera bag he used and traveled with since 2011.

Handmade Leather Camera Straps

All of our leather products — the HENRI COLLECTION (neck strap, wrist strap, wrist strap pro, shoulder strap, chroma) and ERIC KIM COLLECTION (wrist strap, neck strap) are 100% leather and handmade and crafted with care from start to finish. Lan and Uyen source the leather, handmake the straps during the weekdays between music gigs, and ship them to California from Saigon.

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Rather than mass produced, these are handmade in small, limited-quantity batches in order to preserve a level of excellent craftsmanship and quality. Each strap is unique.

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Once they get to California, Eric and I, (and now with the help of our loving and supportive family–sorry Mom for taking over the dining room table…) work to quality check, finish, and package each strap.

I designed the packaging of each product (I love boxes). The labeling is hand-stamped!

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Why buy from HAPTIC aka Cindy & Eric?

Unlike huge, anonymous factories, this is the entire operation: Eric, me, my family, Lan, and Uyen. We are transparent about the labor practices behind the straps because we are proud and love each product we make.

We live in Vietnam currently and are very cognizant of global inequality, especially in labor practices. This is why we price our products the way we do. We want to give a fair and respectful wage to everyone involved. We do not run a wholesale factory, but support honest and beautiful work.

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you

We know there are so many other straps and camera accessories to choose from, so we thank you for choosing to support us!

Here are our friends from all around the world, proudly displaying their HAPTIC products:

Josh White @jt_inseoul with ERICKIM strap
Sundo- Leica M3, @instasundo
Sundo- Leica M3, @instasundo
Danny - Seattle
Danny – Seattle
Mike, Seattle - Leica M3
Mike, Seattle – Leica M3
Pierre - Belgium
Pierre – Belgium
Josh - OG Ricoh GR, @jt_inseoul
Josh – OG Ricoh GR, @jt_inseoul
Whitney - Rx1r, @whitneyhensleyphoto
Whitney – Rx1r, @whitneyhensleyphoto
Leon - United Kingdom
Leon – United Kingdom
Leo - Chicago, United States
Leo – Chicago, United States
Alexander, USA - Leica M262
Alexander, USA – Leica M262
Walter, Seattle - @imagerwalt
Walter, Seattle – @imagerwalt
Dickson - San Francisco, USA
Dickson – San Francisco, USA
Douglas @dbprovencher
Douglas @dbprovencher
Jim - Kentucky
Jim – Kentucky
Bil, Los Angeles - @bilbrown
Bil, Los Angeles – @bilbrown
Oleg
Oleg
Deanna - @deannabittker
Deanna – @deannabittker
Oliver Berlin - @streetphotographyguy
Oliver Berlin – @streetphotographyguy
Henri/Harry, Nha Trang, Vietnam
Henri/Harry, Nha Trang, Vietnam
Jeff, United States of America
Jeff, United States of America
Alan, United States of America
Alan, United States of America
Alex, United States of America - Leica M-A
Alex, United States of America – Leica M-A
Hlynur, Iceland - @hlynur_torfason - Fujifilm X100T
Hlynur, Iceland – @hlynur_torfason – Fujifilm X100T
Alexander - Fujifilm x70
Alexander – Fujifilm x70
Veronica, Italy - Olympus E-M5II
Veronica, Italy – Olympus E-M5II
Jose, Mexico - Fujifilm XT1
Jose, Mexico – Fujifilm XT1
Jose, Mexico- Fujifilm XE2
Jose, Mexico- Fujifilm XE2
A.A., Saudi Arabia- Fujifilm X100T @litratongkalye_
A.A., Saudi Arabia- Fujifilm X100T @litratongkalye_
A.A., Saudi Arabia- @litratongkalye_
A.A., Saudi Arabia- @litratongkalye_
Sundo- Leica M3, @instasundo
Sundo- Leica M3, @instasundo
Dave - Fujifilm X100
Dave – Fujifilm X100

HAPTIC Moving Forward

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Cindy hand carving a photography by Eric Kim for “THE CITY OF ANGELS” art portfolio

Moving forward, we are focusing on HAPTICPRESS — to publish more art, books, and guides to inspire and empower our artists and photographers. We wish to build a platform of mutual empowerment, and to also hopefully feature your work one day.

We are also building up the ERIC KIM FORUM — your new home to improve, grow, and learn as a photographer and artist.

We thank you so much for building this positive community of sharing, growth, and openness. Let’s continue to ride this creative wave together.

Always,
Cindy & Eric
Saigon, 2017

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