[Encore] Carry Korea’s Radiance with the Mother-of-Pearl Passport Case & Name Tag

🎁 Give your foreign friends a Korean-style nacre illustration name tag as a gift.

Hello!
[Garoom] Nacre Passport Case & Name Tag prepared by Maker Team KG.D.

The Garoom nacre travel collection we are introducing this time includes a passport case, luggage tag, neck strap, and shopping bag, all designed to complete the beginning and end of your journey in one mood.

The main message of the project is as follows.

At the start of your journey, capture the light of Korea.

A passport is not just a document needed for traveling abroad.
It is the most symbolic item that proves your nationality and marks the beginning of your journey.

If it is a case to hold such a passport, wouldn't it be better if it were a bit more Korean?
And if it features a Korean design, shouldn't the product also be properly made in Korea?
From this idea, the Garoom Nacre Passport Case & Name Tag project began.
The name Garoom was intended to convey the meaning of neatly organizing travel accessories and cultivating them in your own mood.

We wanted to make a passport case not just a simple protective cover, but a travel accessory that feels a bit more special from the moment you prepare for your trip to the moment you take it out.
That is why Garoom chose nacre instead of a common printing method.
Mother-of-pearl foil is different from gold or silver foil.
It has a subtle reflective quality that changes with the angle of light, and when combined with Korean patterns, it creates a deeper atmosphere.
However, it is just as tricky to work with.
It does not adhere easily, can peel off depending on working conditions, and if the finish is not high-quality, the foil may come off during use.
We wanted to create mother-of-pearl travel accessories that are not just beautiful, but also have the level of quality needed for real use.
That is why we repeated mother-of-pearl tests and even prepared unedited test videos showing friction with fingernails and coins.
We wanted to ensure that the shine would last longer not only on screen, but also in real-life usage environments.

Garoom's passport cases and luggage tags feature designs such as dragons, phoenixes, Seoul nightscape, the Korean Peninsula, haetae, scholars, women, Gyeongbokgung Palace, and horse tags.
We applied designs that capture Korean symbols and traditional moods.
Rather than simply using generic patterns, we planned unique traditional pattern foil designs exclusive to Garoom.
These designs are managed as design assets through copyright registration with the Korea Copyright Commission.

Garoom products are mainly composed of three types of passport cases.
Clear Case is a type that preserves the original color of the passport and displays the mother-of-pearl design most vividly.
Classic Case is a cover-type case that securely wraps around the passport,
and is designed to allow for neck strap attachment and internal storage.
Sleeve Case is a large type that allows you to easily store your passport, international driver's license, boarding pass, and more from the side.
Additionally, by adding a luggage tag and neck strap, we made it possible to create a unified Korean travel mood from your passport to your suitcase.

There is a clear reason why Garoom insisted on domestic production.
We are well aware of the structure where domestic raw materials are sent to overseas factories for production, and the finished products are brought back to Korea for sale, as we have made many products this way.
However, this product was different.
Since it holds a passport symbolizing Korea and expresses Korean design, we wanted to make it in Korea with Korean materials as much as possible.
Therefore, Garoom's clear case, classic case, sleeve case, luggage tag, and neck strap are produced in Korea using Korean raw materials.
However, the mother-of-pearl inlay uses materials imported from Germany, and the packaging box is produced overseas due to production conditions.
It is not that there were no ways to make it more cheaply.
But Garoom did not want to simply make a cheap passport cover; we wanted to create a travel collection that embodies Korean design and the quality of domestic production.
Therefore, it may be more expensive than products made in China.
However, we have prepared so that you will be satisfied from the moment you receive it, from the materials, finish, mother-of-pearl expression, to the package composition.

The reason we are running this project on Wadiz is because we do not want to end with simply selling the Garoom travel collection.
We want to gradually build Garoom as a travel accessory brand together with those preparing for travel, those looking for Korean gifts, and those who want to match their passport and carrier in one mood.

Through this project, we want to directly see which designs are most loved, which compositions have the highest satisfaction, and what colors and patterns we should prepare in the future based on supporters' feedback.
Garoom's mother-of-pearl passport case & name tag are small items that make your trip more special, but they contain our commitment to Korean design and domestic production.
From the moment you take out your passport to the moment you find your carrier, we hope the light of Korea prepared by Garoom will gently accompany your journey.

Thank you.

Sincerely, Donggil Kim, CEO of Maker Team KG.D.