The wide zippered opening is the detail that sells the VINGA Baltimore RCS tote backpack. It lets you drop a laptop straight in rather than angling it through a narrow gap, and the 32 x 11 x 45 cm interior gives it room alongside everything else you carry.

Carry it as a tote or as a backpack; a strap on the back slides over a trolley handle when you are moving through an airport with cabin luggage. A large front pocket takes the documents you need last minute, an inner pocket holds smaller valuables, and a bottle holder means water does not end up loose against a laptop. Polyester and PU give the sleek surface, and RCS certification covers 19 percent certified recycled polyester by total product weight, verified along the whole supply chain.

Frequent flyers are the natural recipients: account managers, field engineers, trainers and anyone whose week includes a short-haul flight. It also suits corporate travel programmes and works as a conference gift for delegates who arrive with hand luggage and need somewhere to put the day.

Four colourways make it usable across departments in a single order. The flat front panel accepts embroidery or print, and we generally place the logo low so it does not compete with the clean upper surface. MerchRepublic handles artwork, sampling and production, quotes per unit at your run size, and ships completed bulk orders throughout the European Union.