Buka
Buka
Buka
Buka

Buka - laptop sleeve

Sesotho

Book

R 3,500.00

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Books have long preserved knowledge and ideas. In Africa, they record history, culture and wisdom, connecting generations through shared learning.

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A sleeve made for the rituals of work and reading. The name Buka is the Sesotho word for book, and the piece carries that intention into the object itself. It is shaped to hold a laptop and the loose papers, notebooks, and pens that gather around a working day.

The construction is plain and considered. A protective interior cradles the screen, with a soft lining that does not mark the case. A magnetic flap closes the sleeve without ceremony. There are no buckles, no zips, no hardware that announces itself. Only the leather, the stitch, and the small object inside.

Buka is part of a quiet tradition. Across the continent, books have carried memory between generations long before paper was the form. The name is a small recognition of that lineage. What you place inside today, in a laptop or a notebook, is the same gesture: preserving thought, carrying it with you, opening it again somewhere new.

Hand finished in our workshop. The leather is full grain and will darken evenly with use.
Shipping & Returns

Shipping

Every Inga Africa piece is handcrafted with care and prepared for delivery to ensure it reaches you in perfect condition.

Estimated Delivery

  • Within South Africa: 2–5 working days
  • International: 5–10 working days

For handcrafted pieces made to order, please allow 6–8 weeks for production before your order is dispatched.

International shipments may be subject to customs duties, import taxes, or other charges imposed by the destination country. These costs remain the responsibility of the recipient.

Returns

Your satisfaction is important to us. If you wish to return your purchase, you may request a return within 15 days of receiving your order.

To initiate a return, please contact us at orders@ingaafrica.com with your order number and reason for the return.

Returned items must be:

  • Unused
  • In their original condition
  • Accompanied by all original packaging, tags, and accessories

Once your return has been received, inspected, and approved, your refund will be processed within 7 days using the original payment method.

Please note that made-to-order, bespoke, personalised, and custom-made pieces are not eligible for return or refund unless the item has a manufacturing defect.

Inga Africa reserves the right to refuse returns that do not comply with this policy.

Specifications

Dimensions W 24 x H 31 cm
Interior Layout & Slots • Interior features the brand's signature bold red fabric lining. • Sleeve consists of a single, undivided main compartment designed to snugly house a laptop or a large tablet (like an iPad). • Printed directly on the inner black leather trim is the classic silver foil branding: "INGA AFRICA / HAND CRAFTED IN SOUTH AFRICA".
Exterior Features & Hardware • Uses a vertical leather tab closure that loops over the open top edge to hold the device securely inside. • The closing tab secures tightly via a concealed magnetic button snap mechanism hidden beneath the leather. • The bottom center of the front face features the brand's distinct "I" logo emblem finished in polished silver hardware.

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