New Release: Ekster x Maison Les Énervés Cardholder Pro

Your wallet has been wearing the same gray hoodie since 2019. Time it got dressed up.

To celebrate Ekster’s 10th anniversary, we teamed up with Maison Les Énervés, the fashion house whose name roughly means “the restless,” to make two limited edition Cardholder Pro smart wallets. 

One iconic pattern. Two bold colors. Zero tolerance for the ordinary.

Meet the Ekster x Maison Les Énervés Cardholder Pro, in Tuxedo and Regatta. Limited quantities, which is drop-speak for “don’t sleep on this.”

Two obsessives walk into a pocket

Maison Les Énervés was founded by Wakim Krari, a French-Moroccan architect and designer based in Bali. Every piece is handcrafted in their Bali workshop, with the kind of details most brands skip: hand stitching, shell buttons, hand embroidery.

The name does double duty. “Énervé” can mean irritated, but the house uses it for people who are restless, spontaneous, and full of life. They were founded “sans colère,” without anger, which we respect. We’ve spent plenty of afternoons mildly furious at a bulky bifold.

We found each other through a shared obsession with detail and craft. They stitch by hand. We lose sleep over card ejectors. Different tools, same stubborn refusal to settle. 

Ten years into building Ekster, it felt like the right moment to team up with people who share that. This drop is part of our 10th anniversary, and we wanted to mark it with something that actually turns heads.

Tuxedo or Regatta? Pick your personality

Tuxedo is black with a white pattern. Think black tie, but for the thing that lives in your pocket. It dresses up for dinner, then shows up at a gas station at 11 pm completely unbothered. Ideal if you own more black than you’d like to admit.

Regatta is blue with a white pattern. Sailing weekend energy, no boat required. You don’t need a yacht. You just need a wallet that looks like it knows someone with one.

SHOP TUXEDO | SHOP REGATTA

A fashionable wallet that still does the job

Pretty is great. Pretty that jams at the checkout is a problem. Under the pattern, this is the Cardholder Pro, the smart wallet we built to nail the boring stuff.

1. 100% recycled aluminum, zero plastic. Even the button and the mechanism are metal. It feels like proper hardware, because it is.

2. Push-button card access. One press and your cards fan out. No digging, no fumbling, no holding up the line.

3. Holds up to 14 cards. Fit 5 to 7 in the cardholder and another 6 to 7 under the backplate, all in a body that measures 0.6 x 4.25 x 2.4 in.

4. Built-in RFID protection. Wireless card thieves with scanners can keep walking.

5. A backplate that carries cash. The expandable aluminum backplate has a strap for bills, so you skip the second wallet.

6. Modular add-ons. Need to carry loose change? Add a coin tray. Want your cash clipped? There’s a clip for that. Same wallet, different day.

7. Lifetime warranty. Plus 100 days to try it. If you hate it (you won’t), send it back.

Make it unlosable

A wallet this sexy deserves better than a lonely end in the back of a taxi. Slip in a Tracker Card (sold separately) and your Cardholder Pro shows up in Apple Find My or Google Find Hub, whichever phone you carry. 

Ring it, map it, and get left-behind alerts. No subscription, no extra app.

Limited quantities mean you need to hurry

A 10th anniversary deserves a drop that doesn’t blend in. We won’t invent a countdown clock or a fake number.

Just the truth: this is a limited edition, and a smart wallet with this much attitude doesn’t sit around. 

There are only 500 of the black Tuxedo version, and just 300 of the blue Regatta variant. 

If you’ve been hunting for a fashionable wallet people actually ask about, Tuxedo and Regatta are your two options. Pick one.

SHOP TUXEDO | SHOP REGATTA

FAQs

What is the Ekster x Maison Les Énervés Cardholder Pro?
It’s a limited edition version of our Cardholder Pro smart wallet, made in partnership with the fashion house Maison Les Énervés. It comes in two colorways, Tuxedo and Regatta, both featuring one signature pattern.

Who is Maison Les Énervés?
Maison Les Énervés is a fashion house founded by French-Moroccan architect and designer Wakim Krari, based in Bali. The brand handcrafts its pieces in small batches, with details like hand stitching and hand embroidery.

What colors does the Maison Les Énervés Cardholder Pro come in?
Two. Tuxedo is black with a white pattern, and Regatta is blue with a white pattern.

Is the Maison Les Énervés Cardholder Pro a limited edition?
Yes. Both colorways are limited edition and available in limited quantities.

Is it different from the regular Ekster Cardholder Pro?
Same smart wallet, different look. You get the same 100% recycled aluminum build, push-button card ejection, RFID protection, and lifetime warranty. The collab is all about the pattern and the colors.

How many cards does it hold?
Up to 14 cards. That’s 5 to 7 in the cardholder and 6 to 7 under the backplate.

Can I track the Maison Les Énervés Cardholder Pro?
Yes. Add a Tracker Card and your wallet shows up in Apple Find My or Google Find Hub, so it works with both iPhone and Android.

Is this a men’s or women’s wallet?
Both. It’s a slim metal cardholder that fits a front pocket, a bag, or a jacket, and the bold pattern isn’t picky.

What makes a wallet a smart wallet?
A smart wallet adds things a regular wallet doesn’t have, like a card ejector for fast access, RFID-blocking protection, and the option to add a tracker so you can find it if it goes missing. The Cardholder Pro has all three.