PITAKA Announces 'Breath of Veins' Series for Earth Day 2026, Launching Long-Term Environmental Conservation Project with Tree-Nation
PITAKA introduces the 'Breath of Veins' aramid fiber smartphone case series inspired by begonia leaves for Earth Day 2026. A tree will be planted for every case sold through their partnership with Tree-Nation.
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PITAKA (Shenzhen Lingyi Innovation Technology Co.,Ltd), a lifestyle accessory brand utilizing high-performance materials, announced the new PITAKA Edge Case series 'Breath of Veins' on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in conjunction with Earth Day. Inspired by the colorful begonia leaves, the series expresses the wild and free rhythm of growth. This series consists of smartphone cases available in three colors, reproducing the natural structure of leaf veins as a tactile texture using weaving technology with aerospace-grade aramid fiber.
Simultaneously, a continuous environmental conservation project will be launched in partnership with the global tree-planting platform Tree-Nation (https://tree-nation.com/). During the campaign period (April 22 - October 21, 2026), one tree will be planted in the mangroves of the Swahili Coast, Kenya, for every 'Breath of Veins' case sold.
Compatible products are available for purchase at 'PitakaDirect on Rakuten Ichiba' and the 'PITAKA Official Japanese Sales Site'.
■ PITAKA's Sustainability — 'Longevity' is the Answer for the Environment
● Long-life Design Starting from Materials
For PITAKA, sustainability is not just about 'using eco-friendly materials,' but a design philosophy of how to extend the life of the product itself. The brand has adopted high-performance materials such as aerospace-grade aramid fiber and carbon fiber for many years. These are lightweight yet extremely strong, resistant to wear and aging in daily use, enabling a design that does not assume easy replacement just because it gets 'old.' PITAKA defines this stance as 'Long Lifecycle Design.'
● Eco-friendly Packaging
Since 2021, conventional EVA plastic packaging has been completely switched to biodegradable paper materials. Furthermore, in 2022, 100% biodegradable sugarcane bagasse packaging was introduced for the iPhone 14 series. According to PITAKA's internal estimates, using about 400 bagasse packages can avoid the logging of one roughly 40-year-old tree required in the conventional papermaking process.
● 'Circular Production' Not Wasting Scraps
PITAKA addresses scrap materials generated in the manufacturing process from the perspective of 'redesign' rather than 'disposal.' Watch band components are manufactured from carbon fiber case scraps (released in 2021), and the leftover punched-out camera hole material of smartphone cases is reused as camera frame structural components. This initiative is systematized as the 'PitaGear' series.
■ New Series Introduction: 'Breath of Veins'
● Design Concept
Taking Earth Day as an opportunity, PITAKA focuses on the beauty of nature and announces a new series inspired by begonia leaf patterns. Inspired by the rich and varied colors found in begonia leaves, it expresses a wild and free rhythm of growth. Through weaving technology using aerospace-grade aramid fiber, the natural structure woven like leaf veins is reproduced as a tactile texture.
'By spreading, it lives. By gathering, it breathes.'
Between the veins, nature breathes quietly.
In this small space, the heartbeat of the moment is etched.
In every gap of growth, the breath of life resides.
This series is inspired by the rich, varied colors and wild, free growth rhythm of begonia leaf veins. Through weaving technology using aerospace-grade aramid fiber, the natural structure resembling leaf veins is reproduced as a tactile texture.
What is Begonia?
Begonia is a perennial plant with over 2,000 species worldwide. It is a familiar flower widely seen in parks and flowerbeds in Japan, and a major characteristic is its extremely rich and varied leaf colors, patterns, and shapes. Because complex veins run through them, and various colors such as red, green, and purple overlap, it is a plant often used as a source of design inspiration.
● Color Variations (3 colors in total)
Sprout Surge (Seiran) / As buds begin to grow, their energy spreads outward.
Dive Green (Shinsui) / In unseen places, the heartbeat continues quietly but powerfully.
Burning (Entou)
Simultaneously, a continuous environmental conservation project will be launched in partnership with the global tree-planting platform Tree-Nation (https://tree-nation.com/). During the campaign period (April 22 - October 21, 2026), one tree will be planted in the mangroves of the Swahili Coast, Kenya, for every 'Breath of Veins' case sold.
Compatible products are available for purchase at 'PitakaDirect on Rakuten Ichiba' and the 'PITAKA Official Japanese Sales Site'.
■ PITAKA's Sustainability — 'Longevity' is the Answer for the Environment
● Long-life Design Starting from Materials
For PITAKA, sustainability is not just about 'using eco-friendly materials,' but a design philosophy of how to extend the life of the product itself. The brand has adopted high-performance materials such as aerospace-grade aramid fiber and carbon fiber for many years. These are lightweight yet extremely strong, resistant to wear and aging in daily use, enabling a design that does not assume easy replacement just because it gets 'old.' PITAKA defines this stance as 'Long Lifecycle Design.'
● Eco-friendly Packaging
Since 2021, conventional EVA plastic packaging has been completely switched to biodegradable paper materials. Furthermore, in 2022, 100% biodegradable sugarcane bagasse packaging was introduced for the iPhone 14 series. According to PITAKA's internal estimates, using about 400 bagasse packages can avoid the logging of one roughly 40-year-old tree required in the conventional papermaking process.
● 'Circular Production' Not Wasting Scraps
PITAKA addresses scrap materials generated in the manufacturing process from the perspective of 'redesign' rather than 'disposal.' Watch band components are manufactured from carbon fiber case scraps (released in 2021), and the leftover punched-out camera hole material of smartphone cases is reused as camera frame structural components. This initiative is systematized as the 'PitaGear' series.
■ New Series Introduction: 'Breath of Veins'
● Design Concept
Taking Earth Day as an opportunity, PITAKA focuses on the beauty of nature and announces a new series inspired by begonia leaf patterns. Inspired by the rich and varied colors found in begonia leaves, it expresses a wild and free rhythm of growth. Through weaving technology using aerospace-grade aramid fiber, the natural structure woven like leaf veins is reproduced as a tactile texture.
'By spreading, it lives. By gathering, it breathes.'
Between the veins, nature breathes quietly.
In this small space, the heartbeat of the moment is etched.
In every gap of growth, the breath of life resides.
This series is inspired by the rich, varied colors and wild, free growth rhythm of begonia leaf veins. Through weaving technology using aerospace-grade aramid fiber, the natural structure resembling leaf veins is reproduced as a tactile texture.
What is Begonia?
Begonia is a perennial plant with over 2,000 species worldwide. It is a familiar flower widely seen in parks and flowerbeds in Japan, and a major characteristic is its extremely rich and varied leaf colors, patterns, and shapes. Because complex veins run through them, and various colors such as red, green, and purple overlap, it is a plant often used as a source of design inspiration.
● Color Variations (3 colors in total)
Sprout Surge (Seiran) / As buds begin to grow, their energy spreads outward.
Dive Green (Shinsui) / In unseen places, the heartbeat continues quietly but powerfully.
Burning (Entou)