On May 19, Paperwallet is releasing May This Be Evergreen, a new Micro Wallet designed by Amber Vittoria. The title is the kind of phrase that takes a second to land. May, as in the month. May, as in "may this be." Evergreen, as in lasting. It works on multiple levels, which is fitting for an artist whose work usually does.
About Amber Vittoria
Amber Vittoria is a New York-based illustrator whose work has appeared in publications ranging from The New York Times to Adobe campaigns. Her style centers on figurative drawings of women, often with elongated limbs, organic curves, and hand-drawn linework that feels personal rather than digital. The work has a softness to it that doesn't sacrifice confidence. She knows exactly where every line goes.
This is her first collaboration with Paperwallet. Her illustration style is well-suited to the wallet format because the linework reads clearly at any scale. Designs that depend on heavy texture or complex layering can lose detail when shrunk to wallet size. Vittoria's lines stay sharp.
About the Design
We'll let the product images carry most of the visual description (the design is best seen, not summarized in words). What we can say is that the title sets the mood. May This Be Evergreen reads as a quiet wish. Something about hoping a feeling, a relationship, or a moment lasts. The illustration carries that emotional register without being precious about it.
The composition makes use of the wallet's full surface. Vittoria's work often uses negative space confidently, and she carried that approach into this design. The wallet doesn't feel cluttered. It feels considered.
Why This Design Works on a Wallet
One of the things we look for in artist submissions is whether the work survives the transition to wallet scale. A lot of beautiful illustrations don't. They depend on size or wall presence to land. Vittoria's work is the opposite. Her linework was already drawn at a scale that translates down. It's not a poster shrunk into a wallet. It's a drawing that always knew it might end up small.
The other factor: hand-drawn lines age well on Tyvek. As the material develops natural creases over months of carry, hand-drawn linework actually integrates with those creases instead of fighting them. Mechanical or vector-based art can sometimes look out of place on a worn wallet. Hand-drawn work blends in.
The Micro Wallet Format
May This Be Evergreen is a Micro Wallet. That's the compact format: credit-card-sized when closed, 1.3mm thin, holds 6 to 8 cards and folded cash. Made from Tyvek, which is waterproof and tear-resistant. It fits in a front pocket without bulging.
If you're new to Paperwallet, the Micro is a good entry point. It's our smallest format and it's the one most people start with before deciding whether they want to move up to a Slim Wallet.
Available May 19
May This Be Evergreen launches May 19 in the Micro Wallet collection. Limited edition. Once it sells out, it's gone.
If you want to see more of Vittoria's work outside of Paperwallet, search her name. She has a strong online presence and her commercial portfolio is easy to find. And if you want to see what else is currently available from our artist collaborations, browse the full collection.
