Mercury

Compact Commuter Backpack

€99,00 EUR

Some days ask for less. Mercury is built for exactly those.

A compact commuter backpack for the direct line — the door, the train, the meeting across town, the café in between. Light on the shoulders. Clean on the outside, technical on the inside.

At 11L, Mercury carries a 16" laptop in a padded compartment that floats one centimeter above the base, along with the charger, cables, and notebook the day needs. One top access, in one motion. A front pocket hidden in the panel. Eight pockets and a light grey lining, so you find things at a glance instead of digging for them.

30 DAY RETURN

FREE SHIPPING

3 YEARS WARRANTY

Your laptop, protected and one zip away. Padded 16" compartment with top access and a 1 cm air gap above the base.

Find things without looking. Light grey lining, semi-transparent interior panels, and 8 pockets in total.

A front pocket only you know about. Quick access for phone, keys, and card — hidden in the front panel.

Flowfit™ concealed buckle system. The buckle lives inside the shoulder strap. Nothing to catch, nothing to dangle.

Rain, coffee, spills. A shell that repels water, oil, and stains, with external water-resistant zippers.

Light on the shoulders, light on the back. PU-coated padded straps and ergonomic back support.

Pockets that stretch, then return. Two elastic pockets that hold what you put in them and keep their shape.

What is yours, stays yours. Internal zip pocket, security loop, and a dedicated AirTag pocket.

Travels on top of your carry-on. Luggage pass-through and IATA cabin-compliant dimensions.

Made from what was thrown away. Recycled fabrics, OEKO-TEX Standard 100 and bluesign certified.

Dimmensions

16.5 x 10.6 x 3.9 in (42 x 27 x 10 cm)

Volume

11L

Weight

1.4 lb (625 g)

Laptop pocket

Up to 16" Macbook Pro

Shell
A three-layer recycled polyester composite built for the city. It repels water, oil, and stains, so a spilled coffee or a wet platform stays on the surface and wipes off. Wear-resistant where the bag takes daily abrasion. Certified to OEKO-TEX Standard 100 and bluesign.

Lining
Oxford 150D Recycled polyester, tightly woven, with a water-resistant finish. Light enough not to add weight, strong enough to take the corners of a laptop sliding in and out. Items slide rather than catch.

Interior panels
Forty percent transparency over an opaque backing. You see what you packed. Nobody beside you does.

Elastic pockets
Soft perforated nylon that stretches to what you put in it and returns to shape. No rigid structure, enough visibility to read what’s inside.

Back panel
Neoprene. Soft, structured, and close to the body. It keeps the load balanced whether you are walking or standing on a train.

Shoulder straps
PU-coated where hands and body make contact. It resists water and abrasion, cleans with a damp cloth, and holds its shape long after untreated straps stop looking new. On the side that meets your shoulders and chest, 3D mesh keeps air moving where the straps press.

Flowfit™ concealed buckle system
Most backpacks wear their hardware on the outside. The Flowfit buckle lives inside the shoulder strap. You adjust through the inner panel, and it snaps back into place on its own. Nothing interrupts the line of the bag.

All SOTIYO products come with a 3-year warranty, covering defects in materials and workmanship under normal use. This exceeds the consumer protection legislation in most countries, because we think that's the right thing to do.

What's covered
Manufacturing defects and material failures under normal, everyday use. Normal use means what you'd expect. Carrying the kind of items shown in our imagery, used daily, under everyday conditions.

What's not covered
Normal wear and aging that comes with a life well lived, damage caused by misuse or negligence, and change-of-mind returns.

15 YEARS OF DESIGN

Products for people in motion.

RECICLED MATERIALS

OEKO-TEX Standard 100 and bluesign.

DESIGNED TO STAY

No trends, no seasons. Objects you keep using.

FLOWFIT™ INVISIBLE BUCKLES

Adjusting to your fit without the buckle ever getting in the way of the design.

WATERPROOF ZIPPERS

Your keys stay attached, always within reach. A small system that earns its place every time you use it.

WATER RESISTANT

City weather changes without warning. The fabric sheds rain, so your laptop and notes stay dry.

SLIM PROFILE

Your keys stay attached, always within reach. A small system that earns its place every time you use it.

Everything visible, nothing lost

The interior is lined in light grey, with transparent mesh over the dividers. Dark bags hide things. Mercury shows you what you packed, in the second you open it, with one hand on the train.

One way in. One motion

The main compartment opens from the top, wide enough to reach the laptop and out again without setting the bag down. Fewer entry points means fewer decisions. Fewer decisions means you move faster.

From the sea, back into use

Discarded fishing nets and PET bottles make the recycled fabric you carry.

Certified to OEKO-TEX Standard 100 for what it contains, and to bluesign for how it is made. Recycled inside and out.

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Frequently asked questions

Yes. Mercury has a padded compartment for laptops up to 16", including MacBook Pro. It sits on a 1 cm air gap, so your laptop never touches the ground when you set the bag down.

Alongside a 16" laptop, Mercury holds a charger, cables, a notebook or folder, a foldable bike helmet, and your daily personal essentials. Its 11L volume is built for the essentials — home to office, office to a meeting and back.

Mercury weighs 1.2 lb (560 g). Durable materials and a padded laptop compartment, with nothing you don't need — so the bag carries your things without adding weight to your day.

Mercury's interior features a light grey lining for high visibility, semi-transparent interior panels, internal dividers, a dedicated AirTag pocket, and an internal security zipper pocket. 8 pockets in total, 7 of them internal. The structure holds everything in place and visible at a glance.

Flowfit is our concealed buckle system. The chest strap and adjusters live inside the shoulder strap construction — no exposed hardware, no dangling straps. You adjust through the inner panel, and the silhouette stays uninterrupted. Mercury and Orion both carry it.

No. Mercury is built for the direct commute — out the door, into the office. We simplified the exterior deliberately. A bottle still fits inside the main compartment, and if an external pocket matters to you, Orion has one.

Yes. Mercury is water-resistant. The outer fabric and the external zippers are treated to repel water, so a sudden shower or a wet commute won't reach what you carry. Mercury is not waterproof — it’s built for city weather, not for submersion or sustained heavy rain.

Yes. Mercury complies with IATA cabin baggage dimensions, so it travels with you as a personal item or alongside your carry-on.

Yes. Mercury is water-resistant. The outer fabric and the external zippers are treated to repel water, so a sudden shower or a wet commute won't reach what you carry. Mercury is not waterproof — it’s built for city weather, not for submersion or sustained heavy rain.

Yes. Mercury has a luggage pass-through on the back panel, so it slides over the handle of your carry-on and stays in place.

Yes. Mercury has padded shoulder straps and ergonomic back support, and at 1.2 lb (560 g) it stays light even fully packed. It sits close to the body, which keeps the load balanced when you are walking or standing on a train.

Yes, though Mercury has one padded compartment rather than two. A tablet fits alongside your laptop or in the internal pockets. If you carry both devices every day and want them separated, Orion has a dedicated tablet compartment.

Mercury is 11L, built for moving light: a laptop, your tech essentials, and little else. Orion is 22L, with two independent compartments and room for whatever the day adds — gym kit, a lunchbox, an unplanned errand. If you commute with a laptop and leave the rest at home, Mercury. If your day is less predictable, Orion.