It is an A5 wide cover with inside pockets, and will be stitched and strung before it heads out on its way to me. I was not intending to buy a new cover but it appeared and matched the theme… Read More ›
Notebooks
Efva Attling stationery
Efva Attling was born in Stockholm. She made her first piece of jewelry when she was only eleven years old. By the age of sixteen she was a pupil of one of Sweden’s greatest silversmiths. When Eileen Ford spotted her,… Read More ›
A6 cat cover and pretty inserts from ChelseaPaperCo
I have had the cat notebook cover shown below for four years and it has held up so well. The little cat on the cover looks so much like Ziggy. It comes from Lorenzo Dini Firenze. It has 4 elastics… Read More ›
The Superior Labor
The Superior Labor is another brand I love. It has a very rustic, utilitarian aesthetic that reminds me of Traveler’s Company, but with a wider range of products. They have stunning leather and canvas handbags, quality leather notebook covers that… Read More ›
Galen leather notebook, pencase/notebook holder, and fountain pens
I was an early adopter of traveler’s notebooks. In the beginning there was almost nothing to choose from if you did not want the basic brown and black covers made by what was then Midori, now Traveler’s Company. I stumbled… Read More ›
Trinity Library CarveOn A5 tan leather notebook and pen
I love books of all kinds – notebooks, books for reading, paper calendars, maps books. I love the smell of books, the worlds hidden within them, the feel of the leather. So once we had been in the Trinity College… Read More ›
Bad Pineapple bags and Notebook covers
These gorgeous bags are made by Justin, the supremely talented partner of one of my favourite clients. He is in the process of building an online store (links below) and honing his craft but he is insanely talented and… Read More ›
Beautiful hand-bound books from the former Soviet Union
Traditional bookbinding is slowly becoming a lost art. I was in one of the libraries in the Swedish Riksdag the other day and noticed that the binding of the publications (motions, bills, committee reports) from different eras was very different…. Read More ›
Hobonichi Techo A5 Five Year Diary 2020 – 2024
I have written many times in my blog about five year diaries. I love them because they can be used in so many ways and they are still compact. This one is the Hobonichi five-year Techo, which is made of… Read More ›
Hedi Slimane Yves Saint Laurent A5 notebook and cover
I had been looking for this notebook for a while. It is an A5 Hedi Slimane for Saint Laurent notebook in coated canvas and leather. I find coated canvas harder-wearing than leather – particularly when it comes to getting wet… Read More ›
