Material guide
Leather, paper, four styles
Everything in the launch collection is cut from the same Italian leather, in seven colours, and holds up to four inserts, which you add with your order. This page shows how the pieces differ, so you can choose with confidence.
The leather
Vegetable tanned, from Italy
Our leather comes from an Italian tannery that works with raw hides left over from food production. It is vegetable tanned, so it keeps its natural grain and develops a patina with use: the colour deepens, the surface softens and takes the marks of your days. No two hides are the same, and no two journals age the same way.
Wipe with a soft, dry cloth, keep it away from rain and direct heat, and a little neutral leather balm once or twice a year keeps the surface supple.
Seven colours
Our Canadian heritage
Every style comes in all seven. The close-ups show the leather before it has been carried; each one will darken and deepen with use.
Green, for the evergreen forests that cover Canada’s boreal landscapes and stay green all year.
A warm reddish brown. Cedar is known as the tree of life and holds deep cultural, spiritual and practical significance in Canada.
A rich dark brown, after the national animal of Canada.
Black with a faint charcoal grain. The call of the loon is the sound of a wild Canadian summer, and the bird is on the one-dollar coin.
The red of a maple leaf in October: Canada’s most recognisable symbol, on the flag and in the fall foliage.
A deep lake blue. The Great Lakes are vital to Canada.
A warm burnt orange with a pink glow. Canadian sunsets are magical.
Inserts
Add your pages
Each cover holds up to four inserts, and they are optional: add them on the product page, or bring your own. The cover takes any insert of the same size, from sketchbooks to fountain-pen-friendly paper, so you can change the pages as your story unfolds. Charms for the cover are offered the same way.
For the pocket covers. Fine horizontal lines for journals, letters and daily logs.
For the pocket covers. A quiet grid of dots that guides lists, layouts and diagrams without getting in the way.
For the A5 covers. A Midori notebook with dot-grid pages.
For the A5 covers. An Apica notebook with lined pages.
Four styles
Two sizes, with or without pockets
The diagrams show each cover open, from the inside. The Companion and the Field Book travel in a pocket; the Datum and the Standard hold A5 pages.
Pocket size, no pockets. Fits four jotter inserts and doubles as a passport holder. With a portfolio, it can be all you need to take on a plane.
Pocket size with pockets built in: a back pocket, a business card slot and a pen loop. A nod to the construction site, where notes, measurements and a daily log need to be close at hand.
The signature trifold journal. A5, closed 148 × 210 mm, fits four A5 inserts.
A5 with a back pocket, a business card slot and a pen loop. A nod to engineering standards and the precision engineers must have. Closed 148 × 210 mm, fits four A5 inserts.