The Journal
Notes on craft & care

Care · Featured
How to care for full-grain leather
A patina is earned. Here is how to help your leather age the right way.
5 min read
Craft
The case for writing by hand
Why a fountain pen and good paper still beat the notes app.
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Atelier
Inside the Tiong Bahru atelier
A morning with our makers, from cutting hides to the final foil stamp.
7 min read →
Gifting
Corporate gifting that isn’t forgettable
How to give a gift your team will still use in three years.
5 min read →
Personalise
Choosing a monogram that lasts
Initials, foil colour and placement — the small choices that matter.
4 min read →
Craft
Our materials, and where they come from
Vegetable-tanned hides, solid brass, and why we don’t cut corners.
6 min read →