note taking & writing
The Engineer Pouch by The Superior Labor is a simple yet versatile zip pouch made in Japan using durable canvas and fine leather trim. Crafted at TSL’s workshop in Okayama Prefecture, the pouch reflects the brand’s attention to quality and functional detail. The Engineer…
The Kumano Leather Pen Holster draws its name from the Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage – ancient trails leading to Japan’s Shinto shrines. This heritage-inspired pen holster is a nod to purposeful journeys, much like those who carry their favorite writing instruments.…
While there are a lot of reviews about fountain pens on those pages here at Scrively, pen cases are not less important. Pen cases certainly receive much less attention, are less discussed, and lesser brands are known. Sometimes, it is…
It is pretty much exactly one year ago that I had introduced the then new stationery brand Ateliers Phileas with a review of their first product, the A5 leather notebook cover called Yokohama. I have used that A5 cover, and…
There is a new star rising on the stationery horizon! And if the likes of Superior Labour, The Traveler’s Company, Midori MD, or Y-Studio are floating your boat, you definitely might want to check out the Ateliers Phileas, as they…
Roterfaden is an extremely interesting calendar/notebook system company, which essentially started from a diploma thesis at design school (read more about the background and history here). The idea behind the patented clip mechanism-based and handmade (!!!) system is to provide…
The fantastic thing about stationery is that, even after all those years of being into it, you always find something new: you learn about a great new product, maker, or story. From Nomadostore, I recently learned about Sonnenleder, a leather…
Galen Leather is one of those pearls out there that I guess everyone should simply know about. Out of Turkey, they make a wide array of wonderful handmade leather goods. They all have this distinct Galen Leather vintage trademark look…
KRON Leather Goods, who are based out of Kronstadt (Romania), from where they make a lovely selection of fine leather products such as notebook covers, wallets, and pen cases /pouches, had sent me a great pouch for Kaweco Sport pens…
Scrively and the Bullet Journal – Background (click to expand) I have become a user of the analogue Bullet Journal organization system a few years back. The Bullet Journal-Workshop is meant to share with you the ideas, add-ons, adaptations and small improvements that I have come…
I have already reviewed a number of pen cases, and some of them are really good. But when it comes to those that really made the cut in the long run, there are only two that I would consider my…