Lobethal, Adelaide Hills · Since 2016

Crafted tools
for thoughtful lives.

Handmade refillable leather notebooks, cut and stitched in the Adelaide Hills. The leather stays with you while the paper inside changes.

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The Curator's Companion, our complete A5 notebook set.

Handmade in Lobethal SA

Free embossing on every notebook

Gift-ready packaging

Full-grain Australian leather

The Curator's Companion

OUR BEST-SELLING SET

The Curator's Companion.

One leather cover. One organiser. Three notebooks. A complete refillable system from day one.

Don't know where to start? This is the one most people choose.

  1. 01 The Curator A structured full-grain leather cover with internal sleeves and four refill elastics.
  2. 02 The Companion A removable leather organiser for cards, receipts and loose papers. It sits inside on its own elastic.
  3. 03 Three notebook inserts Lined, 60 pages each. Fill one, slide it out, replace it. The leather stays.

$310saves $25

Free embossing · A5 · Handmade in Lobethal · Gift-ready

For yourself, or for someone worth buying well for.

I love the quality of this handmade product. This is the 2nd Curator's Companion I have purchased.

Shane · The Curator's Companion

How it works

The leather stays. The paper changes.

Every notebook is a full-grain leather cover built to be carried for years. Up to four inserts sit inside on individual elastics. When one fills, slide it out and slot a new one in. The cover stays.

Add The Companion for cards, papers, receipts and the small things you carry, and the whole of a working life sits in one place.

01 Choose your leather notebook Five designs, three sizes, nine leathers. Built to be carried for years.
02 Fill it your way Up to four notebooks inside. One for work, one for ideas, one for whatever matters.
03 Replace only the paper When an insert fills, slide in a fresh one from The Inserts Library. Your leather keeps going.

Every notebook also comes as a complete set. Saves $25. Embossing included.

From the people who carry them.

200+ customer reviews.

I did a lot of research before going for the Curator. But this fits my workflow best. I use it to carry multiple notebooks, and my small e-reader fits in the pocket so I can read and take notes anywhere.

Kristen Young

The Curator · Customer review

I love the quality of this handmade product. This is the 2nd Curator's Companion I have purchased. Between the two, I now have a choice of colour combinations to customise, and change up whenever suits me.

Shane

The Curator's Companion · Customer review

The curator was a gift for my mom and she loves it. Great quality and feels very premium. Really enjoyed the embossing.

Kevin Yuan

The Curator · Customer review

FIND YOURS

One system. Five ways to carry it.

The Settler Simplest start

The Settler

The simplest starting point. One wrap of leather, four elastics.

From $115

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The Scribe

The Scribe

Clean and understated. A trifold that opens with one hand.

From $140

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The Ranger

The Ranger

Natural-edge character. A leather strap that winds and ties.

From $140

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The Curator Best seller

The Curator

Our best-selling structured notebook. Internal sleeves, full-length stitching.

From $145

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The Wren Most complete

The Wren

Our most complete notebook. The Curator build plus a raw-edge front pocket.

From $150

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COMPLETE SETS

Every notebook, as a complete set.

Notebook, Companion and three inserts, together. Saves $25. A5 only. Embossing included.

The Settler's Companion

The Settler's Companion

From $265.00

Leather cover + organiser + 3 notebooks. Saves $25.

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The Scribe's Companion

The Scribe's Companion

$285.00

Leather cover + organiser + 3 notebooks. Saves $25.

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The Ranger's Companion

The Ranger's Companion

From $290.00

Leather cover + organiser + 3 notebooks. Saves $25.

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The Curator's Companion

The Curator's Companion

$310.00

Leather cover + organiser + 3 notebooks. Saves $25.

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The Wren's Companion

The Wren's Companion

From $320.00

Leather cover + organiser + 3 notebooks. Saves $25.

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The gift wrapping was beautiful. Such care in the whole product, presentation and delivery.

Gina, verified buyer

FOUNDER

The same notebooks I make for myself, I make for you.

Seventh generation on the same piece of country in Lobethal, Adelaide Hills. I started making these notebooks because I couldn't find one worth keeping. Cut and stitched by hand, one piece at a time. Eleven years in. Still not disappointed.

The leather. The stitching indenting into it. The inserts sitting inside, whatever you want, swapped out when you've filled one or just wanted a change. One cover. Every part of your life inside it.

Every piece leaves the studio the way you imagined it. Made well. Made to last.

Jess, Lobethal

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