The Curator

The Curator

Ochre / A5
$185.00
$185.00
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The Curator

Rustic Wren · Traveller's Range

The Curator.

A refillable leather journal with internal sleeves for cards and papers. The structured one in the range.

On the outside: full-grain leather, clean and considered. Open it and everything changes.

Leather ColourOchre
Size
Embossing, included free
JMB
Your initials or a name, pressed into the leather at the studio. Up to 5 letters · Goudy Old Style · Upper or lowercase.
How embossing works ↓
$185.00
$185.00

Includes 3 × 60 page lined inserts.

Complete the system with our leather Companion →A leather insert with card sleeves and a zip pocket -- sits inside your notebook.

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About this notebook
Built from the inside out.

Internal sleeves hold whatever needs to stay close. The card you haven't filed yet. The folded page from the meeting two days ago. Something you're still working through. Full-length stitching runs the cover. Nothing inside is an afterthought -- the sleeves are cut from the same leather as the cover, stitched not glued, built to last as long as the outside does.

Full-grain leather doesn't wear out. It wears in. The colour deepens, the surface softens, and it ends up carrying marks only you could give it.

Pick it up. It has the weight of something that is going to work hard.

If you have tried the minimal versions and found yourself wanting more -- more structure, more places for things, more of a system -- this is where you end up. The Curator is the notebook for the person who has already decided what they need.

Initials pressed into the front panel using a traditional hot embossing machine -- a method unchanged since the 1880s. On a notebook this considered, the embossing feels like the final thing that makes it completely, irreversibly yours.

Internal sleeves · Stitched, not glued
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Internal sleeves · Stitched, not glued
BUILT FROM THE INSIDE OUT
The internal structure is stitched, not glued. The sleeves are cut from the same full-grain leather as the cover. You will not see most of what makes this notebook what it is. You will feel it every time you open it.
Four spine elastics · Up to four inserts
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Four spine elastics · Up to four inserts
A WORKSPACE IN YOUR HANDS
Four spine elastics hold up to four inserts. Internal sleeves hold a card, a folded page, whatever needs to be accessible rather than filed. Every component is there because someone with a full working life needed it to be. A workspace, not just a cover.
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FOR THE PERSON WHO HAS ALREADY DECIDED
You have tried the simpler versions. You know what your daily notebook needs to do. You are not browsing -- you are here because you already know.
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60 page lined inserts · Refillable for life
REFILLABLE FOR LIFE
The system you build around this notebook is yours to keep. Each insert holds 60 pages. When one fills, slide it out. Keep the elastics balanced and you can run as many inserts as your system needs -- slim and focused, or built up chunky with everything on the go. The structure stays exactly as you set it up.
Hot embossing · Goudy Old Style · Pressed by hand
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Hot embossing · Goudy Old Style · Pressed by hand
THE LAST THING THAT HAPPENS
After the cutting and the stitching, one step remains. The notebook goes under the press and comes out carrying someone's initials. It is the final act of the making, and the moment it stops being ours and becomes yours.
What's in this notebook
Everything it needs. Nothing it doesn't.
→ Internal leather sleeves with full-length stitching
→ Four spine elastics hold 4 inserts comfortably -- add more as you go
→ Full-grain Australian leather
→ Cut and stitched by hand in Lobethal SA
→ 3 x 60 page lined inserts included
→ Refillable for life
→ Free embossing up to 5 letters, Goudy Old Style, upper or lowercase
Sizing guide
Find the size that fits your life.

All three sizes use the same leather cover and insert system. The only difference is how much page you have and where it lives during the day.

A6
105 x 148mm
Jacket pocket or small bagQuick notes, daily carryCompact and lightweightGood for those who write short
A5Most popular
148 x 210mm
Fits any bag or backpackWorks on a desk or your lapDesk, meeting, kitchen benchSize Jess carries every day
A4
210 x 297mm
Full page spread for notesDesk first, document bagRoom for diagrams and planningFor those who write at length

Not sure? A5 is the right choice for most people -- it moves between desk, bag, and meeting without thinking about it.

Make it yours
A method unchanged since the 1880s.

Initials pressed into the front panel using a traditional hot embossing machine. No foil, no ink. Just heat and pressure. The impression settles into the leather and stays there for the life of the notebook.

Included with every order at no extra cost.

Font: Goudy Old Style · Upper or lowercase
Placement: front panel, bottom right
Up to 5 letters · Enter your text in the buy box above
The notebook you stop looking for other notebooks after.
$185

Includes 3 x 60 page lined inserts.
Free embossing. Refillable for life.

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Let customers speak for us

from 182 reviews
Love everything about it

I love the look, I love the smell, I love the feel. It’s impossible not to feel the care that Jess puts into her craft. The stitching and the embossing are beautiful.

Kathy Mcdougall
The Curator
Most amazing quality

I bought 4 landscape series journals and I’m so impressed with the quality of these books. I intend to keep them as “libraries” for myself and my ADHD kids to keep track of everything we’ve learnt when we hyperfixate on a new hobby. I wanted books that were unique and would last lifetimes and I know these will! Couldn’t be more impressed, worth every cent!

Amy Knight
The Landscape Series
Best Notebook Ever!

I love this notebook. I bought the Signature Curator’s Bundle in the Saltbush with a Butterscotch Companion. It is just the most gorgeous bundle. I love that I can keep it forever because I can change out the refillable notebooks inside. I use it with two or three small refillables and then a larger notebook for my journal. I love that the more I use it the lovelier the leather will become and I love that I have supported an Australian small business. Now I’m saving up for the Gatherer’s Tote. 😊

Amanda Harwood
The Curator's Companion
Stunning journal

I got the A5 curator in rustic whisky and it’s the most beautiful thing to hold in my hands. I’ll definitely be coming back for an A6 version of this. Jess did an amazing job and answered all my pre purchase questions too. Definitely worth the money and worth supporting this Aussie business.

Jess C
The Curator
The Settler

I've been admiring these for some time and thought I'd start off with the Settler (just in case I didn't quite use it as much as I had hoped). I saw this one as more the entry level. Well, I love it, I use mine everyday. I have one book as a grocery list, I added a separate book customised to capture recipes, and just a random thoughts type notepad. I wish you had the option of selecting lined or dot grid. The leather is so soft and exactly how I imagined it would feel like. I bought this in Brumby and had my name embedded into it. I couldn't be happier with this. Thank you for making such gorgeous products and they are true to what is on your website. Delivery was ok, not the fastest and certainly not the slowest. I suppose it is what I expected for something that is customised (if that makes sense). If these have been catching your eye, I highly recommend adding to cart and buying. Who knows over time I might just get another one. I have been eying off the brush rolls, could see that being used for so many different purposes from make up brushes, pencils, using it to carry my favourite knives in when taking them to get sharpened etc.

Chele
The Settler
Joy!!

I was so excited when I found Rustic Wren and the companion bundles, Jess was incredibly helpful as I was unsure between a couple of the covers and colour options. As a lover of all things stationery was so excited when she arrived and was as spectacular as I had hoped. Love how it all is beautifully held together and I can have multiple journals on the go and all in the same place. I chose to have my personalised with my name, which is a lovely treat. Thanks Jess

Marika
The Curator's Companion
In love with my Curator

I love everything about my Curator. I love the smell, the feel and the look. I have 4 notebooks in it and there’s room for more. I use it everyday and it’s a joy to use. Such a gorgeous product!

Kerry Apps
The Curator

Love these refills for my curators companion notebook! I change my refills for different things that I am doing for the day or weeks. I get so many compliments on how versatile my notebook is and how beautiful the make is on it. Jess is incredibly gifted.

Cathy
Notebook Refills – Kraft, Lined (3 Pack)
Impressed

Love the new ‘companion’. Thank you very much.

Tim Beer
The Wren
Beautiful!

I love it! Jess has done a wonderful job of making this. I bought the Wren with Companion. I love spending time with the notebooks & cart it around with me everywhere. The embossing of my initials was very neatly & attractively done. Very pleased with the purchase. Well worth it!

Rebecca Weyman-Berrett
The Wren
Stunningly Amazing

Absolutely love my notebook and companion

Karen Knight
The Wren

Stunning and such a pleasure to use daily! Absolute to notch craftsmanship perfect B6 size

Sylvia
The Wren
Love it so much I bought two

Professional workmanship! The leather has a slim profile. Perfect for the ‘notebook’. I have had a Travelers Notebook for a while and needed more space due to my bigger writing and multiple activities I am involved with. I love these so much. I’ll be ordering another notebook and companion for my daughter.

Ruth Pearson
The Leather Companion in A5
Scribe

I purchased the scribe for a little treat for myself and it was such a delight when it arrived! I’ve used it everyday so far. The leather is so soft yet sturdy to hold everything together. Such a great piece to have. Definitely recommend!

Rhiannon Harris
The Scribe

Besutifully made and absolutely stunning.

Jessica
The Curator's Companion

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A note from Jess
The Curator is the notebook I'd put in the hands of anyone who has a full working life and wants a system that holds it. The internal sleeves, the four elastics, the weight of it in your hand -- I've spent years refining exactly this configuration. It is considered in ways you won't notice until you've been using it for six months. That's the point. It disappears into your day and just works.
-- Jess, Lobethal