Matte Black Culatta Leather Journal
The fourth iteration of our leather journal is meticulously hand-cut and sewn from butter-soft, full-grain, washed, and barrel-tumbled 1.2mm vegetable-tanned culatta leather finished in a distinctive rotten corpse matte black. This leather showcases a unique fiber structure with varied textures and natural scars, which are intentionally highlighted to emphasize its authentic character.
Culatta is a special cut combining the rear (just above the cordovan), belly middles, and hind shanks, offering a dense structure, tight grain, and a medium-to-firm temper. The traditional vegetable tanning process uses natural extracts such as tree bark, resulting in a truly artisanal and robust finish.
Crafted over a 6-hour period without machines, the journal is assembled from two leather panels sewn with tonal 0.65mm hand-waxed Japanese linen thread. It features a hand-forged iron nail closure, a small interior pocket at the front, and a writing utensil pocket on the rear cover.
Inside, it contains 80 hand-sewn, leather-bound pages of handmade Khadi paper, crafted from 100% long-fibered cotton rag. Each 150gsm acid-free page has a medium surface texture with a deckle edge, making the journal suitable for watercolor, painting, drawing, and all writing media.
Every journal is delivered in a handmade leather pouch.
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composition:
- body: 100% horse culatta
- iron coffin nail
- japanese linen thread
- khadi paper
size availability:
- a6
- a5
- a4.
details:
- leather journal
- interior sleeve
- 80 150gsm khadi paper pages
- hand forged iron nail closure
- pen pocket
- hand waxed 0.65mm japanese linen thread
- entirely handmade without the use of machines
- comes with handmade leather packaging
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Atelier SKN offers this piece handmade to order, with free express worldwide shipping, shipped directly from the UK.
Production requires up to 4 business days, with possible variations during busy periods.
• Fully trackable delivery with a unique tracking code.
• Simple and easy returns process.
• Free worldwide shipping.
Please note that customs charges may apply depending on the destination and are the sole responsibility of the customer.