Med Lokta Button Lock Notebook (15 × 12 cm) - 45 leafs - Crafted Real Himalayan Floral Design

A handmade notebook from Nepal, bound in textured lokta paper and decorated with real pressed flowers and leaves, each cover is a one-off, so the arrangement of deep red, burnt orange and forest green petals shifts from book to book. It measures 15 × 12 cm, about the footprint of a large postcard, and holds forty-five leaves of unlined paper. Made for people who want something with a bit of craft and natural variation rather than a machine-cut pad.

What you'll notice

The cover has a soft, almost papery tooth to it, lokta paper is fibrous and surprisingly strong, with a matte, slightly uneven surface that catches the light differently as you turn it.

The floral pieces are pressed into the paper during making, not printed, so each notebook carries a different scatter of petals, stems and leaves, no two covers match.

The colours lean autumnal: rust red, amber, teal green, with paler edges where the plant matter has faded or torn.

A flat cotton ribbon wraps the spine and ties closed at the side, keeping the pages secure without bulk.

Lokta paper, made by hand in the Himalayas

Lokta is a shrub that grows in the high forests of Nepal, harvested for its inner bark, which is beaten to a pulp, spread by hand onto screens, and dried in the sun. The paper that results is strong, naturally fibrous, and resistant to insects and damp, it has been used for centuries in Nepal for sacred texts and official documents. The cover is made from this paper; the inner pages are a lighter stock, unlined and plain.

How to use it

The unlined pages suit freehand writing, sketching, or pasting things in, a journal, a travel log, a place to keep ideas without the grid of lines. The size fits a coat pocket or a small bag, light enough to carry daily. Keep it out of prolonged damp, as lokta, though tougher than wood-pulp paper, can soften if soaked.

Where it comes from

This notebook is made in Nepal, where lokta papermaking is a village craft dating back over a thousand years.…

region of manufacture: Nepal