A handmade Lokta notebook from Nepal, 15 × 12 cm, with a cover decorated in real pressed flowers and leaves arranged as two bold, stylised blooms on tall green stems. The fibrous texture of the Lokta paper shows through the surface, and each cover differs slightly because the flowers are hand-placed. Made for someone who wants a notebook that feels personal and crafted rather than mass-produced.
What you'll notice
The cover carries actual petals and leaves pressed flat into the paper, so the texture is uneven and the colours shift between orange, deep purple, red and blue.
The Lokta paper has a fibrous, slightly rough finish that catches the light, with visible flecks and strands running through it.
It sits between a pocket notebook and A5, small enough to slip into a bag but large enough to write more than a line or two per page.
The handmade quality means no two are identical; the flower placement, the colour balance and the paper tone all vary slightly from one to the next.
Lokta paper and binding
The cover and pages are made from Lokta, a renewable plant native to the Himalayas that regrows after harvesting. The paper is made by hand in small workshops in Nepal, where the pulp is beaten, spread onto screens, and dried in the sun. It has a rough, organic texture and a warm, natural tone rather than bright white. The notebook is stitched and bound by hand with forty-five leaves inside.
How to use it
The pages suit pencil, ballpoint and gel pen. The uneven surface gives writing a tactile quality, though very wet ink may feather slightly because of the fibrous paper. Keep it out of prolonged damp, as Lokta softens when wet.
Made in Nepal's paper-making tradition
Lokta papermaking is a centuries-old craft in Nepal, originally used for religious texts and government records because the paper resists insects and lasts for decades. Today it supports rural workshops in the foothills, where families harvest the bark sustainably, cook it into pulp, and…
region of manufacture: Nepal