This Zippers-type leather cover was designed in collaboration with Arts&Science owner Sonya Park, the director of the English Hobonichi Techo Planner.
The fine-grain Italian calfskin is luxuriously smooth. The leather is vegetable-tanned by well-established, expert tanners in Toscana in a way that retains the extraordinary feel of soft and smooth calf leather. The wonderful feel of this cover will immediately fit comfortably into your hands, and the surface will deepen in color and luster with continued use.
One of the best parts of this cover is being able to enjoy the way the colors come out so vividly while still maintaining the original feel of the leather. This allows users to enjoy the best of both worlds without having to sacrifice one or the other.
Oltemare is Italian for “ultramarine,” and also means “overseas.” You’ll find yourself holding your head high as you carry this elegant, crystalline blue cover.
The cover interior contains a gusseted pocket with a zipper for safely storing important items while keeping them easy to access.
The cover has extra vertical space to avoid overlapping the zipper pull with the techo book inside. Because the cover is slightly bigger than usual, there’s a carefully-designed sewn line inside the cover to hold the book snugly in place and prevent it from sliding around the cover.
In lieu of a bookmark, this cover includes an original A&S pencil board to hold your place and provide a sturdy writing surface under each page.
*Select Hobonichi Techo covers are exclusively available at Arts&Science shops. See here for more information.
Arts&Science is a store and brand headed by creative director Sonya Park, featuring a wide variety of items ranging from original clothing to sundries and groceries. The first store opened in 2003, and Arts&Science has since expanded to seven locations in Tokyo and three locations in Kyoto. In addition to a rotating seasonal collection, the brand now includes a permanent collection of home goods that make daily life more comfortable.
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In order to provide you with the most satisfaction for your product, we've compiled a list of warnings, potential issues, and tips to keep in mind for this particular product. Please be sure to read this information carefully before placing your order.
Each item is individually assembled and sewn by hand by a factory worker. Best efforts are made to ensure consistent sizes and specifications, but there may be slight differences.
This product uses delicate leather that accentuates the natural qualities of the material There may be unavoidable marks in the leather that occurred during the manufacturing process. There also may be original imperfections visible on the surface of the leather, such as wrinkles, scratches, stains, or vein marks. We ask for your understanding for these naturally-occurring characteristics of genuine leather, and hope you enjoy the material as these imperfections come to stand out less over time.
Dyed leather products tend to leave stains. Please be careful not to allow the leather to adhere or rub against other objects such as clothing or other belongings, especially if the bag is wet from water or sweat from your hands.
Immediately dab your product with a dry cloth if it gets wet. Avoid drying it with high temperatures, and place it in a well-ventilated place in the shade.
Please avoid storing your product in hot, humid places or placing it atop other objects for long periods of time as this may result in lower quality and color stains.
The pen holders are rigid at first, making it difficult to insert pens. You can speed up the breaking-in process by rolling the pen holders in your hand.
The pen holder is designed to perfectly fit the 12.2 mm (0.48”) diameter Jetstream pen offered as a free bonus gift with select Japanese-version Hobonichi Web Shop products. Pens with certain shapes and materials may be difficult to pull through the holder. The holder can fit pens up to 13.5 mm (0.53”) in diameter.