Folio de Musea
Description
Folio de Musea is our most expansive folio—a full A5 tri-fold designed to hold your writing and everything that gathers around it.
With its generous wraparound silhouette, Musea has always been made to feel substantial. Folio de Musea takes that further, transforming the interior into a customizable space for notes, photographs, cards, keepsakes, receipts, ephemera and whatever else becomes part of your story.
Choose the interior that suits the way you journal, from a single leather pocket to our Full Interior with storage across both covers and a layered Card Suite.
Every pocket is individually cut, positioned and constructed by hand from vegetable-tanned leather, adding function, structure and craftsmanship to an already substantial piece.
Choose your interior:
Front Pocket — A leather flap pocket along the inside front cover, cut slightly shorter than the full width for easy access.
Back Pocket — A full-width leather pocket along the inside back cover.
Front + Back Pocket — Both front and back pockets for expansive storage without the Card Suite.
Back Pocket + Card Suite — A full-width back pocket layered with individual card pockets.
Full Interior — Front Pocket, full-width Back Pocket and Card Suite. The complete Folio de Musea experience.
Handmade in New York from vegetable-tanned leather that will soften, deepen in color and develop a patina unique to the life you build inside it.
Please allow 2 weeks for production before shipping
Contents/size/details
CONTENTS
• 1 handcrafted vegetable-tanned leather journal cover
• 1 notebook refill (A6 or A5 depending on size selected)
• 1 muslin drawstring bag
• 1 edition of The Musea Edit
• 1 paper offering featuring collectible studio ephemera
SIZE
A6 Collection (Leon & Vela)
Closed: approximately 11.5 × 16 cm / 4.5 × 6.3 in
Compatible with:
A6 notebooks
10.5 × 14.8 cm / 4.1 × 5.8 in
A5 Collection (Forma & Musea)
Closed: approximately 15.8 × 22.2 cm / 6.2 × 8.7 in
Compatible with:
A5 notebooks
14.8 × 21 cm / 5.8 × 8.3 in
Care
Keep dry:
Light moisture is fine, but avoid soaking. If exposed to water, gently pat dry and allow it to air dry naturally.
Condition occasionally:
Use a small amount of leather balm to maintain suppleness and prevent dryness. A little goes a long way.
Avoid prolonged sun exposure:
Sunlight will deepen the color over time — beautiful, but best in moderation.
Handle with intention:
Oils from your hands will naturally condition the leather. Over time, it will become uniquely yours.
Expect change:
This leather is not meant to stay pristine. It is meant to age, to mark, to reflect a life well documented.
shipping/fulfillment
Archive Collection Notebooks are fulfilled in 1-3 business days.
Our notebooks are made slowly, not mass produced.
Please allow up to 2 weeks for production before shipment.
Each journal is crafted to order using vegetable-tanned leather sourced from select tanneries in Italy and the United States. Because many leathers are sourced specifically for your order, production time allows us to carefully prepare, assemble, and finish your piece by hand.
Shipping speed selected at checkout refers to transit time once your package has shipped.
The Leather
We intentionally select full-grain vegetable-tanned leathers that retain the natural character of the hide. As a result, markings such as healed scars, grain variations, wrinkles, and other features from the tannery may be visible and will vary from piece to piece.
While we strive to represent each leather color as accurately as possible, product photographs should be viewed as a guide rather than an exact color match.
These characteristics are a hallmark of authentic leather and should not be considered flaws. Rather, they are part of what makes each journal entirely unique—a one-of-one piece that cannot be exactly replicated.