Takegami Natural 120
100% Japanese bamboo, natural and unbleached — and ready for all you could want to create.
Bamboo, and nothing but
Made entirely from an unbleached, 100 per cent Japanese bamboo pulp, this paper has, unusually, no mix-ins of any sort — no wood pulp, no cotton rag, and no other mix-ins whatsoever.
The end result is a mediumweight, light brown paper with a warm tone and, courtesy its 100% bamboo fibre construction, an extreme capacity to absorb and retain ink — depending on your choice of inks and washes, multiple layers of dye can be applied to the paper without any fibre-lifting behaviour or bleedthrough to the other side.
As such, whilst still suitable for day-to-day writing, this paper truly shines when used for art. Sketch, doodle, draw and wash to your heart’s content on one of the most unusual papers you’ll ever encounter.
Supersized, for more room to play
Our new superfolio sketchbook format is a direct response to the many artists who have been asking for a larger canvas upon which to create and iterate. Its B5 landscape layout lets you go wide, while still managing to fit in your bag alongside your art supplies. And, of course, it lays flat just like all our other Tomo system notebooks, so you can draw and paint from edge to edge and across the seam.
An ever-present companion
The Takegami sketchbook, like all its compatriots, is bound in Japan by a small, family-owned bindery, bringing you the same incredible build quality you're used to in our other Tomo system offerings.
A black bookbinding buckram (say that three times fast) calls back to the traditional artist's sketchbook, while an almost-invisible debossed logo on the front cover keeps the attention squarely on your work and not your tools. An ample 120 pages of Sae paper give you the space and the freedom to experiment, create, and play freely. And all that paper is kept in check by a Smyth-sewn binding, not glue — so it lies flat when open, just like our signature handbound journals.
Socially conscious craftsmanship
Proceeds from the sale of these notebooks help fund the atelier's social impact work on disability employment and support for indigenous communities around the world.
