Natural Buttero Leather Cover
Free personalisation · 14 elastic colours · Extra elastic included
Description
Undyed Buttero, which changes more than any colour we sell
Natural Buttero has had nothing added to it. No dye, no pigment, no finish — just vegetable-tanned Walpier leather in the pale, slightly pinkish sand colour the tanning leaves behind.
It will not stay that colour. Undyed veg-tan reacts to daylight and to the oils on your hands, and it does so fast: a few weeks in, the places you hold are already warmer than the rest. Over a year the whole cover moves through honey to a deep amber, and the pattern of where your hands go is written into it permanently. Two natural covers a year old never look the same as each other.
It shows everything in the meantime — a drop of water, a fingerprint, the edge of a coffee cup. If that sounds like a defect, one of the dyed colours is the better choice. If it sounds like the point, this is the hide.
Made to order
- Fits A5 or A6 notebooks — choose the size that matches the book you already use
- Size: A6 — 158 mm tall, 250 mm wide open, about 120 mm closed; A5 — 220 mm tall, 350 mm wide open, about 170 mm closed
- Made in Vilnius, ships in 5–7 working days
- Free foil personalisation
- A choice of 14 elastics, with one spare included
The standard cover uses a modular elastic system and can carry two or three thin notebooks, depending on their thickness. If you need another layout, we can add extra holes and extra elastics before cutting.
The SLOWLINES logo is stamped in the finish you choose for your text: gold foil with gold, silver with silver, blind debossing with no foil on either. We do not mix the two.
Care
Natural leather changes with use
It may darken, soften, gain shine and develop small marks over time – this is part of its character.
To care for your cover, wipe it gently with a dry soft cloth. Avoid soaking, alcohol-based cleaners, direct heat and prolonged sunlight. Let the leather age naturally, and use leather balm only when the surface feels dry.
Design
A clean, minimal cover designed for daily writing
Each cover uses a secure elastic system that lets you carry one notebook on the main elastic, with the option to add up to two extra slim notebooks using an additional elastic. This means one cover can hold up to three notebooks in total, depending on the thickness of your inserts.
The construction stays simple on purpose: clean lines, carefully finished edges and enough structure to protect your notebooks without making the cover feel bulky.