about badly made books

we make notebooks. they're not badly made, but the name keeps our egos in check.

founded in ireland with a simple question: can we create objects worth keeping in a world drowning in disposable things?

our notebooks emerge from a commitment to overthinking—examining every material choice, production method, and environmental impact. we believe overthinking is a virtue in an age of snap decisions and mindless consumption.

what we do

we craft notebooks using recycled materials—coffee cups transformed into paper, post-consumer waste given new purpose. our production happens locally in ireland, using hand-operated equipment whenever possible and digital processes only when necessary.

what we believe

we believe in questioning systems, including our own. we recognize the inherent contradiction in making products while critiquing consumption, and we don't pretend to have solved it.

we believe in transparency about environmental trade-offs. no product has zero impact, and we won't greenwash our way around that fact.

we believe in the value of objects that invite thought, that acknowledge complexity, that don't oversimplify the messy work of trying to exist responsibly in the world.

made for overthinking

our notebooks won't save the planet. they won't make you more productive or creative or successful. they're just notebooks, made as thoughtfully as we know how, by people who question everything—including whether we should be making notebooks at all.

if you're looking for a place to capture your own overthinking, maybe you've found it.

lowercase by intention. imperfect by design. sustainable by ongoing effort.