Journal

Behind-The-Scenes
How can we improve?
Dear friends,
It’s Fiodor here, founder at Soumkine.
Since 2016 we’ve been designing and manufacturing the best products we can imagine. No rocket science involved: always use the best materials, n...

Behind-The-Scenes
The Story Behind Zero-Waste Collection
It looks a bit like a fiction story that turned out to be reality.
The story begins in 2016 when the very first zero-waste notebook first saw the light. A notebook with zero percent wasted space ...

Behind-The-Scenes
Soumkine's Paper Test: Fountain and Ball Pens
The quality of paper was never an option at Soumkine. It has been a built-in default feature in all our notebooks from day one. Today we're proud to introduce you our new 100 gsm paper, as smooth a...

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Why it takes 72 hours to make a Soumkine book
The process of making a notebook may seem like a no-brainer. However, it takes us almost three days to produce a Soumkine book. It requires a lot of patience from us, as well as from our dear clie...

Behind-The-Scenes
Hello! It's Fiodor here, Founder at Soumkine
For almost 20 years I work as an illustrator and graphic designer.
Each new project starts with sketches in my notebooks. To record any idea you need a good support to write or sketch out.
Over ...