LEUCHTTURM1917

LEUCHTTURM1917 is a German stationery brand founded near Hamburg in 1917, where the company is still based. It is run as a family business in the fourth generation, and Axel and Max Stürken have managed the Hanseatic company since the 1990s. The name Leuchtturm is German for lighthouse and comes from Leuchtturm Gruppe GmbH & Co. KG.

Range

• Classic notebooks, hardcover and softcover, in many colours and rulings
• The 120G Edition for sketching and use with fountain pens and markers
• Bullet Journal Edition, planners and 18-month diaries
• Writing instruments, pen loops and other stationery

Good to know

The company stresses details such as numbered pages, a table of contents and a pocket in the back cover. Its motto is thinking with the hand, meaning that writing by hand shapes thoughts and ideas. The 120G Edition has thicker paper than the Classic and is better suited to creative use. Leuchtturm notebooks cost more than basic notebooks but are a common choice for journaling and planning.