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SmythsonMade in Europe.

Bond Street stationer since 1887. Its notebooks — Panama, Soho and the Featherweight paper they are filled with — are stated on the product pages as bound by hand in England; the leather bags and accessories are made elsewhere.

European alternative to Field Notes, Moleskine

Where is Smythson made?

Smythson makes select lines in United Kingdom; other production is elsewhere.

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Last verified: July 2026

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