Make room for a little individuality in the everyday with the Teal Star Embellished Leather Folio by FORTÉ x Penelope. Handmade using locally sourced Kenyan full-grain leather, this distinctive folio brings together artisanal craftsmanship, a rich teal finish and gold-tone star embellishments for a piece that feels both expressive and enduring.

A distinctive expression of everyday elegance.

Designed to hold a standard A5 notebook, this leather folio offers an elegant way to carry your writing essentials while keeping loose papers and other small items organised. Its considered design combines a wraparound leather cord closure, carefully arranged interior pockets and gold tone grommets, creating a functional accessory with a distinctive visual identity.

The star detailing lends the folio a subtle celestial character, contrasting beautifully with the teal leather. Choose red, navy blue or butter yellow cords to introduce your preferred accent colour and personalise the look of your folio.

Created through the FORTÉ x Penelope collaboration, this piece celebrates the appeal of thoughtfully crafted leather goods made in Kenya.

Full Grain Kenyan Leather, Artisanal Craftsmanship

Crafted by hand using locally sourced Kenyan full-grain leather, the Teal Star Embellished Leather Folio celebrates the character of genuine leather and the skill involved in working with it.

Full grain leather retains the natural grain of the hide, allowing its individual markings and source characteristics to remain visible. These natural variations contribute to the individuality of leather goods and mean that each piece may have subtle differences in texture and appearance.

The teal finish gives the folio a rich, distinctive look, while the stitching, rounded flap and gold tone hardware contribute to its considered finish.

As a handmade leather accessory, this folio is intended for those who appreciate craftsmanship, distinctive materials and everyday objects that combine utility with personal style.

Gold Star Embellishments: A Distinctive Detail

The defining detail of the Teal Star Embellished Leather Folio is its gold-tone metal star embellishments, positioned on the fold-over flap.

Set against the rich teal full-grain leather, the stars introduce a distinctive celestial accent that complements the gold-tone grommets. Their placement on the fold-over flap makes them a defining feature of the folio’s design, adding character to the silhouette while preserving the beauty of the leather itself.

The result is a considered balance of artisanal leather craftsmanship, decorative detailing and everyday functionality. Paired with your choice of red, navy blue or butter yellow cords, the star-embellished flap gives this handmade Kenyan leather folio its distinctive identity.

Designed For Your Everyday Essentials, Made To Be Refilled.

Designed to keep your writing essentials organised, the Teal Star Embellished Leather Folio combines an elastic cord notebook holding system with two interior pockets and a sleeve.

Elastic cord notebook holder:

The elastic cord system secures your notebook or compatible book within the folio, allowing you to replace it whenever you fill its pages or want to start something new. Rather than replacing the entire cover, simply insert another notebook and continue using your leather companion for years to come.

There are twelve grommets in total, arranged as six at the top and six at the bottom.

Choose from three cord colours:

Red: A bold accent that creates a striking contrast against the teal leather.
Navy blue: A deeper, understated colour pairing for a more tonal look.
Butter yellow: A warm accent that brings a lighter contrast to the teal finish.

Your selected cord colour determines the colour of all three cords supplied with your folio. Each order includes there matching cords in the selected colour; cord colours cannot be mixed within a single selection.

Select your preferred colour from the available option when placing your order.

Front Flap Sleeve

Located on the inside of the front flap, the integrated sleeve provides a convenient place to tuck away flat essentials. Use it to carry a passport, postcard, loose document, letter or there slim paper items you want to keep together with your notebook.

Smaller Interior Pocket

The smaller pocket offers additional space for keeping compact essentials organised and close at hand. It is suitable for small papers, notes, cards, and other slim items you want to tuck away neatly.

Large Interior Pocket

For items that need a little more room, the larger pocket provides additional storage for loose documents, folded papers, sticker, notes and other slim essentials.

Together these features give the folio a practical interior that accommodates more than just a notebook. Whether you’re journaling, travelling with important documents, collecting postcards, or organising papers for a project, the thoughtfully arranged storage helps keep your essentials together.

The folio is supplied empty, so you can personalise its contents to suit your own routine.

Made For Your Personal Rituals

Whether it accompanies your mooring journaling ritual, your workday notes, your studies or your personal planning, the Teal Star Embellished Leather Folio offers a considered way to carry your notebook and writing essentials.

Use it to organise your thoughts, keep important notes together or bring a distinctive leather accessory to your desk, studio or everyday routine.

The folio is designed to accommodate a standard A5 notebook. Its pockets also offer room for selected slim essentials, depending on their dimension and the space available.

The notebook is yours to choose. The folio is the piece that brings everything together.

WHAT IS INCLUDED?

Your purchase includes;

one Teal Star Embellished Leather Folio

Three matching cords in you selected colour: red, navy blue, butter yellow

Please note: The notebook, papers and other accessories shown in the product photographs are for illustrative purposes only and are not included in the purchase. The folio is supplied empty.

COMPATABILITY

The folio is designed to accommodate standard A5 notebooks. Notebook thickness, binding style and overall dimensions can vary, so compatibility may depend on the specific notebook you intent to use.

If you plan to carry additional items inside the folio, please consider their size and thickness, as the available space will depend on the contents.

No notebook paper is supplied with the folio.

LEATHER CARE AND MAINTENANCE

Full-grain leather is a natural material that benefits from thoughtful care. To help maintain the appearance of your Teal Star Embellished Leather Folio’

Keep it dry: Avoid prolonged exposure to water and excessive moisture. IF the leather becomes damp, gently blot it with a clean, soft cloth and allow it to air-dry naturally.

Store thoughtfully: Keep the folio in a cool, dry place away from prolonged direct sunlight, which may affect the leather’s colour over time.

Clean gently: Use a clean, soft, dry cloth to remove light surface dust. Avoid household cleaners, solvents and harsh chemicals

Condition with care: If conditioning becomes necessary, use a leather-care product specifically suitable for the leather’s finish. Test it on a discreet area first, as some products may alter the colour or appearance.

Protect the hardware: Handle the star embellishments and grommets with care, and avoid abrasive materials that could stretch the finish.

Natural leather develops character through use. Minor changes in texture, sheen, surface appearance may occur over time and are part of the material’s natural aging process.

COLOUR AND APPEARANCE DISCLAIMER

Product photographs are provided to represent the appearance and details of the Teal Star Embellished Leather Folio as accurately as possible. However, the colour displayed on your screen may differ slightly from the physical product because of lighting conditions, photography, screen calibration and display settings.

As the folio is handmade using natural full grain leather, variations in grain, texture and natural markings may also occur. These characteristics are inherent to natural leather and are not necessarily defects.

The colour of the leather cords may likewise appear slightly different across screens.

FORTÉ x PENELOPE
The Teal Star Embellished Leather Folio is part of the FORTÉ x Penelope collaboration, bringing together locally sourced Kenyan leather and artisanal craftsmanship in a distinctive everyday accessory.

Designed to be both practical and expressive, it offers a considered alternative to conventional notebook covers, with thoughtful storage, a tactile leather finish and star detailing that makes the piece its own.

A little structure, A little character, Entirely yours to make your own.