What is the product? The Orange Manuscript is a beautiful, leather-bound facsimile of 120 selected pages from José Naranja's original notebooks. It features vibrant hand-drawn artworks and pasted ephemera from his world travels. Each page is unique, and every notebook is hand-bound, numbered, and signed by the artist.
“This artwork itself is a love letter to notebooks, a flight of fancy [… ] and also a part of me. A holder to keep ideas and experiences with full passion and dedication. Discover by yourself the feelings traveling along its pages.” - excerpt from José Naranja's blog
Who is Jose: José Naranja is a traveler, artist, and a “notebookist” from Madrid, Spain. He has visited around 70 countries and makes elaborate notebooks about his travels and discoveries.
To learn more, you can read Wanderlust’s interview with Jose here.
About the Product:
Pages: 120 pages, pocket-sized. 140mm x 90mm x 25 mm. 5.51 in x 3.54 in x 0.9 in.
Paper: 100g/m2 vergé (laid)
Cover material: Black leather cover
Binding: Hand-bound, using acid-free paper and adhesive
