As the top-selling British artist of the 21st century, Amy Winehouse (1983-2011) revitalized soul music with her brassy, sweet-and-sour voice and her timeless sensibility. This Paperblanks journal cover depicts a self-portrait and lyrics from Winehouse's
Paperblanks old leather Handtooled flexi mini notebook. Capturing the flavour of Renaissance-style binding at its zenith, these handsomely embellished journals are a delight for the hand and the eye. During this remarkable period of classical revival, manuscripts were renowned for their exquisitely crafted covers made of fine Moroccan leather, handtooled in gold with delicate foliage patterns.
Silk is one of the oldest fabrics known to man, its discovery as a weavable fiber dating back as early as the mid-third century BC in China. Europe was exposed to the incomparable delicacy of silk soft, sensuous, and shimmering in its opulence via the Silk Road which created an insatiable demand.
