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LEUCHTTURM1917 represents the balance between tradition and modernity: We dare to innovate without losing sight of what has proven successful. Our products are a space for thought, created to shape ideas by hand and bring them to life.
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Writers & Thinkers: Conversations on thinking by hand
Welcome to the place where we celebrate the love of pen, paper and notebooks. Directors talk about how they write scripts. Musicians open their songbooks. Designers show their sketches. Scientists report on their research notes. Authors talk about how they create scenarios
*Writing by hand is thinking on paper.
Thoughts grow into words, sentences and pictures.
Memories become stories. Ideas are transformed into projects. Notes inspire insight.
We write and understand, learn, see and think – with our hands.
Your ideas, your plans, your projects. It's all in your hands.
Curious? Find out what lies behind our deep conviction and our brand understanding.
Episode 13: Ju Schnee // Painting and sculpture
Ir Curls!
When Ju Schnee stops thinking, something remarkable happens: forms begin to emerge. It’s been this way all her life. Pen, paper and notebook are never far from reach. Welcome to the vivid...
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Episode 12: Daniel Donskoy // Music and literature
A Notebook for Every Art Form
Daniel Donskoy moves effortlessly between music, acting and literature. Notebooks are where his melodies first take shape, characters begin to breathe and fleeting thoughts find a place to land.
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Episode 11: Steffen Mumm // Art and productivity
Creative Paper Chase
Steffen Mumm is an artist. He works with canvases, spray cans and printing plates. He makes signet rings, socks and silk cloths; he loves Bullet Journals, sketchbooks and notebooks. He makes...
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Episode 10: Lisa Morgenstern // Music and film
Composing with Pen and Paper
Lisa Morgenstern is a pianist, singer and composer. She writes soundtracks for successful television series and creates complex worlds of sound. She uses pen and paper to capture many of her...
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Episode 9: Neil Gower // Illustration and Typography
The Pleasure of Putting Pen to Paper
Neil Gower is an internationally acclaimed illustrator of books and maps. He started drawing at the age of eight and hasn’t stopped since.
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Episode 8: Leonie Barth // Fashion and design
Drafting by Hand
Leonie Barth is a sought-after designer of bags and shoes. She uses pencil and paper to keep track of her ideas, which pour from her by the hundred.
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