Arches A5 Sketchbook 14x20 [5.5x7.8in] 100% COTTON

The Goldilocks of Paper Weights

Not too heavy, not too light — 185 gsm 100% cotton Arches Watercolor paper is just right for everyday sketching. It works like a dream with liners and especially fountain pens — no smudging, no drama. In fact, it behaves so well it makes its 300 gsm cousin look like it’s trying just a bit too hard.

Premium cotton paper is the secret sauce for watercolors, letting every wash and blend shine in its full glory. And if you like to switch things up with gouache or colored pencils — no problem. These pages are tough enough to handle your wildest artistic impulses, yet smooth and mellow enough to make every stroke feel like it belongs in a gallery.

Handpainted cover- each piece is different. 100% cotton Arches Aquarelle paper inside.

Mocha Brown Cover and Arches 100% Cotton paper inside

The Story of Angelika de Vries

“Some say a great artist can create a masterpiece even on toilet paper. The same people will also tell you that river water is ‘almost the same’ as good whisky… What both opinions have in common is that they’re completely useless.”

Angelika de Vries was known around town as the woman who could draw the mayor’s face to make him look more honest than he actually was. But her paper couldn’t hold watercolor, liners smudged faster than gossip at the local bar, and colored pencils tore through it like bandits in a saloon.

One day, Joel — traveler, zen master, and seeker of adventures — strolled into town with a new gift: a sketchbook made with Arches paper. “Try this, Angie,” he said, “and stop treating your drawings like the Temu app treats your phone battery.”

From that moment on, colors held like the first sip of perfectly brewed coffee in the morning, and every sketch had so much life that people swore the figures in her drawings were about to speak. And if you ever spot Angelika on a train, gazing out the window and sketching in her Koval Sketchbook, remember: she’s no ordinary artist. She’s the kind of woman who knows that paper can stop your finger halfway through scrolling.

Why We Still Make Them by Hand

Handmade work isn’t a luxury – it’s the only way to combine great design with the finest materials. That’s why our sketchbooks are made the way they would be if there were a secret guild of master paper stitchers. We’ve developed our own original sewing method that lets us keep all the benefits of handcrafting while still producing larger batches without losing a single ounce of quality.

We don’t use machines that go “trrrr-trrrr” and spit out hundreds of sketchbooks a minute – we prefer a pace where you could make yourself a coffee, drink it, and think: “Yes, someone really put their heart into this.”

Handpainted hardcover. Unique design.

Artisan Certificate inside Sketchbook

Arches 185gsm Cold Pressed

Arches 185gsm Hot Pressed

Handmade Sketchbook lays totally flat.