Thomas Lélu is a Paris-based artist and author renowned for his viral handwritten quotes – witty musings that effortlessly express the experience of modern life in a few pen strokes.
SMYTHSON X THOMAS LÉLU
Introducing Smythson x Thomas Lélu
Our collaboration with Thomas Lélu unites Smythson’s legacy of craft with Lélu’s playful way with words, bringing together our iconic Featherweight Blue pages with the spirit of his signature blue pen quotes.


Plucked from his digital world and transported to our Panama leather classics, the collection comprises a trio of Lélu’s quotes stamped in foiled script across a selection of notebooks and travel accessories in cerulean, black and Nile Blue.

Lélu visited our UK workshop to see the making of the collection firsthand and meet the artisans bringing it to life. From leather cutting to notebook binding, he stepped inside the process and even tried his hand at our storied craft.