Green Leather Sketchbook Case for Urban Sketching & Nature Journaling

The Green Leather Urban Sketching Case by Mureli Workshop keeps your sketchbook and drawing tools together. Designed for urban sketching, nature journaling, and illustration, it combines rich green calf leather with practical storage for art supplies.

Its backpack-friendly design has a detachable wrist strap, no shoulder strap, and flexible interior storage.

Freedom to Sketch Anywhere

Sketch city streets, architecture, plants, and landscapes. Ideal for urban sketching, field drawing, nature journaling, botanical studies, and travel illustration, the case keeps your art tools ready when inspiration strikes.

A5 & 8.5 x 5.5 Sketchbook Holder - Portrait Only

A vertical leather strip secures the back cover so you can turn pages with the sketchbook in place. Fits A5 (148 x 210 mm) and 8.5 x 5.5 inch sketchbooks.

Portrait orientation only. Unlike our newer artist shoulder bag, this model uses a retaining strip rather than a two-orientation pocket.

Drawing Tool Pockets & Flexible Open Storage

• Elastic holders: secure pencils, fineliners, markers, and brushes.
• Leather pockets: hold erasers, sharpeners, paint tubes, and small tools.
• Open storage: holds extra supplies without individual slots.
• Exterior slip pocket: holds a compatible phone or flat item.

Think of it as a portable artist's drawer: keep your favorite tools secured and use the remaining space for whatever your next sketch requires.

Backpack-Friendly Design with Detachable Wrist Strap

Without a shoulder strap, the case fits easily into a backpack. Clip on the detachable leather wrist strap to carry it by hand. A perimeter zipper provides access to the interior.

Four-Layer Construction with Premium EVA Padding

The structured walls share the assembly method of Mureli's original leather cigar cases:

• Genuine green calf leather: a rich green natural leather exterior.
• Premium EVA foam: adds resilient padding and helps the walls retain their shape.
• Leatherboard reinforcement: adds structure and protection.
• Genuine calfskin suede: forms a soft interior lining.

Hand Saddle-Stitched Craftsmanship

Most seams, especially critical structural connections, are sewn by hand with traditional saddle stitching and strong, thicker thread. The case follows Mureli's original assembly method, developed in 2022.

Dimensions, Materials & What's Included

• Closed exterior dimensions: 9.45 x 7.09 x 3.15 in (24 x 18 x 8 cm).
• Sketchbook fit: A5 and 8.5 x 5.5 in, portrait orientation only.
• Interior: vertical book retaining strip, elastic holders, leather pockets, and flexible open storage.
• Materials: green calf leather, premium EVA, leatherboard, and calfskin suede.
• Closure: perimeter zipper; detachable leather wrist strap included; no shoulder strap.

Leather grain and shade may vary. Only the leather case and wrist strap are included. Sketchbook, pencils, markers, erasers, phone, and other photographed supplies are not included.

Personalized Gift for Sketchers & Nature Journalers

Choose an unbranded case or add a name, initials, monogram, message, or logo. Options include laser engraving or hot stamping (debossing), depending on the artwork and leather. A digital proof can be prepared.

A thoughtful Christmas or birthday gift for artists and nature journalers. Group orders are available for art schools and studios.

The Original Design Behind Mureli Artist Shoulder Bags

This compact wrist-strap case inspired our later leather artist shoulder bag, which adds a shoulder strap and a two-orientation sketchbook pocket. Choose this original version for a structured, backpack-friendly sketchbook and drawing tool organizer.

Prefer a watercolor-focused color option? Explore the dark brown leather watercolor sketchbook case with the same practical layout.

At Mureli Workshop, we believe that choosing the right leather is just as important as the craftsmanship itself. We carefully select materials according to each product's purpose, design, and intended use.

For personal accessories and luxury leather goods, we often prioritize natural texture, softness, distinctive character, and the way leather develops over time. For hospitality and commercial products, durability, structural stability, and ease of maintenance may be more important. This is why we work with different types of genuine leather, including natural and polymer-coated finishes.

Before production, we inspect and select suitable leather sections based on their strength, flexibility, texture, and appearance.

For individual custom orders and large corporate projects, we can also source specific leather types, colors, thicknesses, and finishes to match your vision and requirements.

As genuine leather is a natural material, slight variations in color and texture may occur, depending on the leather type and finish.

Any personalization shown in the photos in our listings, including logos, names, initials, or text, is provided for demonstration purposes only. By default, we sell our products without personalization. If you would like to add your own logo, name, or text, please leave your request in the Comment field during checkout.

In many cases, we can complete laser engraving directly at the warehouse and ship the order on the same day, so this usually does not affect the dispatch time. If embossing with a metal die is required, the work is completed in our workshop in Ukraine, so delivery usually takes about 9 days instead of 1–3 days for orders shipped from our warehouse in the USA.

If the personalization includes the customer’s logo, our designer first prepares a digital mockup for approval. For wholesale and corporate orders, we also produce the first item from the batch as a sample, approve it separately, and only after the second approval do we proceed with the full production run.

If the order is shipped from Ukraine, we independently pay all customs duties and mandatory charges regardless of the destination country, so the customer does not face additional costs or difficulties when receiving the parcel.