In the hot summer of 2010, I dove headlong into a passion project with a modest $1100 in pocket change. This was when Pad & Quill, a brand synonym of luxury and craftsmanship, was born; its first website was built with equal parts ambition and the sweat from painting a web designer's deck. The vision? To celebrate artisans and pursue beauty in everything we create. Our offerings of fine leather go
![The Octavo for iPad2 by Pad&Quill](https://cdn-ak-scissors.b.st-hatena.com/image/square/a25a9f6dec1dee322a20a9396714090001fa0c60/height=288;version=1;width=512/http%3A%2F%2Fburtongoods.com%2Fcdn%2Fshop%2Farticles%2Fwhat_happened_pq.jpg%3Fv%3D1704042761)