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Wody Log — Hand-Bound Korean Notebooks with Traditional Motifs

Part of the jinjja.shop maker guides — one page for each independent Korean brand on the marketplace. Last updated 26 September 2026.

What is Wody Log?

Wody Log (주식회사 우디로그 / Wody Log Co., Ltd.) is a Korean stationery brand that produces hand-bound notebooks with soft fabric covers, each designed around a named motif drawn from Korean art, history or craft tradition. The notebooks are made in Korea and are available in two sizes: B7 (pocket) and B6 (standard).

Every cover is cut and bound individually, which means subtle variation in texture and colour from piece to piece. The brand describes this as part of the piece, not a flaw. Each motif comes with a specific cultural name and context — from a 15th-century royal proclamation to Goryeo celadon inlay to Joseon palace screens — so the notebooks function as objects that carry a particular piece of Korean cultural history.

Who makes Wody Log, and where?

Wody Log is produced by 주식회사 우디로그 (Wody Log Co., Ltd.) in South Korea. The brand’s Instagram account is @sajang_wody. Wody Log notebooks are available in Australia through jinjja.shop, an Australian marketplace for independent, owner-run Korean brands that accepts only products made in South Korea.

How is Wody Log made?

Each Wody Log notebook has a soft fabric cover that is cut and hand-bound individually in Korea. Because covers are handled one at a time rather than produced in uniform batches, the texture and colour of any single piece will vary slightly from another in the same design. The Sun, Moon & Five Peaks notebook uses hanji (Korean traditional paper) for its pages and is hand-stitched. All notebooks in the range are bound to open flat so that writing can continue across the spine without the cover pulling closed.

What are the motifs and what do they mean?

  • 훈민정음 Hunminjeongeum (Ivory Hangul / Gold Foil Hangul): King Sejong’s 1443 proclamation that created the Korean alphabet, hangul. The Ivory edition renders the script in soft ivory-on-cream tones; the Gold Foil edition stamps the same script in metallic gold on deep charcoal fabric.
  • 까치호랑이 Kkachi horangi (Tiger & Magpie Blue): A magpie-and-tiger scene from Korean minhwa (folk painting), traditionally hung at New Year to welcome good news and ward off misfortune. Presented here on a deep indigo blue cover.
  • 일월오봉도 Irworobongdo (Sun, Moon & Five Peaks): The decorative screen placed behind the Joseon king’s throne, depicting sun and moon above five sacred peaks as a symbol of balance between ruler and nature.
  • 상감 Sanggam (Celadon Inlay): The inlay technique that defined Goryeo celadon — cranes and clouds carved into jade-toned ceramic and filled with white and black slip. The notebook translates this 1,000-year-old ceramic pattern onto fabric in soft jade tones.
  • 청화백자 Cheonghwa baekja (Blue & White Porcelain): The cobalt-on-white porcelain tradition of the Joseon period, here rendered as peony and cloud motifs in a clean blue-and-white palette.
  • 나전칠기 Najeon chilgi (Hexagonal Mother-of-Pearl): Korean mother-of-pearl lacquerware, in which iridescent shell fragments are set into black lacquer in geometric lattices. This design uses the hexagonal najeon lattice pattern.
  • 단청 Dancheong (Lotus Dancheong): The five-colour paintwork applied to the eaves and beams of Korean palaces and Buddhist temples. The lotus motif, common in dancheong, carries symbolic meaning in Buddhist tradition as a representation of purity.
  • 오방색 Obangsaek (Obang Saekdong): The five directional colours of traditional Korean cosmology, which appear on hanbok sleeves, temple beams and celebration foods. On this notebook they are worn as bold saekdong stripes.
  • 산수화 Sansuhwa (Landscape & Floral): Korean landscape painting that traditionally depicts mountains and water as a single continuous brushwork composition. This cover layers floral detail into a flowing landscape scene.

What does Wody Log make?

10 products are available in Australia. Australian prices:

  • WODYLOG Sun, Moon & Five Peaks Notebook — A$35.00. A soft-bound hanji-paper notebook hand-stitched in Korea, with a fabric cover carrying the Irworobongdo (일월오봉도) motif — the sun, moon and five peaks that formed the decorative screen behind the Joseon king's throne. Available in B7 (pocket) and B6 (standard).
  • WODYLOG Celadon Inlay Notebook — A$35.00. A soft hand-bound fabric notebook whose cover carries the sanggam (상감) crane-and-cloud inlay pattern drawn from Goryeo celadon ceramic tradition, rendered in soft jade tones. Available in B7 (pocket) and B6 (standard).
  • WODYLOG Obang Saekdong Notebook — A$35.00. A soft hand-bound fabric notebook with a cover designed around obangsaek (오방색) saekdong stripes — the five directional colours of traditional Korean cosmology as seen on hanbok sleeves. Available in B7 (pocket) and B6 (standard).
  • WODYLOG Hexagonal Mother-of-Pearl Notebook — A$35.00. A soft hand-bound fabric notebook whose cover uses the hexagonal lattice pattern of najeon chilgi (나전칠기), the Korean mother-of-pearl lacquerware tradition. Available in B7 (pocket) and B6 (standard).
  • WODYLOG Blue & White Porcelain Notebook — A$35.00. A soft hand-bound fabric notebook with a cover carrying cobalt peony and cloud motifs drawn from cheonghwa baekja (청화백자), the cobalt-on-white porcelain tradition of the Joseon period. Available in B7 (pocket) and B6 (standard).
  • WODYLOG Ivory Hangul Notebook — A$35.00. A soft hand-bound fabric notebook with a cover printed in ivory-on-cream tones with Hunminjeongeum (훈민정음) script — King Sejong's 1443 proclamation that created the Korean alphabet hangul. Available in B7 (pocket) and B6 (standard).
  • WODYLOG Gold Foil Hangul Notebook — A$35.00. A soft hand-bound fabric notebook with the same Hunminjeongeum (훈민정음) hangul script as the Ivory edition, this time stamped in metallic gold foil on a deep charcoal-black fabric cover. Available in B7 (pocket) and B6 (standard).
  • WODYLOG Landscape & Floral Notebook — A$35.00. A soft hand-bound fabric notebook with a cover in the style of sansuhwa (산수화) Korean landscape painting, layering mountain, river and seasonal floral detail into a continuous brushwork-style composition. Available in B7 (pocket) and B6 (standard).
  • WODYLOG Lotus Dancheong Notebook — A$35.00. A soft hand-bound fabric notebook with a cover carrying lotus blossom imagery rendered in the five-colour dancheong (단청) palette used on the eaves and beams of Korean palaces and Buddhist temples. Available in B7 (pocket) and B6 (standard).
  • WODYLOG Tiger & Magpie Blue Notebook — A$35.00. A soft hand-bound fabric notebook with a deep indigo blue cover depicting the kkachi horangi (까치호랑이) magpie-and-tiger motif from Korean minhwa folk painting, traditionally associated with welcoming good news at New Year. Available in B7 (pocket) and B6 (standard).

Prices are in Australian dollars and were correct at the date above.

Where can an Australian buy Wody Log?

In Australia, Wody Log is available through jinjja.shop, a marketplace for independent Korean brands based in Brisbane, Queensland. Orders are placed in Australian dollars, shipping is a flat A$9.90 per order however many brands are in the basket, and most orders arrive in about 10 to 14 days, sent by EMS from Korea and delivered by Australia Post.

The whole order ships free if it includes the ABELTY Rice Skincare Duo – 2 Sets. Full detail is on the shipping page, and every brand on the marketplace is listed on the brands page.

A note on the name

The brand's full Korean company name is 주식회사 우디로그, romanised as Wody Log Co., Ltd. The trading name used on products and social media is Wody Log. The Instagram handle is @sajang_wody.

Every claim on this page comes from Wody Log’s own published material or from jinjja.shop’s own listings. Nothing here is a health, medical or therapeutic claim, and none is intended: materials, making and origin only.