Welcome to 「HEAVY」

Let's go shopping downtown and then get dinner in Chinatown.  And dessert! Philadelphia's Chinatown is a bustling downtown neighborhood that we love to visit. It's a place you can eat...

Thank You Thank You Coffee Brewers sits on a corner of Jeweler's Row, right at 7th and Sansom streets. From OMOI it's a nice walk, less than ten minutes. None of us...

This post is dedicated to those of us wrestling back our attention from platforms that so easily manipulate how we feel about ourselves and the world. A summer in analog...

Slink away on a solo trip. Looks for the city. Packing light. A journaler's jaunt.

Shop staff Hughes shares their insights around journaling and doodling when daily life and world events threaten to overwhelm the soul.

OMOI founder Liz Sieber explains the appeal of yardwork and the tools that contribute to a satisfying day's effort, from gardening supplies to tea and journaling.  Though OMOI is known...

This back to school season we take you on a trip to our alma matter, Omoi Web Team style.

Friendly skies come and go like bees to a blossom this summer. So when the weather strikes fair we get ourselves outside. For those of us with access to green...

Reflections on the savoring of summer when the time to play seems hard to find.

Today I just need to get outside. Go somewhere.⁠ Move my body.⁠ ⁠ Move my bodyyy. ⁠The sun is too sweet.⁠ This is hooky weather in hooky season. ⁠ Head...

On a whim I decide to sit and have lunch out.All I have is my wallet, jacket, and TRAVELER'S notebook.Most days when I buy lunch at work, I wait around...

When you leave your house, what do you take with you? Our daily carry philosophy varies from day to day, depending on your needs and even your destination. Important: phone,...

To accompany the release of the TRAVELER'S DINER limited edition TRAVELER'S notebook set, we were asked by TRAVELER'S COMPANY to also recommend a diner from our area for fans of...

Picture this: You and your beloved crew are convening in the new year for the first time. You don't have the whole day, so you agree to meet for a...

As the daylight wanes, we make sure to get outside whenever the fair weather permits. This autumn, we're taking our Omoi essentials and trekking around Philadelphia's public parks and historic...

There's something about this time of year that comes as a surprise. The passing of August to September happens quietly enough, and suddenly everything seems to shift. If you're a...

When you leave the student life behind, what happens to your mind? Reading, writing, and brainstorming. These things still happen. Pursuing passions. Mapping the season. Doodling when words fail. We...

Time for a quick getaway. After a heavy week filled with a bleak news cycle and humid weather, we're feeling the urge to log off, pack a suitcase, and drive...

Have you ever received a message that a past you sent your future self? 

Today we take you on a late spring lunch break stroll in our neighborhood. We'll be heading "up Third", as some might say, an allusion to Philadelphia's grid layout, here...

TRAVELER’S Company fans can now commemorate your visit to Omoi with our Philadelphia Partner Shop stamp.

Office stationery well designed, STÁLOGY's line of notebooks, pens, and desk supplies come with their own philosophy printed right on the packaging. Their minimal products seem plain at first glance,...

When Omoi first opened in 2006, buying a Japanese planner online in the states was a literal impossibility! Year after year, we prided ourselves on importing a small and interesting...

It's spooky season. Here are five short stories to make the metaphorical hairs on your arms stand up.

Where do you journal? For some, journaling is best done on the go: on the bus during the morning commute, in the waiting room of a doctor’s office, or in...

New to the shop this year is Sailor, a Japanese manufacturer of fine fountain pens and inks. We dive deep into the history of Sailor, the difference between styles and nibs, and ponder...

In times as confusing as ours it can seem silly, even pointless, to plan anything. Why bother, when so many things are changing? How do we plan for a future...

On making it through 2020 thanks to our favorite analog companions.

At the height of lockdown we found ourselves reading, journaling, sitting at the kitchen table and staring outside over tea and cookies. In between news doomscrolling, sleeping, coordinating on neighborhood...

A brief meditation on slowing down.

Find out why a single letter determines the two unique meanings of these oft-confused words.

While we offer many small goods for home, we would hardly consider ourselves specialists. Yet over the years we have sold an admirable selection of items that can make a house...

A wide open space where you can work and think, without distraction. That's what a desk is for.  A desk is not for collecting clutter, dirty dishes, or outdated mail. A desk...

Welcome to the third installment of our Well Organized Life series, where we showcase our favorite tools and techniques for... what's that? A well organized life! Today we're going to talk about...

Welcome to the second installment of our Well Organized Life series, where we showcase our favorite tools and techniques for... what's that? A well organized life! Today our focus is how to pack...

Welcome to the first installment of our Well Organized Life series! Keep Reading If: You're frequently carry around too much stuff (just in case!)  It takes forever to find anything...