Poetry Collection Book — Famous Last Words
Poetry Collection Book — Famous Last Words
Hand screen printed in Kathmandu on Himalayan Lokta paper, with illustrations by Toby Leigh — whose clients include The Guardian and The Times — this is a poetry collection that travels from fable to humanism and back, with 20% of every sale going to Clean Up Nepal.
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Joe Komodo's Famous Last Words is a poetry collection that does not sit still. Written with a homegrown spirit and a genuinely global eye, the poems move between fable, humour, and touching humanism — observations from a rickshaw window on the rickety wheel of life, as Komodo puts it.
What makes this book a physical object worth owning is the production. Each copy is hand screen printed in Kathmandu on Himalayan Lokta paper — a traditional Nepali handmade paper with a texture and warmth that no standard print run can replicate. The illustrations are by Toby Leigh, whose vibrant and characterful style has appeared across The Guardian, The Times, FHM, BT, PlayStation, Toyota, and Vodafone. His work sits alongside Komodo's poems with the ease of a long collaboration.
Komodo founded his ethical clothing brand in 1988, growing it out of the Summer of Love and the Acid House Revolution, and has spent decades travelling between Bali, Kathmandu, and beyond. The poetry carries the same spirit as the clothes: exuberant, warm, and rooted in the places and people that have shaped him.
- Hand screen printed in Kathmandu, Nepal
- Printed on Himalayan Lokta (rice) paper
- Illustrations by Toby Leigh
- 20% from every sale goes to Clean Up Nepal
- All profits support the Tibet Relief Fund
"Joe Komodo is a one-off, this book is a delight!" — Joanna Lumley
"Kings Cross to Khao San Road — Katmandu to... well, Komodo. Travel is something magic that inspires us all... the Isle of Dragons has certainly done a good job with Joe!" — Tony Wheeler, Mr. Lonely Planet
"Hey, Joe... did I ever get back to you about your funny book?!!" — Howard Marks
About Our Brand Komodo
Komodo has spent over three decades proving that sustainable fashion does not have to be a compromise between style and conscience. Founded in 1988, the brand set out to show that contemporary clothing design and genuine environmental responsibility are not mutually exclusive, a challenge they continue to meet with each collection.
What distinguishes Komodo in practice is their material choices. Rather than relying on conventional fabrics, they work with organic and natural eco-fibres, incorporate green PU coating, and use recycled PET derived from plastic bottles. The majority of their products are vegan, and all are produced without cruelty, commitments that go beyond labelling and into the fabric of how each garment is made.
Komodo has also taken the deliberate step of eliminating single-use plastics from their supply chain entirely. This is not a target or an aspiration; it is already done. For a fashion brand operating since the late 1980s, that level of supply chain discipline reflects a consistency of values that is rare in an industry still catching up to where Komodo started.