Review by Laura Cameron A few weeks ago Ana and Jesi sung the praises of Curnow Bookbinding and Leatherwork, specifically their leather notebook covers. I, on the other hand, fell in love with one of their coptic bound notebooks. I don’t have a thing for sakura, why do you ask? While the notebook I purchased…
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Notebook Review: Dingbats* Earth Sky Blue Great Barrier Reef A5+ Notebook
Review by Jessica Coles Dingbats* notebooks (yes, the star is part of the full name) are not new to the stationery world. The notebook line began in 2011 in Lebanon and is produced by their parent company, Société Kamel Bekdache et Fils SAL. The parent company has operated since 1800 as a family business and is the…
Notebook & Ink Review: Baron Fig Dream Journal & Akkerman #10 Ijzer-galnoten Blauw-Zwart (Iron Gall)
Review by Jessica Coles Just before leaving for the San Francisco pen show, I received an item to review: Baron Fig’s newest notebook called the Wander Dream Journal. As this is the first time Baron Fig has tried their hand at adding content to a journal, I was intrigued to see what was inside. The first…
Notebook Review: Franklin-Christoph Vagabond Notebook Refills
The Franklin-Christoph Vagabond Notebook refills are designed to fit into their Vagabond Notebook Covers ($38 for Ashen or Umber canvas covers) or standard Traveler’s Notebook covers. The refills are made from 90gsm bamboo paper and are sold in 3-packs for $15. Each notebook in the refill contains 28 sheets (56 pages). The covers are cardstock…
Sketchbook Review: Rhodia Landscape Webnotebook
Review by Tina Koyama For many years now, the Rhodia Rhodiarama hardcover notebook has been one of my favorites. Available in a rainbow of rich cover colors, this notebook is otherwise identical to Rhodia’s standard Webnotebook (which comes in only black or orange). I use the A5 size for my day-to-day journals and the handy…
Notebook Review: Compoco Good Luck Cat Journal
Sometimes I hit the notebook jackpot and I have way too many awesome books all at once. This summer was one of those times. For my birthday, Bob surprised me with an awesome one. It was this one from Compoco. It’s the Good Luck Cat Journal ($13.50) and you all are in luck because its…
Notebook Review: Stifflexible V.2 Notebooks
A couple of years ago, I got a copy of the Stifflexible notebook from Pen Chalet. Stifflexible is an Italian notebook that, according to its web site, has been around for decades but has recently been relaunched and has been trying to make in-roads in the upscale notebook landscape in the last couple years. The…