I found these two small, pocket spiral notepads on a trip to the antique mall. Both had the worn brown, heavyweight waxed covers and aged yellow, lined paper. How could I pass them up? Shouldn’t every man have a notepad and a pencil in his shirt pocket? (by me)

I scored this unused vintage “ledger” at the antique mall this weekend. It appears to a pocket sized address book though it could have been used for a number of purposes. I love the creamy yellow pages, think blue lines and the tabbed alphabetical cut-outs. (by me)

Want to experience paper goods and writing instruments from around the world? Try Rad and Hungry’s subscription service. Each month they offer a set of curated office supplies from a different country. Currently, the French and Mexican kits are available and the Korean set has just been made available for March. Each set includes a…

William Gibson loves Field Notes

I love the idea of really well-designed, well-made, preferable simple, American-made (or Canadian-made) products, particularly if they have really smartly-designed websites that are entertaining to read. So here’s your product placement for this evening: Field Notes. Has a kind of American Muji thing going on, it seems to me. (A little shout-out to Field Notes…

While I’m on the topic of Field Notes… Check out the County Fair editions now available through Field Notes. The 3-book set comes in prize-ribbon colors: blue, red and yellow and available for each of the 50 states with factoids on the back. $9.95 for a set. (via Field Notes)