I was walking past the Rubin Museum of Art in NYC’s Chelsea neighborhood, and spotted these beautiful notebooks in the window. I didn’t have a chance to go into the shop to find out more, but I assume they are selling them, not just exhibiting them. The museum is dedicated to art of the Himalayas, … Continue reading Marbled-Edge Ledgers
Spotted at BookExpo last week: a new Moleskine design with retro cassette tape art on the cover. Very cute… though I suspect they stole the idea from people on Etsy who have already done similar designs… (see here and here ). Moleskine says this limited edition was designed to commemorate the 50th birthday of the … Continue reading Moleskine Monday: Retro Cassette
I came across this thread on the Fountain Pen Network where various notebook addicts ‘fess up. No photos, unfortunately, but the collections described include these: Rocket1: 2 Paperblanks 2 A4 Rhodias – one stapled at the side and one at the top 1 Small Rhodia- I forget which size 1 A6 Rhodia Webbie 1 A5 … Continue reading Notebook Addict(s) of the Week: The Fountain Pen Network
Do you keep a notebook in your car? If so, where do you keep it? If you buy a Volkswagen CC, you can have a special place for it in the small driver’s-side glove compartment, as shown in their brochure: The notebook looks like the Markings notebooks you can find at Staples and Target. For … Continue reading Notebooks in Your Car
Here’s something pretty cool from the website of the Smithsonian: I had never heard of Earl Shaffer but that notebook accompanied him on quite an adventure: Earl Shaffer was the first person to walk the entire Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine in one continuous hike. Shaffer had no expert advice, no previous footsteps to … Continue reading Earl Shaffer’s Little Black Notebook
They could save your life: Police say Denigris allegedly tried to stab the other, unidentified, officer in the chest, but the knife did not penetrate notebooks in his shirt pocket. Let’s hope none of us ever have to go through that! I’m glad that cop is ok… Read more at New Britain man accused of … Continue reading Another Great Reason to Use Notebooks
This week’s addict blogs at Economy Pens, and of course he has to test all those pens on lots of notebooks: The picture above consists of the contents of one of my desk drawers and is probably about 90% of what I have for notebooks. Not shown are my legal pads (mostly Doane or Staples … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Alex