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French Factory Worker’s Notebook

Isn’t this a lovely old notebook? Seems to be phone numbers and assorted jottings kept by a guard named Andre who worked at a now-defunct Renault factory, from what I was able to translate of the website where I found it. “Prenez un bleu et suivez moi à travers le carnet de André. Lui était … Continue reading French Factory Worker’s Notebook

A French Artist’s 1948 Diary

The 1948 diary below belonged to Martin Vivés, an artist who lived in southwestern France. He also seems to have been a museum curator there in the 1940s-1960s, and he met some famous artists including Raoul Dufy, as shown in the notes made in the diary. March 2 shows the phrase “visite Dufy.” It’s an … Continue reading A French Artist’s 1948 Diary

Notebook with Paris Transit Maps

Oh the wonderful things you can stumble across online… an old notebook with transit maps of Paris!  I love the composition book look, typography, and the design of the maps! Very cool… if this online auction hadn’t ended long ago, I would have snapped it up!       “Carnet format 10 cm x 16,8 … Continue reading Notebook with Paris Transit Maps

Review & Giveaway: Banditapple Carnets

Banditapple was launched a couple of years ago as a new notebook manufacturer focused on providing a quality handmade notebook at very affordable prices. I’d read reviews of them on other blogs and was thrilled when they contacted me to offer some samples for review. The notebooks are similar to the Moleskine Cahiers or Field … Continue reading Review & Giveaway: Banditapple Carnets

Notebook Addict of the Week: Arnie

Okami tipped me off to this week’s addict, who is a notebook maker himself. Arnie Kim is the man behind Banditapple Carnets. (See Okami’s glowing review.) Based on the photo below, he must have done a lot of research about the competition!   See original image at My notebooks collection on DailyBooth. Here’s Okami’s photo … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Arnie

Astier de Villate Notebooks

You might recognize these as one of the “7 Not-Boring Notebooks” I linked to a while back. They were featured at Jayson Home & Garden as “Bleeker Notebooks”, but they’re also sold by, and perhaps made by a French company called Astier de Villate. It’s probably easier and cheaper to buy them from Jayson, but … Continue reading Astier de Villate Notebooks