Diaries in the WSJ
- 01.14.12
- Diary, new products, Paperblanks, record-keeping, Smythson, agenda, Diary, paper blanks, planner, smythson
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Some diaries featured in today’s Wall Street Journal…
The Expensive Smythson Notebook
Yet another attractive notebook posted at A Continuous Lean. This one caused quite a firestorm in the comments, when someone questioned the ethics of paying $109 for a notebook while children are starving in Burkina Faso. (My take on it: on some level, no, spending $109 on a notebook is not justifiable in our world, [...]
Smythson Notebooks for British Cabinet Members
- 05.18.10
- Smythson, british, cabinet, david cameron, Moleskine, posh, prime minister, samantha cameron, smythson
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This is amusing: Which Smythson notebook would you give to which Cabinet minister? Smythson are the makers of lovely little leather-covered notebooks with whimsical phrases embossed on the front. (Somewhere in my collection I have their “Blondes Brunettes Redheads” address book.) The proud holder of two royal warrants, Smythson of Bond Street (established in 1887 [...]
Elle Magazine’s Favorite Notebooks
- 12.10.09
- Diary, Links, Mead, O-Check, Places to Buy, Smythson, cahier, Diary, fashion, Journal, mead, Moleskine, O-Check, rare device, sabine hartung, shopsin, simple diary, smythson, trapper keeper
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The Elle website features eleven favorite notebooks (with a wee mention of a review by yours truly), including Moleskine, Smythson, the Shopsin Diary, and the oh-so-high-school Trapper Keeper– who knew it’s been revived as a trendy accessory!
