I was in my local Barnes & Noble the other day and noticed something I hadn’t seen before: medium sized Moleskine notebooks with real leather covers instead of the usual faux leather. Moleskine does occasionally have some limited editions that use real leather– there were some really cool planners years ago– but it’s rare. I … Continue reading Moleskine Monday: Leather Classic Notebooks at B&N
Here’s the most recent update to my “using now” photo: My main daily notebook is still the squared pocket Moleskine. A pocket Moleskine sketchbook is also a daily carry. And I have added the Nolty 2018 diary to my daily carry as well– I was originally thinking I would keep it by my bedside to … Continue reading What I’m Using Now (January 2018)
Here’s an addict I found via Pinterest: Susannah Conway, an author, photographer and teacher. I love how her Filofax collection is so varied colorful, and her Moleskines are so monochrome and orderly! These are my journals dated 2003 – 2011. All large ruled Moleskines. They are the first things I would try to save if … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Susannah Conway
This week’s addict is another submission that has been in my inbox for longer than it should have been! Marcel shared these photos and says: Since I can remember I always had a notebook, at first they were unused school notebooks and there was a time when I wasn’t writing at all, but from one … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Marcel
I did a long overdue update to my “Using Now” photo in the sidebar. My usage has actually been pretty consistent for the last few years, so it wasn’t all that out of date, but here’s the details on my routine notebook usage. Moleskine Pocket Squared– I almost always have one of these going as … Continue reading What I’m Using Now
When I was a kid, I once made a notebook covered in denim, and I was fond of it for a while. Of course I still have it: The paper inside was from the letter-size pads my dad always used, brought home from where he worked as an engineer. I stapled together two signatures, and … Continue reading Moleskine Monday: Denim Collection (vs. My Handmade!)
Absolutely stunning notebook art, by Nuria Mora, a Spanish artist based in Madrid. It looks like it was made with a Moleskine Japanese Album. See more at: BLACKBOOK | Nuria Mora Save
Phil’s Stationery is a gem– assuming you like messy, dusty, old-school office supply stores, that is! I’d never heard of it until a few weeks ago when I happened to meet someone for lunch nearby and saw this amazing sign: There are so few stores like this left in NYC, especially in what must be … Continue reading Phil’s Stationery, NYC
I was trying to find online images of Van Gogh’s small sketchbooks (the supposed “moleskines”) when I found the images below. The notebook pictured did not belong to Van Gogh, but was rather a sort of logbook kept at a cafe in Arles that Van Gogh visited. The notebook has been cited as evidence for … Continue reading A Notebook with a Link to Van Gogh?
Spotted in a recent issue of the New Yorker: It’s funny, but also kind of a shame that writing in a notebook in a public place has to be seen as pretentious…