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Category Archives: Brands
Lunchtime at the Stationery Store
I’m fortunate to work in a neighborhood with some great shopping– or perhaps it’s unfortunate, as the temptation to overspend can be dangerous! Here in New York’s Flatiron/Chelsea district I have at least 3 good stationery/art supply shops within a short walk: Paper Access, Sam Flax, and A. I. Friedman. Today I spent part of … Continue reading Lunchtime at the Stationery Store
Oh Boy Notebooks
Here’s a brand of notebooks I’d never heard of: Oh Boy Notebooks. And oh, boy, do they look nice! I love the colors and subtle patterns and the rounded corners, and they seem to have some loyal fans. They are available at Jenni Bick Bookbinding, which also stocks quite a few other brands of journals … Continue reading Oh Boy Notebooks
Four Notebooks Reviewed Part 2
In the first part of this review, I discussed the outward appearance of four similar pocket sketchbooks, the Moleskine, the Pen & Ink Journal, the HandBook, and the Derwent Journal. Now I’ll look at the insides. Rather than bore you with repeated photos of almost identical things, I’ll just point out a few details that … Continue reading Four Notebooks Reviewed Part 2
Notebooks for Teens
Do your kids covet your notebooks? This blogger’s daughter does! My darling 15-year old daughter … sent me a text asking if she could have one of my “little black notebooks.†I found this very amusing. I can remember being about 8 years old, maybe, and poking around in my dad’s desk where he kept … Continue reading Notebooks for Teens
Patti Smith Uses Moleskines
From an article called The Life and Deaths of Patti Smith, in the Guardian: Smith’s room is dark. She opens the curtains a little, pulls her boots off and lies on the bed, head propped up on three pillows. Around the room are piles of novels and biographies, Moleskine notebooks in different sizes, her beloved … Continue reading Patti Smith Uses Moleskines
Using the Moleskine City Notebook: Paris
I have two of the Moleskine City Notebooks, one for New York (where I live) and one for Paris. I bought it for my first trip there a couple of months ago, and I really loved having it. Paris is the kind of place that is so constantly featured in newspaper and magazine articles– the … Continue reading Using the Moleskine City Notebook: Paris
Pocket Sized Doane Paper Notebooks
Cool! I was very intrigued by Doane Paper when I first saw it at The Pen Addict. Now they offer it in pocket notebooks! They measure 3.5 x 5.5″ and sound like they are very similar to Moleskine cahiers, but with the nice combo graph & lined Doane Paper. I wish the cover didn’t have … Continue reading Pocket Sized Doane Paper Notebooks
Four Notebooks Reviewed Part 1: Moleskine, HandBook, Derwent, Pen & Ink
The notebooks I use most frequently are hard cover pocket sketchbooks, with heavy unlined paper that is suitable for various kinds of ink, pencil, and watercolor paints. I like to doodle and draw sometimes, so this type of notebook works well for me even though I also tend to use them for keeping a journal. … Continue reading Four Notebooks Reviewed Part 1: Moleskine, HandBook, Derwent, Pen & Ink
Andrew Motion’s Notebooks
Andrew Motion, the poet laureate of Britain, was interviewed recently and I noticed this remark: My notebooks are Ordning & Reda from Selfridges — blank pages for poetry, lined for prose. I’d never heard of Ordning & Reda so I had to investigate, of course! Here’s their website: www.ordning-reda.com. Now is it just me or … Continue reading Andrew Motion’s Notebooks