Case Study - Paper Republic Notebooks

I'm a notebook guy. I always found it better to keep a notebook for my daily tasks, to-do lists, and grocery trips. I enjoy tangible objects and the process of writing it out when I need to like I'm sure a lot of you. Now, I've tried a lot of notebooks in the past, such as field notes and a moleskin. Now, I ran into a few problems with both manufacturers. Field Notes; they worked great in the beginning, its paper bound which made them light and easy to carry. However, after a day, your once satisfying crisp edge notebook might as well be a wet napkin that you left your precipitating cocktail on during your afternoon dip. Now, this may be minor to some, although it bugged me like crazy. My once pristine notebook was no longer.

Now Moleskin, These were a better upgrade as they solved my problem of the flimsiness and non rigged field notes. Although I thought for the price, they did not feel up to par, and the paper was not up to the quality I was looking for. I am also someone who can't stand being unoriginal. Walking into the coffee shop and seeing everyone with the same notebook as me didn't sit well. I was on a hunt for the perfect notebook. 

On a stroll through Boston one Sunday afternoon, I stumbled into a store called Top Drawer, where I found Paper Republic. It instantly solved all of my original issues with my previous two endeavors. Firstly, it was stunning, wrapped in a very supple, soft leather that just felt right. These notebooks are handmade in Vienna, Austria, sourcing their leathers from italy. The quality and craftsmanship are second to none, and the paper is from a Swedish paper mill. The paper is a thick, heavy cardstock you almost feel bad writing your shopping list on. Now, the beauty of their products is that they are entirely customizable to suit your lifestyle, and you can utilize them in any way you see fit. First, you pick out your leather of choice, ranging in many different colors. Then, the fun begins. Inside the notebook is an elastic string that runs from top to bottom the length of the spine. This is where you mix and match their different types of organizational pieces, such as calendars, organizers, graphs, and lined, or blank notebooks. They come in an array of thicknesses, if you want multiple smaller lined notebooks for better organization or just a sketchpad to do what your heart desires. The beauty of this product is that you can fill the notebooks inside and never have to lose your outer leather. As the leather lives with you, it ages and just gets that much better, telling every story from every adventure it's been on with you. Now that I've found it, I can't stop recommending it to everyone! I promise you that you will never look back once you make the switch.