News from the Field: Limited Edition Artist's Moleskine

More Moleskine news from the field this week as the iconic notebook continues to evolve and change and push new aesthetics, which we are all for. The stationery world is getting bigger and bigger, and Moleskine - one of the biggest players - is doing all it can to keep up with the younger up and comers!


Moleskine has had success with Patent Leather Diaries released as a limited edition series, and continues the limited edition vibe with a new collection in collaboration with artists and designers.


Each year, an artist/designer will be asked to design the cover of a limited edition leather planner and the 2010 edition is designed by Martí Guixé.


Born in Barcelona in 1964, Martí Guixé studied industrial design at Milan Polytechnic. His most well known work is for Spanish shoe retailer Camper.


The cool part about this diary (besides the leather) is the 81 labels designed by Guixe which are inside the inner pocket. The not so cool part (for us Aussies) is that it's not yet available down under.

We'd love to hear your thoughts on Guixe's work and Moleskine design, so drop a comment if this is your kind of diary!

News from the Field: NoteMaker Design Competition

Design competitions are so much fun! And because we love to pretend we are amateur designers and sketch in our notepads we love the new NoteMaker design competition.  Open to anyone from self taught, never taught or learning students of design NoteMaker online stationery store is letting you design an embossed cover for the latest Moleskine 18 month diary.    

The winning designer will see their entry embossed onto the Moleskine diary and onsale in the NoteMaker shop.  They also will win an iPod Nano 8G and a $200 NoteMaker stationery voucher!   

Want to enter?  Visit the design competition page at NoteMaker and just a reminder entries close 1 June 2009!  Happy designing!

Hot new stationery from O-Check

The stunning range of stationery from O-Check is now available over at our friends at NoteMaker.

O-Check Design Graphics creates stunning and unique paper products. The designers of the product are a husband and wife team who are both graphic artists. Their attention to colour and classic design makes the range truly interesting.

NoteMaker stocks the full collection of O-Check product. The range is ever changing, all products have a simple, functional quality.

Moleskine notebooks, journals and 2009 diaries

The team at NoteMaker are pleased to announce that we have expanded our Moleskine range.

• NOTEBOOKS - Reliable, pocket-size travel companions for sketches, thoughts and passing notes.
• CITY NOTEBOOKS - The first guidebook you write yourself.
• 2009 DIARIES - A collection of pocket and desk diaries, available in versions with one day per page or one week on two pages.
• CAHIERS - A journal for all occasions, to keep notes, to fire thoughts. Soft, light, fits in every pocket.

NoteMaker provide the full range at better value prices – with prices starting at just $11.95.

A Book About Me & My School Days

A Book About Me:

A Book About Me aims to provide your child with a record of their time in utero up to age 5. Your child will be fascinated about their history as they grow up, but will value this as essential reading when they are planning or expecting their own children.

My School Days:

Following on from the success of A Book About Me, Milestone Press have produced a book to record memories of the Australian school years. There are spaces for school photos, lists to complete such as my favourite singer, books and my favourite (and least favourite!) subjects.

Catering for Prep/Preschool to Year 12, each level has its own pocket to store certificates, drawings and notes. Guaranteed to record memories to make you laugh and cringe in 20 years time.

Read a review of My School Days in “Shop 4 Kids”.

These two great journals are now available online at NoteMaker.

Moleskine history...

What is Moleskine? ( mol-a-skeen’-a)

MOLESKINE is the legendary notebook that has held the inspirations and ideas of everyone from Van Gogh, Picasso and Hemingway to famed author, Bruce Chatwin. Artists, authors, and geniuses of all variety have long appreciated the simplicity and superior functionality of these notebooks.

Originally these books were produced by small French bookbinders who supplied the Parisian stationery shops frequented by the international avant-garde. However, in 1986, the last manufacturer of Moleskine, a family operation in Tours, closed and Moleskines were gone – but not forgotten. As a result of their previous popularity and demand, they did return. In 1998, a small Milanese publisher brought these books back for writers, artists, travellers and all free-thinkers around the globe.

The sketchbook of Vincent van Gogh (1888–1890) Kept in the Van Gogh Museum of Amsterdam