I’ve always got a Field Notes notebook in my pocket. In it, I jot down anything I need to remember — phone numbers, thoughts, article ideas, meeting notes … really, just about anything. In an increasingly digital world, sometimes a pen and paper are still what get the job done best. Field Notes’s Summer 2012 Edition is here, and it’s all about…
Perhaps the most beloved and niche pocket notebooks of the past decade. Who doesn’t want to have a Field Notes notebook in their back pocket, backpack, glove box, and desk drawer? They’re the quintessential example of a trendy utility.
The year's most gift-worthy items, hand-picked for you and your loved ones.
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A dozen doodads and tools for small but great gifting.
With their long, needle-like tips, these writing/sketching pens create crips and clean lines that dry almost instantly and are then waterproof.
A quite traditional design at first glance, but made from superbly premium materials and concealing a hidden sleeve in the back.
The year's most gift-worthy items, hand-picked for you and your loved ones.
Fits lots of stationery goodness so you can carry it all anywhere. (Previously available only alongside the Lanier briefcase.)
Barring Midori selling out and not producing more refills, I foresee the Midori Traveler’s Notebook being my go-to analog device for a long time. Maybe forever.
Sometimes the best items you can own are the ones handcrafted with care by one or two people.
A line of handmade leather wallets that can each hold a small memo book (such as Field Notes), a small pocket knife, a pen or pencil, and some cards or cash.
The Bellroy Notebook Cover is a true improvement on something I didn't think could be improved upon.
Owning the Berlin II is like being stuck in Barcelona because of a missed connection — there are a lot of worse places to be, and there are tons of worse bags to have.
“For every minute spent in organizing, an hour is earned.”
—Benjamin Franklin
A journal that literally commands you to “destroy” it in various ways in order to experience the true creative process.
Today, the Lamy 2000 is a piece of history. It fits in the same conversation as Charles and Ray Eames’ iconic lounge chair, Dieter Rams’ Braun wrist watch, and Sori Yanagi’s perfectly weighted flatware — timeless products with an infinite life and a market defining form factor.