- Best Notebook#1
Midori MD Notebook
Midori’s MD Notebook understands that paper can be a mood without becoming stationery theatre. The pages take ink beautifully, the binding lies flat and the whole object encourages a slower, more considered sentence. It is plain in a way that feels generous: no cover performance, no motivational prompts, just paper that respects the person using it. That restraint makes it unusually easy to return to.
- #2
Leuchtturm1917 Medium A5
Leuchtturm is the practical editor’s notebook: numbered pages, useful colors and just enough structure to keep ideas from sliding into a pile. It is less precious than many alternatives, which is why it gets used. The format is right for notes, lists, sketches and half-plans, and the small organizational details make it feel like a tool rather than a keepsake waiting to become important.
- #3
Smythson Panama Notebook
Smythson’s Panama is the indulgent pocket notebook, all wafer-thin paper and grown-up ceremony. It is not necessary, but it makes lists, directions and half-formed ideas feel like they deserve better handwriting. The pleasure is scale: small enough to carry, refined enough to notice and formal enough to make even a passing thought feel slightly more permanent.