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Van Der Spek Traveler’s Notebooks – six months in the making!

When Steve and I went to Van Der Spek in October of last year, one of the tasks on our to do lists (neatly written in our organizers of course!) was to talk about new products and new leathers.

I took with me my:

The undyed leather arrived while we were there and I gave it a two thumbs up after double checking that it was the same as the Zenok and the Hobonichi leather.

Since we were at Van Der Spek in October, Janet leather, Undyed leather and Hobonichi covers have been introduced to the range. So now it is – traveler’s notebooks!

Mr Van Der Spek making the first TN prototype
Black and red for Mark I
All this done by the owner of Van Der Spek
Steve had never seen a traveler’s notebook before but immediately got going on the elastics!
Mr Van Der Spek let me choose the leather and colours

Cutting the first prototype
Yep, the leather is right!

Mark III had inside pockets

 

 

Steve just did not give up!

And here they are, after six months in the making!

 

I can recognize my inserts by the heart shaped paperclip!

 

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