The custom refillable notebook brings back the joy of writing
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With just a few days until Christmas, here is a charming gift idea to offer to a loved one. With unprecedented success, the custom refillable notebook is the piece everyone is dreaming of right now. Highlighting craftsmanship and standing out for its customizable aspect, this object full of character gives importance back to our words and invites us to reconnect with writing. Between a unique customer experience and a collection of life moments, here’s what makes this piece so appealing!
The success story of the custom refillable notebook
For several months now, the custom refillable notebook has been at the heart of many social media posts. Besides the beauty of the piece and its use, the customer experience that accompanies its creation has made it an exceptional product, igniting curiosity worldwide.
A remarkable success that has brought attention to the work of brands and creators like Paper Republic, or Louise Carmen, whose clientele continues to grow.
Revaluing our notes
One of the appealing aspects of the refillable notebook is the importance it restores to the object itself as well as to our words. Unlike our countless notebooks scattered here and there, and our hastily taken notes on our phones, the refillable model presents itself as a small sanctuary.
Accompanying us at different moments in our lives, this refillable notebook bears the marks of time on its leather and collects over time our thoughts laid on its pages. It becomes a faithful writing companion, like an attentive ear, a comforting space.
This object is then used with a particular intention and beautifully reconnects with the act of writing by hand, restoring value to our notes, often lost among various productivity apps.
Craftsmanship at the heart of the creative process
Whether in the choice of materials or the techniques used for its creation, making a custom refillable notebook highlights a whole artisanal know-how. It thus preserves gestures and traditions and introduces them to a new clientele.
This artisanal process also puts the notion of consumption into perspective by inviting us to slow down. We take the time to create elements, choose them, then assemble them. Much like analog photography, we reconnect with the pleasure of waiting before discovering the finished product – unlike the omnipresence of instantaneousness in our daily lives. And this is where the notebook has a greater value.
Why does custom-made appeal?
Having a piece with personalized details is something very trendy right now. This has been particularly observed with the customization of the Le Valérie bag during the Jacquemus market. Or, even more notably, with the popularity of products from l’Officine Universelle Buly (which has become a trend on social media).
Despite high prices, the latter has managed to attract a global clientele in their 20s and 30s. On one hand, thanks to its romantic aesthetic of “Parisian postcard and old-world charm.” Then, through the personalization of its combs and other cases (choice of colors, addition of initials), which makes them highly appreciated and sought-after products.
Indeed, the addition of initials immediately adds extra value and emotion to the piece, making it feel unique. However, it should be noted that specifically on Instagram, this detail is often more about aesthetics and trends to follow rather than being symbolic.
On its part, the custom refillable notebook stands out for its greater possibilities for personalization. Whether it’s its visual aspect (material and color of the cover, interior lining, ribbons, charms…), or its functionalities (number and format of the assembled notebooks, presence of pockets, drawing sheets, cardholders…)… The customer can really shape a piece that resembles them by adjusting all its details.
And this notebook will evolve over the years, adorned with other charms, stickers, and other collected memories. The custom refillable notebook is in a way a living object, shaped in our image, and one we can quickly become dependent on.
Is paper taking its revenge on digital?
In an era where planners, notes, and other to-do lists have become digitized, recent studies indicate that a return to the essentials is felt, thus encouraging the return of paper.
In recent years, practices such as journaling and gratitude notebooks have gradually restored handwritten writing a place in our daily lives. And today, the popularity of the refillable notebook reflects this desire to once again put our words on paper.
Additionally, the number of creators on Etsy is increasing, parallel to videos explaining how to make your own notebook. As such, paper is at the heart of trends!
Personally, I’ve been using it for a while now and I swear by it!
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