The Pen Addict

Paul Smith Rhodia Pads at JournalingArts.com

I love the cover design of the new Paul Smith Rhodia Pads, so I placed an order with JournalingArts.com to send a few my way.  Cynthia was kind enough to offer me a 16% discount on the order, and extended that offer to all Pen Addict readers through the end of October.  Use the code PENADDICT when checking out, and voila!

Incoming: Rhodia Weekly Notebook

This is drool-worthy, at least for me anyway:

Rhodia customers have asked for several years for a weekly planner. In response, Quo Vadis has manufactured a Rhodia Weekly Notebook that will be introduced this year in two sizes, and two colors-black and orange. In keeping with Rhodia’s famous notepads, the notes pages will be done in grids.  In honor of our fountain pen users, the large edition (6 x 9?) is fountain pen friendly at 90 gr.

Grid + Planner = Win!

Quo Vadis Blog: When Customer Comments Make A Difference

Review: Rhodia Notepad

I received this Rhodia Staple Bound Notepad as a sample from Exaclair, Inc., and it is completely perfect for me.  With my love of micro tip pens, which I classify as under 0.5mm in width, I sometimes have a hard time finding paper that is receptive to such a fine point.  With this Rhodia, that is not problem at all.  All of my micro-tip pens get right to work as soon as they hit the paper.  On the flip side, the 0.5mm and wider tip pens work fine as well, but I noticed that they take a split second longer to dry than usual.  That won't affect me with this smaller size notepad (4.3 x 6.7 in.), but I may have to watch that if and when (and there will definitely be a when) I go to larger sized Rhodia products.

In the end, this is a very functional and useful notepad for me personally.  The styling of Rhodia products is great, and the paper is a pleasure to write on.  I look forward to trying out several more of their products.

Rhodia Staple Bound Notebook Specs:

# 80 g acid-free white vellum paper
# Pale violet lines
# 80 sheets
# Micro perforated for clear and easy removal
# Unique scored cover folds neatly over the back
# Stiff back cover makes writing or sketching easy

Notebook Reviews Coming Soon...

I received a slew of goodies from the fine folks at Exaclair Inc., the U.S. distributor of Clairefontaine, Quo Vadis, Rhodia, and more.  I haven't had a chance to give them a full once-over yet, but I hope to do so in the coming weeks.  In the meantime, here are a few pictures of the notebooks I received, with more photos to be found on my Flickr page.

Quo Vadis Habana Notebook

Rhodia Gridded Notepad

Exacompta Space 17 2009 Weekly Planner

Clairefontaine Spiral Bound Notebook

Ink Links

-- Pentel Slicci 0.4mm (ISOT 2007 Winner) now in stock (but going fast) at JetPens  (JetPens)

-- Sakura SumoGrip Mechanical Pencil Review  (Dave's Mechanical Pencils)

-- Are Rhodia Webnotebooks the Moleskine replacement?  (Spiritual Evolution of the Bean)

-- Mucu Type RN-B Notebook - looks really neat  (Pencil Talk)

-- Review: Pilot Precise V5 RT  (Cheap Pen Review)

-- Jon Burgerman interview  (Format Mag)

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