Is this notebook refill a proprietary brand? Or is it something I can pick up elsewhere later on when I finish the one that is provided if I like it well enough. Paper is such a subjective and finicky thing that I am hesitant to buy a bunch of notebooks sight unseen only to have them sit unused when they don't perform well. I'd like to do a little research on reviews etc of the notebooks, but the Massdrop is pretty cryptic about them.
AdagnaI got mine in the mail. It does appear that the notebooks are proprietary. The have the Manufactus branding and say made in Italy. And there is a fair amount of ghosting with a semi-wet fountain pen.
AdagnaIt fits basically any A5. I've used it with Seven Seas, Clairefontaine, Northbooks, Apica -- you name it.
With that said though : thicker journals work better. The 80-90 sheet ones feel a bit 'lost' inside all that leather wrapping.
If I had to pick just one : the Seven Seas A5 is probably the best fit that I ever had in this cover.
With that said though : thicker journals work better. The 80-90 sheet ones feel a bit 'lost' inside all that leather wrapping.
If I had to pick just one : the Seven Seas A5 is probably the best fit that I ever had in this cover.