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Moleskine

Moleskine (Italian pronunciation: [moleˈskiːne]) is an Italian manufacturer, papermaker, and product designer founded in 1997 by Francesco Franceschi, based in Milan, Italy.[2] It produces and designs luxury notebooks, as well as planners, sketchbooks, leather backpacks, holdalls, journals, wallets, various accessories, and stationery.

Moleskine S.p.A.
The current Moleskine logo as of August 2016.
Company typeSRL a socio unico
Industry
Founded1997; 27 years ago (1997)
Founder
HeadquartersViale Piceno 17,
Milan, 20159
,
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Daniela Riccardi (CEO)
Products
Number of employees
363 (2015)
Divisions
  • Moleskine America, Inc
  • Moleskine Asia Ltd.
  • Moleskine Germany GmbH
Websitewww.moleskine.com

45°29′43.6″N 9°10′57.3″E / 45.495444°N 9.182583°E / 45.495444; 9.182583Moleskine's notebooks are stylised to follow the aesthetics of a 'traditional' black notebook with rounded corners and ivory-coloured paper. They are bound in cardboard with a sewn spine that allows the notebook to lie flat. An elastic band is used to seal, and a ribbon bookmark is included along with an expandable pocket inside the rear cover, which is packed in a paper banderole.

Bruce Chatwin's name is used to sell Moleskine notebooks.[3] Chatwin wrote in The Songlines of little black oilskin-covered notebooks that he bought in Paris and called "moleskines".[4] The name Moleskine does not have an official pronunciation.[5]

History edit

In the mid-1990s, Maria Sebregondi pitched the idea of resurrecting the iconic notebooks to the company Modo & Modo, despite the shelves of stationery stores already being stocked with blank books at the time.[1][6] As a result, Modo & Modo trademarked the Moleskine brand and began production of 5,000 notebooks, officially reintroducing them in 1997.[7]

By 1998, Modo & Modo were producing 30,000 notebooks a year and expanded their market, distributing their products across Europe. By 2000 Modo & Modo SpA had an office with a small staff and sales of 20M ($26M) in Milan.[1] In 2004, Moleskine notebooks were exported to Japan, and from there, distribution to Asia began.

In 2006, the company was purchased by the European private equity firm now known as Syntegra Capital.[1] At that time, it was reported that the company’s small staff was unable to keep up with demand. In August 2006, the French investment fund Société Générale Capital purchased Modo & Modo SpA, and invested in its expansion. The company name changed to Moleskine Srl.

By July 2012, Moleskine collections were distributed in 22,000 stores across 95 countries. In March 2013 the company announced an IPO at the Borsa Italiana. Moleskine became a joint-stock company and is now Moleskine SpA; it is still headquartered in Milan.

At the end of September 2016, the Belgian investment group D'Ieteren acquired a 41% stake in Moleskine. After having launched a public takeover offer on the remaining shares of the company, D'Ieteren crossed the 95% threshold, which gives it the right to launch a squeeze out procedure in order to gain full control of Moleskine. D'Ieteren's intention is to delist Moleskine from the Milan Stock Exchange.[8]

Products edit

Notebooks and journals edit

 
Moleskine notebook

Moleskine's notebooks are based on notebooks distributed in Paris during the 19th-20th centuries, handmade by small French bookbinders who supplied the local stationery shops around the turn of the 20th century. They are fashioned after author Bruce Chatwin's descriptions of the notebooks he used.[9]

Moleskine items are designed in Italy with most of them being printed, stitched, and assembled in China. Since 2008, some components have been manufactured in Volant, Cahiers and Folio hard covers in Turkey, watercolour paper in France, and some components in Vietnam.

The paper used in Moleskine products is Forest Stewardship Council certified and acid-free. Since August 2010, all Moleskine products, offered to retailers in California and throughout the world, comply with the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986. After concerns in 2008 about PVC traces in some notebooks, all items are now PVC-free.

Digital edit

Moleskine manufactures device covers that emulate the trademarked notebooks.[10]

In August 2012, Moleskine partnered with Evernote to produce a digital-friendly notebook with specially designed pages and stickers for smartphone syncing.[11]

In October 2012, Moleskine forayed into print on demand with Moleskine Photo Books, a collaboration with MILK Books that lets users upload their own photos into a Moleskine notebook-style photo book.[12]

In 2016, Moleskine launched The Smart Writing Set with Evernote and Livescribe. The notebook costs approximately $200 and is able to automatically transfer notes from the notebook onto a laptop or smartphone.[13]

Timepage edit

Timepage is a mobile planner and calendar app developed by Moleskine. It organizes events from calendars on mobile devices and syncs information, contact info, and weather forecasting. The app includes a Heat map calendar and timeline, and has included access to Uber.

Communities edit

The Moleskine brand is supported by worldwide communities of enthusiasts who write, sketch, paint and draw on Moleskine notebooks. Communities often share images of decorated pages through blogs, social networks or photo and video sharing sites as well as Moleskine's own service "MyMoleskine", through which customers can interact with company staff.[14]

Cafés edit

In early 2018, the company announced that it would be opening up Moleskine cafés in major cities such as Beijing, London, New York and Hamburg.[15] The first café was opened in Milan, where the company is originally from.[16]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Martin, Claire (18 April 2015). "Moleskine Notebooks Adapt to the Digital World". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  2. ^ Raphel, Adrienne (14 April 2014). "The Virtual Moleskine". The New Yorker. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  3. ^ Shakespeare (1999). Bruce Chatwin. p. 564.
  4. ^ Chatwin (1987). The Songlines. New York, N.Y. Viking/Penguin. pp. 160–161.
  5. ^ Cave, James (27 July 2016). "So THAT'S How You Pronounce 'Moleskine'". HuffPost. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  6. ^ Harkin, James (6 December 2004). "Resurrecting Moleskine Notebooks". Newsweek. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  7. ^ David Sax (8 November 2016). The Revenge of Analog: Real Things and Why They Matter. pp. 34–. ISBN 978-1-61039-572-4.
  8. ^ "Moleskine: revoca delle azioni ordinarie dalla quotazione". Trend Online. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  9. ^ "What's The Deal With Moleskine?". Unsharpen.com. Unsharpen.com. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Moleskine Provides the iPad Cover Up With its New Tablet Case". 2 July 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  11. ^ "Evernote Moleskine notebook review: When digital and analog elegantly collide", The Next Web, 20 October 2012.
  12. ^ "Moleskine and Milk’s Personalized Photo Books Are Unsurprisingly Sleek" Gizmodo.com, 2 October 2012.
  13. ^ Alba, Davey. "Review: Moleskine Smart Writing Set". WIRED. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  14. ^ Walters, Helen (11 May 2007). . Business Week. Archived from the original on 13 May 2007. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  15. ^ "Moleskine Cafe". IT.Moleskine.com. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  16. ^ O'Brien, Niamh (25 January 2018). "Stationery lovers can now visit Moleskine Cafés around the world". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 3 February 2018.

External links edit

  • Official website
  • Write and Exact an interview with Moleskine CEO
  • - company Investors information

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ivory coloured paper They are bound in cardboard with a sewn spine that allows the notebook to lie flat An elastic band is used to seal and a ribbon bookmark is included along with an expandable pocket inside the rear cover which is packed in a paper banderole Bruce Chatwin s name is used to sell Moleskine notebooks 3 Chatwin wrote in The Songlines of little black oilskin covered notebooks that he bought in Paris and called moleskines 4 The name Moleskine does not have an official pronunciation 5 Contents 1 History 2 Products 2 1 Notebooks and journals 2 2 Digital 2 3 Timepage 2 4 Communities 3 Cafes 4 References 5 External linksHistory editIn the mid 1990s Maria Sebregondi pitched the idea of resurrecting the iconic notebooks to the company Modo amp Modo despite the shelves of stationery stores already being stocked with blank books at the time 1 6 As a result Modo amp Modo trademarked the Moleskine brand and began production of 5 000 notebooks officially reintroducing them in 1997 7 By 1998 Modo amp Modo were producing 30 000 notebooks a year and expanded their market distributing their products across Europe By 2000 Modo amp Modo SpA had an office with a small staff and sales of 20M 26M in Milan 1 In 2004 Moleskine notebooks were exported to Japan and from there distribution to Asia began In 2006 the company was purchased by the European private equity firm now known as Syntegra Capital 1 At that time it was reported that the company s small staff was unable to keep up with demand In August 2006 the French investment fund Societe Generale Capital purchased Modo amp Modo SpA and invested in its expansion The company name changed to Moleskine Srl By July 2012 Moleskine collections were distributed in 22 000 stores across 95 countries In March 2013 the company announced an IPO at the Borsa Italiana Moleskine became a joint stock company and is now Moleskine SpA it is still headquartered in Milan At the end of September 2016 the Belgian investment group D Ieteren acquired a 41 stake in Moleskine After having launched a public takeover offer on the remaining shares of the company D Ieteren crossed the 95 threshold which gives it the right to launch a squeeze out procedure in order to gain full control of Moleskine D Ieteren s intention is to delist Moleskine from the Milan Stock Exchange 8 Products editNotebooks and journals edit nbsp Moleskine notebook Moleskine s notebooks are based on notebooks distributed in Paris during the 19th 20th centuries handmade by small French bookbinders who supplied the local stationery shops around the turn of the 20th century They are fashioned after author Bruce Chatwin s descriptions of the notebooks he used 9 Moleskine items are designed in Italy with most of them being printed stitched and assembled in China Since 2008 some components have been manufactured in Volant Cahiers and Folio hard covers in Turkey watercolour paper in France and some components in Vietnam The paper used in Moleskine products is Forest Stewardship Council certified and acid free Since August 2010 all Moleskine products offered to retailers in California and throughout the world comply with the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 After concerns in 2008 about PVC traces in some notebooks all items are now PVC free Digital edit Moleskine manufactures device covers that emulate the trademarked notebooks 10 In August 2012 Moleskine partnered with Evernote to produce a digital friendly notebook with specially designed pages and stickers for smartphone syncing 11 In October 2012 Moleskine forayed into print on demand with Moleskine Photo Books a collaboration with MILK Books that lets users upload their own photos into a Moleskine notebook style photo book 12 In 2016 Moleskine launched The Smart Writing Set with Evernote and Livescribe The notebook costs approximately 200 and is able to automatically transfer notes from the notebook onto a laptop or smartphone 13 Timepage edit Timepage is a mobile planner and calendar app developed by Moleskine It organizes events from calendars on mobile devices and syncs information contact info and weather forecasting The app includes a Heat map calendar and timeline and has included access to Uber Communities edit The Moleskine brand is supported by worldwide communities of enthusiasts who write sketch paint and draw on Moleskine notebooks Communities often share images of decorated pages through blogs social networks or photo and video sharing sites as well as Moleskine s own service MyMoleskine through which customers can interact with company staff 14 Cafes editIn early 2018 the company announced that it would be opening up Moleskine cafes in major cities such as Beijing London New York and Hamburg 15 The first cafe was opened in Milan where the company is originally from 16 References edit a b c d Martin Claire 18 April 2015 Moleskine Notebooks Adapt to the Digital World The New York Times Retrieved 20 April 2015 Raphel Adrienne 14 April 2014 The Virtual Moleskine The New Yorker Retrieved 20 April 2015 Shakespeare 1999 Bruce Chatwin p 564 Chatwin 1987 The Songlines New York N Y Viking Penguin pp 160 161 Cave James 27 July 2016 So THAT S How You Pronounce Moleskine HuffPost Retrieved 9 January 2018 Harkin James 6 December 2004 Resurrecting Moleskine Notebooks Newsweek Retrieved 28 January 2016 David Sax 8 November 2016 The Revenge of Analog Real Things and Why They Matter pp 34 ISBN 978 1 61039 572 4 Moleskine revoca delle azioni ordinarie dalla quotazione Trend Online Retrieved 27 March 2020 What s The Deal With Moleskine Unsharpen com Unsharpen com Retrieved 12 May 2021 Moleskine Provides the iPad Cover Up With its New Tablet Case 2 July 2012 Retrieved 28 January 2016 Evernote Moleskine notebook review When digital and analog elegantly collide The Next Web 20 October 2012 Moleskine and Milk s Personalized Photo Books Are Unsurprisingly Sleek Gizmodo com 2 October 2012 Alba Davey Review Moleskine Smart Writing Set WIRED Retrieved 3 February 2018 Walters Helen 11 May 2007 Moleskine Blogs the Little Black Book Business Week Archived from the original on 13 May 2007 Retrieved 25 April 2012 Moleskine Cafe IT Moleskine com Retrieved 12 May 2021 O Brien Niamh 25 January 2018 Stationery lovers can now visit Moleskine Cafes around the world Lonely Planet Retrieved 3 February 2018 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Moleskine Official website Write and Exact an interview with Moleskine CEO Financial Reports company Investors information Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Moleskine amp oldid 1217078178, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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