Notebook Tape Bound Love Random – Letterpress, A5 | Tomigaya
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Description
TOMIGAYA LETTERPRESS
A notebook that starts with love – not just as a word, but as a hand-pressed impression in Japanese paper.
The Tape Bound Notebook Love by Tomigaya Letterpress is more than a writing notebook. Each cover is hand-pressed individually using vintage wooden type blocks on a historic letterpress in Tokyo — LOVE as a tactile, deeply embossed gesture in the paper. Inside: 365 pages with heart-shaped dot grid, RISO-printed, hand-bound by a long-established bookbindery in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo.
The Cover: Random
LOVE in a playful mix of different letterpress type styles, sizes and orientations — seemingly random, but composed with the eye of true craftspeople. No two covers are identical: hand-pressing with vintage wooden type blocks produces minimal individual variations in every copy. This is not imperfection — it is the mark of genuine handwork.
The Interior: Heart-Shaped Dot Grid and RISO Printing
365 pages with a heart-shaped dot grid as a subtle guide — not an ordinary dot grid, but a pattern of small heart shapes that invites writing, sketching and noting. The interior pages are printed using the Japanese RISO method — a risography printing technique that produces warm, lightly textured pages. The paper is fountain-pen compatible: no bleed-through with regular use of fountain pens or fine-tipped rollers.
The Binding: Tape Bound
Tape bound means the spine of the notebook is covered with a fabric strip — a binding form that is flexible and durable, lies flat, and holds together even with intensive use. The binding is made by a long-established bookbindery in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo, to handcraft standards that no mass production can match.
The Craft: Letterpress in Tokyo
Tomigaya Letterpress works in Shibuya, Tokyo, using historic printing presses and vintage wooden type blocks — a printing technique that has nearly disappeared in Europe but is kept alive as a living craft by a handful of studios in Japan. Every impression leaves a visible, tactile indentation in the paper — the so-called “impression”. It is both a feature and a quality mark: no mass-produced notebook can replicate it.
As a Gift
The Tape Bound Notebook LOVE is a gift that speaks for itself. Ideal for everyone who appreciates beautiful things: writers, sketchers, Japan enthusiasts, typography lovers, people who notice quality materials. Perfect for birthdays, Valentine’s Day, housewarming, anniversaries, weddings or simply because — sometimes “I thought of you” is the best reason.
Product Details
| Format | A5 (21 × 14.8 cm) |
| Binding | Tape Bound (fabric strip binding) |
| Interior Pages | Heart-Shaped Dot Grid |
| Page Count | 365 |
| Paper | Fountain-pen compatible |
| Interior Printing | RISO (Japan) |
| Country of Production | Tokyo, Japan |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Tape Bound Notebook Love?
The Tape Bound Notebook Love by Tomigaya Letterpress is a handcrafted A5 notebook from Tokyo. Each cover is individually hand-pressed using vintage wooden type blocks on a historic letterpress — the word LOVE as a tactile impression in the paper. Inside: 365 pages of heart-shaped dot grid, RISO-printed on fountain-pen compatible paper, hand-bound by a bookbindery in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo.
What is letterpress printing?
Letterpress (活版印刷) is a relief printing technique using movable type: inked letterforms are pressed into the material, leaving a visible, tactile impression. Tomigaya Letterpress in Tokyo practises this near-lost technique daily using vintage wooden type blocks.
What does “Random” mean on this notebook?
Random refers to the typography variant of the cover: the word LOVE is set in varied letterpress type styles, sizes and orientations — playful, lively, never quite the same. Each hand-pressing with vintage wooden type blocks produces minimal individual variations.
What is the difference between Random and Condensed?
Random sets LOVE in varied type styles and sizes, arranged playfully and organically. Condensed sets the same letters evenly and compactly — more classical and restrained. Both are letterpress-printed with vintage wooden type blocks in Tokyo.
What are heart-shaped dot grid pages?
Heart-shaped dot grid is a guide pattern of small heart shapes instead of ordinary round dots. It serves as a subtle guide for writing, sketching and structuring — less rigid than lines, more ordered than blank. The heart motif is the visual leitmotif of the entire notebook.
What does tape bound mean?
Tape bound means the spine of the notebook is covered with a fabric strip. This binding is flexible, durable and lies flat — ideal for writing even on the last page. Hand-bound by a long-established bookbindery in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo.
What is RISO printing?
RISO is a Japanese-developed risography printing method — similar in principle to screen printing, producing a characteristic warm, lightly textured surface. The interior pages of the Tape Bound Notebook are RISO-printed: warm, lightly textured, with their own quality — and fountain-pen compatible.
Is the paper suitable for fountain pens?
Yes. The book paper used in the Tape Bound Notebook is fountain-pen compatible — no bleed-through with regular use of fountain pens or fine-tipped rollers.
What is the difference between Love and the other LOVE edition?
The Tape Bound Notebook LOVE appears in two editions: LOVE and LOVE 2, each in two cover typography styles (Condensed and Random). LOVE and LOVE 2 differ in the colourway of the letterpress cover — the interior content is identical across all editions. Collectors combine both editions.
Who is the Tape Bound Notebook Love the right gift for?
The Tape Bound Notebook Love is ideal for people who appreciate quality materials: writers, sketchers, typography lovers, Japan enthusiasts and anyone looking for a gift that is more than an ordinary notebook. Perfect for birthdays, Valentine’s Day, housewarming, anniversary or simply because.
Discover the Tape Bound Notebook Love Random now — hand-pressed letterpress craft from Tokyo.
What is the Tape Bound Notebook Love?
The Tape Bound Notebook Love by Tomigaya Letterpress is a handcrafted A5 notebook from Tokyo. Each cover is individually hand-pressed using vintage wooden type blocks on a historic letterpress — the word LOVE as a tactile impression in the paper. Inside: 365 pages of heart-shaped dot grid, RISO-printed on fountain-pen compatible paper, hand-bound by a bookbindery in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo.
What is letterpress printing?
Letterpress (活版印刷) is a relief printing technique using movable type: inked letterforms are pressed into the material, leaving a visible, tactile impression. Tomigaya Letterpress in Tokyo practises this near-lost technique daily using vintage wooden type blocks.
What does “Random” mean on this notebook?
Random refers to the typography variant of the cover: the word LOVE is set in varied letterpress type styles, sizes and orientations — playful, lively, never quite the same. Each hand-pressing with vintage wooden type blocks produces minimal individual variations.
What is the difference between Random and Condensed?
Random sets LOVE in varied type styles and sizes, arranged playfully and organically. Condensed sets the same letters evenly and compactly — more classical and restrained. Both are letterpress-printed with vintage wooden type blocks in Tokyo.
What are heart-shaped dot grid pages?
Heart-shaped dot grid is a guide pattern of small heart shapes instead of ordinary round dots. It serves as a subtle guide for writing, sketching and structuring — less rigid than lines, more ordered than blank. The heart motif is the visual leitmotif of the entire notebook.
What does tape bound mean?
Tape bound means the spine of the notebook is covered with a fabric strip. This binding is flexible, durable and lies flat — ideal for writing even on the last page. Hand-bound by a long-established bookbindery in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo.
What is RISO printing?
RISO is a Japanese-developed risography printing method — similar in principle to screen printing, producing a characteristic warm, lightly textured surface. The interior pages of the Tape Bound Notebook are RISO-printed: warm, lightly textured, with their own quality — and fountain-pen compatible.
Is the paper suitable for fountain pens?
Yes. The book paper used in the Tape Bound Notebook is fountain-pen compatible — no bleed-through with regular use of fountain pens or fine-tipped rollers.
What is the difference between Love and the other LOVE edition?
The Tape Bound Notebook LOVE appears in two editions: LOVE and LOVE 2, each in two cover typography styles (Condensed and Random). LOVE and LOVE 2 differ in the colourway of the letterpress cover — the interior content is identical across all editions. Collectors combine both editions.
Who is the Tape Bound Notebook Love the right gift for?
The Tape Bound Notebook Love is ideal for people who appreciate quality materials: writers, sketchers, typography lovers, Japan enthusiasts and anyone looking for a gift that is more than an ordinary notebook. Perfect for birthdays, Valentine’s Day, housewarming, anniversary or simply because.
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