Best materials for a notebook cover
With a range of materials to choose from, where do you start when designing your customized notebook? Here’s a rundown of our material products on offer, helping you decide which material is best for your bespoke notebook cover.
Bonded Leather
Bonded leather is a byproduct of leather. In the same way, a blended whisky is made of different types of whisky, such as blended leather or reconstituted leather, which is made from different leathers. The product is applied to a paper backing and then embossed with a leather-like texture, such as the familiar snakeskin texture. This option is a great way to reduce costs without losing the appeal of a leather-like product.
Bookcloth
Traditionally used to cover bindings or the actual book itself, book cloth is one of our most durable options. It is tough, waterproof, and of archival standard. Additionally, debossing and foiling customizations take well to this fabric, adding to its existing tactile finish. Moreover, the clothbound cover provides a distinctive texture amongst other choices.
Faux Leather
Manufacturers intend faux leather, also known as artificial leather, to substitute leather in footwear, clothing, upholstery, and many other products. It is a particularly cost-effective material option. Unlike real leather, the material is not porous; it is durable and waterproof. The Castelli Tucson range of notebooks we offer uses faux leather material. The notebook cover is soft touch, available in a range of colors.
Real Leather
A naturally durable and flexible material, you can distinguish real leather from the well-known leather trademark. Real leather is a luxury material with a soft and quality feel to the touch. So, for that executive bespoke product, real leather is the go-to.
Vegan Leather
The most well-known vegan leather notebook has to be the infamous Moleskine notebook. The material makes a great notebook cover with a soft and durable finish. And by eye, the difference in quality to real leather is not that noticeable. To qualify as vegan leather, materials used are as varied as cork, glazed cotton, and polyvinyl chloride (PVC).