Just like a book

Durable and completely recycled, The Tartuensis Classic is our most popular notebook – it looks exactly like a book.

Durably bound – sewn and glued; the cover comes from real book covers (discarded by libraries); blank, lined or dotted and 100% recycled paper Nautilus Classic 120 gsm; the number of pages in a notebook varies depending on the thickness of the book covers; at the end of the notebook, there is a paper pocket for storing useful notes, receipts, tickets, etc.

Spiral Notebook

From a real book cover and a convenient spiral binding – The Tartuensis College, so practice you can even write notes balanced on your knee.

Bound in spiral binding; cover real book covers (from a pile of books written off by libraries); content paper is blank, dotted or lined and 100% recycled paper Nautilus Classic 120 gsm; the notebook has approximately 80 sheets (or 160 pages); at the end of the notebook there is a paper pocket for storing useful notes, receipts, tickets, etc.

Daily Planner

The Tartuensis Planner can be used, forgotten and re-used at any time of the year. The two pages only show the days of the week and a box for notes. Each Planner has one years worth of days and extra sheets to fit all the notes.

Durably bound – sewn and glued; the cover comes from real book covers (discarded by libraries); date-free planner pages designed by TYPA; 100% recycled paper insides is Nautilus Classic 120 gsm; the notebook has approximately 65 sheets (or 130 pages); at the end of the notebook there is a paper pocket for storing useful notes, receipts, tickets, etc.

A Different Kind of Guestbook

Tartuensis Artisan notebooks with a larger format and finer finishing are well suited for guest books, wedding books or larger sketchbooks.

Durably bound – sewn and glued; the cover comes from real book covers (discarded by libraries); blank, lined or dotted and 100% recycled paper Nautilus Classic 120 gsm; the number of pages in a notebook varies depending on the thickness of the book covers; at the end of the notebook, there is a paper pocket for storing useful notes, receipts, tickets, etc. additional details include headbands and a bookmark.

Secret Box on the Bookshelf

Victoria fits especially well on a bookshelf between real books and is the perfect place to hide your secret chocolate stash or other valuables.

These boxes are handmade in cooperation with MTÜ Iseseisev Elu, and we add the book spines. The boxes come with books from books discarded by libraries. We have book covers in different languages, colours and titles, so each Victoria is special and unique.

Book Box

Sherlock is a hideout made of real books. We have replaced the content block of the book with a solid wooden frame, which is made by hand for each box. Our bookbinder also chooses suitable papers to decorate the contents of the box – be it old cards, clippings from vintage photo books or classic monochrome sheets of paper.

A Unique Pocket Notebook

Cinderella got its name from the English archetypal fairy tale: from rags to riches. The cover of the notebook is decorated with inked rags, with which we have cleaned the letters and inky rollers in the studio. Washed rags make completely unique, recycled and handmade notebook covers.

Durably bound – sewn and glued; hardcovers are made from coloured rags; blank, lined or dotted 100% recycled paper for content pages (Nautilus Classic 120 gsm); the notebook has approximately 80 pages (or 160 pages); at the end of the notebook there is a paper pocket for storing useful notes, receipts, tickets, etc.

A Stylish Sketchbook

A simple notebook with thicker than usual paper, it is well suited for artists and illustrators. We have printed the covers by hand, using our letterpress technique, – with antique wooden letters from the TYPA collection.

Bound in a comfortable spiral binding; A4 format; strong black cardboard on the front cover, even stronger grey cardboard on the back; blank 100% recycled paper inside (Nautilus Classic 200 gsm); The notebook contains approximately 47 sheets (or 94 pages).

Square booklet
The Basic S is a minimalist and durable sketchbook for everyday.

Bound in a softcover sewn binding; format 20×20 cm; strong black cardboard or light brown Räpina cardboard cover; blank 100% recycled paper inside (Nautilus Classic 120 gsm); The notebook has 24 sheets (48 pages)

BASIC M

The thicker notebook in the Basic series is a minimalist and durable sketchbook for everyday use.

Bound in softcover sewn and glued; format 20×20 cm; strong black or white cardboard for the cover; blank 100% recycled paper inside (Nautilus Classic 120 gsm); The notebook contains 48 sheets (96 pages)

In addition to all the above, we also make various notebooks, guest books, old-school photo albums and much more, which can be found in person at the TYPA Shop. If you cannot come in person, or find what you want, we will be happy to accept special orders.