Graf It Sketchpads (Random Color)

Stylish, affordable notebooks from France These simple notebooks have great paper inside — it's 90 gsm (41 lb.) Clairefontaine writing paper in white, a nice choice for all your usual drawing and writing tasks. The paper is smooth, making this a nice choice for note-taking with a pen. You can also make detailed sketches because the paper is strong and cleanly erasable. Each Graf It pad comes with a random cover color, including some colors not shown on the website. 80 sheets, perforated at the top and staple-bound to a chipboard backing. Acid-free. Made in France. About Clairefontaine There's been a paper mill at Étival-Clairefontaine (in northeast France) since 1512 — it was originally set up by the superior of the local abbey, then modernized and incorporated in 1858 by Clairefontaine's founder, Jean-Baptiste Bichelberger. Reinvented and rebuilt several times in its centuries-long history, the Clairefontaine brand has always meant fine paper. Originally, the company used locally produced cotton rag in its paper; in the 19th century paper pulp was introduced. In the 20th century, the mill was destroyed (toward the end of World War II), rebuilt under new ownership, and combined with the stationery company Exacompta.  Today, Clairefontaine is part of a growing group of fine-art and stationery brands including Brause, Blockx, Stillman and Birn, and J. Herbin. Among other things, they still manufacture 165,000 tons of paper annually, and production remains in Étival-Clairefontaine.