Stifflex / Everyday creativity

Your ideas deserve
a special cover.

Some pages are for taking notes; others are for imagining something new. Discover notebooks with original designs and ArtWork sketchbooks: find your style and give your ideas room to grow.

Collections / Notebooks

Four ways to say: this is me.

Understated colors, bold graphics, retro inspiration, and a touch of sweetness. Find the notebook that feels like you.

01 / GRAPHICS

Calaca

Expressive covers, vibrant colors, and plenty of personality.

Explore Calaca
04 / PLAYFUL

Sweet

Candy, cupcakes, and cheerful colors for your everyday notes.

Explore Sweet
A person sketching birds and flowers in pencil in an open sketchbook outdoors
ArtWork / Draw

Every great idea
starts with a line.

A quick sketch, a detail worth noticing, a project taking shape. With ArtWork Draw pads, every page is an invitation to create.

Explore ArtWork PAD
ArtWork / Watercolor

Let colors
tell your story.

Shades, small experiments, fresh perspectives. Explore ArtWork watercolor pads and find your space to paint.

Explore ArtWork Watercolor
Technical details / Stifflex design

Small details, big ideas.

Discover the thoughtful features that make Stifflex notebooks with their signature hard-yet-flexible covers so practical.

Illustration of the flexible Stifflex cover 01 / COVER

Hard yet flexible cover

The Stifflex cover combines rigidity and flexibility for lasting durability and easy everyday use.

Illustration of the elastic closure 02 / CLOSURE

Elastic closure

The vertical elastic band helps keep your notebook closed while you are on the move.

Illustration of the notebook’s inside pocket 03 / POCKET

Inside pocket

A multifunctional black cardstock pocket built into the notebook.

Illustration of the document pocket 04 / DOCUMENTS

Document holder

A pocket inside the back cover holds small documents and notes you want to keep.

Illustration of the pocket flap used as a bookmark 05 / PAGE

Bookmark

Fold the pocket flap over your current page to use it as a handy bookmark.

Illustration of the cardstock ruler 06 / ACCESSORIES

Ruler

A cardstock ruler marked in centimeters and inches, which can also double as a bookmark.

These features apply to Stifflex notebooks with this specific construction. Prisma Colors notebooks and ArtWork pads have different features: always check the individual product page.

Details / Classic sizes

The right size for your ideas.

Explore three classic sizes, with room for notes, projects, and thoughts.

Technical drawing of the Stifflex Small notebook

Small

9 × 14 cm

Compact and easy to take anywhere. A classic example includes:

  • 144 pages
  • 96 lined, 32 blank, 16 detachable graph pages
  • 80 g/m² acid-free ivory paper
  • Hard yet flexible cover, elastic band, pocket/bookmark, and ruler
Technical drawing of the Stifflex Medium notebook

Medium

13 × 21 cm

More room to write and develop new ideas. A classic example includes:

  • 192 pages
  • 144 lined, 32 blank, 16 detachable graph pages
  • 80 g/m² acid-free ivory paper
  • Hard yet flexible cover, elastic band, pocket/bookmark, and ruler
Technical drawing of the Stifflex Extra Large notebook

Extra Large

19 × 25 cm

Our largest format, for projects, sketches, and notes. A classic example includes:

  • 192 pages
  • 144 lined, 32 blank, 16 detachable pages
  • 80 g/m² acid-free ivory paper
  • Hard yet flexible cover, elastic band, pocket/bookmark, and ruler

Dimensions, page counts, and accessories vary by collection, product, and variant. Check the details on each individual product page.

Our roots / Florence

A story written on paper.
A passion for ideas.

Our roots go back to a printing tradition that began in Florence in 1953. In 1997, Stifflex was born from an idea by designer Giuliano Mazzuoli: a fresh take on notebooks where design and creativity meet.

Discover our story
Mazzuoli Family