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Last 2015 update for the VDS undyed binder – 13.5 months!
Well, next year will be the third in which I will be using my VDS undyed binder. I ordered it the first week of October 2014 and received it shortly afterwards. I have used it throughout 2015, and...
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Burde A5 WOTP vertical inserts and 22 year old VDS Cognac Italian leather A5
I often have late meetings – sometimes they end at 10.30pm. But very seldom on a Friday. Generally Swedes do not want meetings after 3pm on Fridays. But I have meetings every Friday in the early...
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How Janet Leather ages and patinas
This is Siena, Cristina C’s pocket sized Janet Leather custom Van Der Spek binder. She took delivery of it almost a year ago, on 26th February 2015. Below is a history in photographs of how it has...
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More comparative photos of VDS undyed binder – 2014, and 2016
This is how they looked when I received them. Pristine. A pale shell-pink. The binder, after being used daily from November 2014 to January 2016. The leather sample has been kept in the dark and used...
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Moved into the first ever Janet Leather binder
After the EPIC fail suffered by my good self this week, where I was in the wrong place at the wrong time three times, I thought maybe a move to a different binder was what I needed. A change is as...
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Comparison of Janet Leather and Undyed Binders
These two personal-sized binders are pretty much the same style. The only difference is that the Janet leather binder has an extra pen loop and the undyed leather has ring protectors. Both have 30mm...
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Setup of personal size VDS Janet Leather Binder
All my binders have practically the same setup. This is because I know what works for me. I cannot overcomplicate things so it is just basically two calendars, notepaper and all the things I need in...
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2015 organiser, TN and pen awards
Workhorse of the year – Van Der Spek undyed personal sized binder From this: To this: I have used this binder without a break since 2014 and it is just getting better. It has become darker and softer,...
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Side by side comparison of VDS undyed binder after 14 months
This is the first side by side comparison I have done of my personal/standard sized Van Der Spek undyed leather binder. On the left is the binder the day it arrived (early November 2014) and on the...
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Gorgeous VDS Undyed/Torrone binder
Look at this custom Van Der Spek beauty, belonging to Mark S (ArchiMark on Philofaxy)! It is the most gorgeous combination of Undyed and Torrone. This is a combination I would never have thought of but...
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Van Der Spek purple Touch Me pouch
This is, I think, meant to be used as a pencil case. I, however, use it as a makeup bag because I don’t use or carry much makeup at all.
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Undyed binder after months of summer sun
This has been on a window sill in sunny room 24/7 for about three months now. Sweden is not very hot in summer, but it is light all the time so the amount of sun and light is way more than in most...
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Moved into Van Der Spek Red LV binder
I bought three binders in VDS’s LV leather a while back, because I knew the stock would not last forever, and I loved it. According to the supplier (and this may or may not be true), it comes from a...
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Update on VDS Undyed and Red LV binders
The undyed has been sunning itself on my spare bedroom windowsill since about May. It has darkened somewhat but not as much as I expected. Sweden has sun almost 24 hours a day during summer, but it...
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Van Der Spek binders on their way to me
The reviews will appear as soon as I get them. I am so excited and I cannot wait! The new Touch Me leathers. Available now for custom orders and from November in the Touch Me series I always order the...
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Van Der Spek faux leather organisers
Petra sent these three covers to me to review. There was a question in the Van Der Spek Facebook group a few weeks ago about faux leather options, and whether there were any. Van Der Spek did make a...
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Set Up of Custom VDS binder in blue Touch Me Leather
Beautiful blue Touch Me leather. Light and pebbly! Much lighter than the red LV binder I have been using First go in all the credit cards, key cards, loyalty cards and coffee cards I use often, and the...
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Blue Standard Custom Touch Me leather binder by Van Der Spek
I actually have no words to describe this wonderful Van Der Spek binder. The pebbles! The colour! And my old favourite design! First, the wonderful JP Frumau, working his stylish magic on the leather,...
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Closer look at new Van Der Spek Touch Me leathers
When I received my blue Touch Me from Van Der Spek, Petra kindly included samples of the new Touch Me leathers. All the photos below are pretty accurate, EXCEPT the green one (Menthe), which in real...
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