Notebook: Penguin

Our eco-friendly notebooks are made from 100% recycled material, each with a special seed paper cover featuring original artwork from a South African artist.

This notebook’s cover was designed by Cape Town-based artist Maritza van Zyl. She is a mixed-media artist based in Malmesbury. She considers painting her best friend, and her studio as a place of solace and the Naïve Art style she creates gives her the freedom to paint and produce from her soul. She draws inspiration from artists like Henry Matisse, and Marc Chagall. “Colour me Africa” is her bright and beautiful interpretation, depicting the South African fauna and flora as legendary characters from a magical world.

If you love putting pen to paper – from jotting down notes to writing poems or planning your next business – and want to be environmentally friendly, this is the perfect notebook for you. Or give it as a gift to someone who loves to see their words come to life.

Notebooks measure 140mm x 200mm. Each notebook has a Growing paper cover with planting instructions, 20 recycled pages, and 2 seed paper sheets with cut lines printed onto them. (These pages can be cut into strips along the printed lines to be planted).

Seed options:

Flower mix: We use a mixture of different seeds depending on what we have in stock. It usually is a mix of some of these seeds: Alyssum, Poppies, Snapdragon, Baby’s Breath, Vygies and Virginian Stocks

Companion mix: Basil & Tomatoes