Ligo plain notebook in A5 with recycled cardstock and paper, includes pencil and patented binding.

If you think every notebook stays together thanks to staples or glue — think again! At Arbos, we’ve designed a brilliant recycled notebook that uses neither metal staples nor adhesives.

So how do the notebooks in the “Ligo” collection hold together without falling apart?
Thanks to an interlocking binding system — a sort of origami-style structure — where the hero is a paper pen holder on the spine. Spoiler: it acts as the notebook’s backbone!

“Ligo” was designed by Studio Sostanza, a Turin-based product design studio, and its name comes from the Latin ligo, meaning to bind or connect. It’s minimal, essential, and made entirely of paper.

The “Ligo” recycled notebook features a colored cardstock cover in four shades: red, black, blue-grey, and sage green. The contrasting paper pen holder, decorated with a geometric pattern, also holds a black pencil.

Inside “Ligo”, you’ll find 20 light pages of 80 gsm recycled paper and 4 colored cardstock sheets.

The “Ligo” recycled notebook collection reflects our vision: functional, sustainable, and emotionally engaging. Simply ingenious.