Why did so many European artists, writers and intellectuals from Van Gogh to Henri Matisse and Ernest Hemingway use Moleskine? We believe this rich history of Moleskine patrons teaches us how simple tools assist inspiration. It's merely about a well-made book that can be a trusted, reliable companion that is always at the ready.
In Ernest Hemingway's memoir, Moveable Feast, he chronicles Paris in the 1920s just after World War I while spending time writing in various Paris cafés. Hemingway reflects on the quintessential moments ordering a cafe au lait and pulling out his notebook and pencil from his pocket to start writing. It is this simple ritual that he describes so well - that comfortable feeling, when even in the mist of a bustling café, one can immerse oneself into thoughtful prose or a delicate sketch. During his time in Paris, Hemingway apparently had also been working on The Sun Also Rises using his trusted Moleskine. Not a surprising notion to those that have come to know and love Moleskine.
Nowadays, Moleskine users around the world come from very different fields: writers, artists, adventurers, journalists, engineers, doctors, surgeons, managers, students, professors and more…