Hi everyone! For today's "Discover the charms of the Hobonichi Techo Cover," Techo team member Hoshino shared her story of a cover she was in charge of the very first time.

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Hoshino

When I was looking at the lineup of the Discover! Sale, it made me happy to see so many covers that I feel attached too.

Out of those covers, Day Camp (Sun) and Day Camp (Mountain) were covers that I was involved in choosing its shape and material from the very beginning.




When I thought of a cover I personally would like to use, I came to the conclusion that it would be one that I can throw in my bag and use it roughly and casually.



Durable tarpaulin material
I chose a sturdy tarpaulin material that's used in tents. It's durable, you don't have to worry about making it dirty, and yet it looks cool. It was the perfect material for this concept.

Tri-fold cover that closes with snap fasteners
The charms of a tri-fold, snap fastener type cover is that you can use it instantly once you open the butons. I feel it doesn't take much time until you actually write from when you thought of starting to write.

Energizing vitamin colors
The Day Camp covers uses a yellow just like the sun, and a green that's reminiscent of the mountains.



I chose them hoping that anyone carrying this cover will take it with them and go outdoors loads, and would feel energized simply having it close by.


The styled images were taken with the image of using it energetically outdoors

I chose the A5 size for my work techo and used it loads for three years. (I started using the A6 size from this year so it's currently resting in my drawer)


I put in my two favorite pens in the slightly loose pen holder

Because it was the first time I was involved in product development, at one point, I was stuck with its specifications and design and found myself saying "it might be better if I give up." I'll never forget Susan (who's in charge of production control) telling my that it would be such a waste to give up after coming up with this concept, and it's just steps away from turning into a cute cover. I remember being so happy to see several staff members using it in the office too.



There's an article called The Techo Team Takes a Loving Extra Look (Techo 2020) where each team member involved in product development talks in depth about the covers they were in charge of. There were several comments for covers that are in the Discover! Sale lineup, so if you find a cover you're interested in, I hope you take a look.




Hobonichi Techo Discover! Sale

The Hobonichi Techo Official Site is holding sale for a limited period! A variety of techo covers and standard Hobonichi Original stationery are offered at 30% off. Orders made during this period comes with a sheet of stickers.

Period: Tuesday, April 27 11:00 AM Japan time to Wednesday, May 12 at 11:00 AM Japan time

Discover! Sale

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