Welcome to day 2 of Let’s Get Organized! But first, a story…
One day a few months ago my husband and I were doing what many couples who live together do – cleaning out the garage. As I peered into boxes unopened since our last move 5 years ago, my husband walked up to me, arms full of empty navy blue 3 ring binders. I think someone had given them to me when they cleaned out their garage, and they had been collecting dust in ours ever since.
“Hey” he said, “Didn’t you tell me you wanted to get all those product brochures and stuff into binders? Well, why not use these?”
I gave him a look that is familiar to anyone who has to live with an interior designer, and said, “I can’t use those binders! Look how plain and vinyl and bleh they are! What I want is something stylish, but also eco-friendly.” So he dusted them off and stacked them back on the shelf, knowing full well I wasn’t likely to find anything better anytime soon.
Well, for once at least, he was wrong!
Let me introduce you to… The Naked Binder.
Made of 100% recycled material, 97% of which is post consumer, these binders are not only attractive, but extremely sturdy as well. So sturdy in fact that they have even survived a trip through a dishwasher!
The binders come in several styles, spine colors and sizes. My personal favorite is the Classic Binder, with its European style finger pull, FSC certified black paper cover and colorful cotton spine wrap. It was the spine wrap in fact which got me so excited about these binders. Designed to last a minimum of 10 years, the quality of the cotton wrap detail reminded me of a the way books are made. Come to find out, The Naked Binder was started by LBS, a company that specializes in bookbinding!
An especially nice thing for interior designers is that they also have an 11″ x 17″ Architectural Binder. Sleek!
Not content with just making great, sustainable binders, The Naked Binder is also making tabs, folders, CD holders, and these great binder inserts.
You know, with more and more vendors sending their catalogs to me in CD-ROM format, it sure will be nice to get them all organized with their business card, CD and brochure or cover letter all in one binder pocket. In fact, I would love it if the companies just sent it to me, all ready to go in this handy pocket! So here’s a challenge for you product manufacturer reps – be the first one to send me your catalog and information in one of The Naked Binder’s Binder Pouches, and I promise you I will do a feature blog post on your product, sing your praises for doing so, and generally just send many kudos your way.
And readers,… If you use get any of these terrific binders to organize your office with, send us a picture when you’re done and we’ll post it here so everyone can appreciate your stylish hard work!
Tomorrow – Storage Solutions
Monday – Sustainable Desks
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