History

　

1938　　Notebook bindery Hakucho-Do was established in Tokyo.

1957　　Haruo Ito established the Ito Paper Factory in Tokyo’s Sumida Ward.

1982　　Company name changed to Ito Bindery Co., Ltd., with Toshio Ito as the managing directory.

1988　　A new headquarters was completed, with an auto-stitching line introduced for increased bookbinding volume.

2009　　Ito Bindery’s original Drawing Pads and Memo Blocks went on sale.

2010　　The Good Design Award was given to the Drawing Pad and Memo Block.

2011　　The Drawing Pad was sold at the MoMA Store.

2013　　CRAFTED FOR LEXUS collaboration products with Toyota Lexus were released.

2014　　Masaki Ito (current managing director) became the managing director.

2017　　The Drawing Pad and Memo Block are sold at Margaret Howell stores in Europe and Japan.

2019　　The Ito Bindery Notebook went on sale in Japan, Europe, and North America.

2023　　Opened a retail shop inside the Ito Bindery factory.

2024　　The Note Piece goes on sale in Japan, Europe, and North America.

 

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