The Studio Pad
A versatile notebook for organised creativity
Organise your thoughts, beautifully.
I’ve always been obsessed with notebooks. The freedom of putting pen to paper – sketching, scribbling, or writing lists – has helped me unlock some of my best ideas. Like many of us, I’ve filled hundreds of notebooks over the years. They’re full of hidden gems (like the sketch of the pen that started this very business), but also crammed with random thoughts, outdated to-do lists, and a fair share of doodles.
That’s why I created the Studio Pad. I wanted a notebook that could be anything I needed it to be: a journal, a sketchbook, a planner, a to-do list. But more importantly, I wanted a way to easily organise and archive my best ideas – keeping the magic without the clutter.
With the Studio Pad, you’re in control. Tear out the pages you want to keep and archive them with our spare studs and cover, or check off your to-dos and simply recycle the page when you're done. No more hunting through pages of chaos and instead organise your thoughts, beautifully.
It’s not just any notebook. The Studio Pad is made from 100% recycled, FSC-certified paper with a satisfying amount of texture (‘bite’) that works beautifully with all pens, without bleeding or feathering. Designed to be right at home on your desk, its A5 size is just right – the Goldilocks of notebooks (not too big, not too small). Plus, its semi-translucent pages let you slide in page guides transforming it into lined, dotted, or planner pages in seconds.
Download your printable page guide templates – perfect for popping under your plain Studio Pad pages for an instant lined-up look. Choose from:
- Lined (Portrait & Landscape) – because a straight line never hurt anyone.
- Dotted – a subtle guide for anything and everything.
- Grid – box-ticking dreams, but make it stylish.
- To-Do List – the ultimate checklist companion.
- Weekly Planner – see your week at a glance, in your own handwriting.
See a full step-by-step guide to using your download here.
the studio pad
Designed to Evolve
Easily upgrade, refill, and archive with separate covers, studs, and pad refills.
The Studio Pad cover keeps things sleek and clutter-free. Need multiple notebooks? Grab another cover (or two, or three!) and start a whole new collection of brilliance.
Out of pages? No worries! This refill gives you 40 more fresh sheets with just the right amount of ‘bite’ for the perfect pen-to-paper feel. Slide ’em in, and you’re ready to go!
Whether you’re archiving a batch of brilliance or setting up a fresh pad, these studs are the low-key heroes making sure your thoughts stay exactly where they should.
This is a very nice notebook. So excited when I opened it. The brass studs keep everything in place and are very handy when using the page guides. I was only slightly dissapointed because the cover is not as pictured. It was just plain white. I was able to modify it and make it my own. Now I can look at my son whenever I want to.
Super
The Studio Pad is one of those products that quietly exceeds expectations. From the moment you pick it up, the quality is obvious – beautifully made, thoughtfully designed, and a joy to write on.
I've used it with my Tom's Studio Wren pens and a variety of inks, and the paper handles them brilliantly. There's no feathering, bleed-through, or unwanted show-through, which makes writing feel effortless and enjoyable. Whether I'm making notes, journalling, or simply putting pen to paper, the experience is consistently excellent.
What I particularly love is the balance between premium quality and practicality. The pages feel substantial without being overly thick, and the minimalist design lets the paper speak for itself. It's become my go-to notebook, and I've even purchased one as a gift because it's the kind of product that fellow stationery lovers genuinely appreciate.
If you're investing in quality pens and inks, they deserve quality paper to match. The Studio Pad delivers exactly that.
Highly recommended.
Really nice little pad for sketching/doodling in when I'm not painting
The Studio Pad
5stars
Beautiful gift, just what my daughter wanted
Inspiring
Fantastic
the paper is great quality and thick. Nothing bleeds trough. But the copper/brass/metal studs are to small and don’t hold the paper very well. And the black envelope round that paper is really easy to get dirty. Put it besides other stuff in my bag and it rubbed off.
Absolutely beautiful pad and the pen i received is fantastic too
Thank you so much for making the templates free! I was able to upload them into my favorite note taking app and now I use them all the time! I will definitely make a purchase at some point in the future.
It looks like DHL lost it and I have not received any tracking for a replacement. I would love to review the product, but 3 weeks after I ordered, I can’t
Smooth and traceable. Unique fastening
I really like the template option you provided and I am using it almost daily to jot ideas, notes & shopping lists.
Have two pocket fountain pen’s, love them both - both nibs (one titanium) write beautifully strait away. Thank you Tom.
Really good quality paper pad
I really wanted to love this notebook. It looks great, design concept is good and the paper is a lovely quality. However, the brass pins just drop out constantly and so unless it’s flat on a desk it’s really frustrating to carry around and use. I really love the lumos pen, inks and mechanical pencil but this falls short for me.
Hi Emma, thanks for leaving a review with us! I can see that someone was able to chat with your regarding yoru Studio Pad and we were able to resolve the issue you experiencing with the gold studs. Please get back in touch at hello@tomsstudio.co.uk if you need any other help. Warm wishes, Rachel
If you search for a tool in your hand which expresses your handwriting in a aesthetic way then I definitely recommend Tom's Studion fountain pen and their finest ink (I use Mallard, a deep blue-green colour).
Their products are not mass-produced factory goods even I also use and like them, too BUT
Tom's Studio is one in a lifetime luxury.
Their materials and nibs (gold and titanium) are of high quality and the inks have wonderful colours. Everytime I use Tom's Studio fountain pen it's an expression of luxury and pleasure.
The best I experienced is their personal and absolute rare customer support. I had issues in the beginning with the fine lines of the EF Semi-Flex. Instantly, I received alternative solutions and advice in an outstanding friendly manner. Thank you!
Extremely good quality and very stylish
Excellent idea
Love the new studio pad.. I have a bit of a stationery addiction so not sure what I’m going to use it for yet!
Dreaming of veganising all my mums old handwritten recipes or maybe I’ll plot out my mini allotment adventures 🤪
The pad is a great size and nicely presented, paper quality just perfect for writing. But the brass studs are of limited use as even with the o-rings supplied they keep falling out. Mostly fine if the pad lives on your desk but if you want to take it travelling, or to meetings etc they always fall out. They should be fixed to a hard back cover or similar option.
Looks lovely. Don't have a home printer and broke office one trying to print the guides. For £10 for 40 pages I would expect these to be included. One stud fell out and went missing one first day I used it. Very disappointed with what is now an unusable expensive collection of quite nice sheets of loose paper
I really love the Studio Pad and find it very handy on a day to day basis. I would be happy in future to pay a little extra to have to the guides included with the product instead of having to print them off.
As with all the Tom's studio things I have bought so far its well thought out, beautifully made and packaged to gift
as in all the products the love and devotion to the result and the details is clearly felt. i love how thoughtful the studio pad is made: the beautiful paper, those gorgeous metal pins, the idea of archiving the sheets you want to keep. better than i could have wished for. thankyou! oh, i almost forgot about the templates: how insanely cool is this??!!
As I bought this for a Christmas present, I obviously haven’t used it, but I bought it for my daughter because it looks brilliant and I know she will love it!
Thank you. Marion.
love the pad (paper quality is great and size is perfect) but when I pick up the pad, the gold posts fall out. I ended up placing them inside the heavier weight cover to make everything hold together. maybe that's how it's supposed to work?
Hi Barbara,
Thanks so much for your feedback! I’m glad we could send you the missing o-rings for your Studio Pad. These little essentials help create a snug fit between the cover and refill pad, ensuring that your studs stay in place and don’t fall out.
Warm wishes,
Rachel
I love writing on paper and have used a beautiful selection of the best papers like Tomoe River, Cosmo Air Light and more, But this paper is at least as good and for me even better. It is not as light weighted, but that feels better. It is not as smooth, but also that feels and writes better. It is a true wonder paper. The best worldwide fountain pen paper ever!! Please Tom, also give it to me in A4 as well as in loose sheets!! Eric
the second pad with brass studs works well as i brought a previous one and the brass studs did not come with the plastic rings allowing them to stay fixed. wish the cover came in othe colours e.g black!