Stifflex
Stifflex started in 1997 and Giuliano Mazzuoli's idea takes inspiration
from binding system used in an old book (from around the 1700s) that was
shown to him in an old florentine library. The precious volume,
composed of multiple pages, had a sturdy cover able to hold its
contents over time and it also needed to be easily consultable: so a
hardcover that was at the same time flexible was made. Giuliano Mazzuoli
is inspired by this ancient, but also modern technique and calls it
Stifflex for its "stiff and flexible" nature. By using it you can
appreciate its functionality, the quality of the raw materials used, and
its extraordinary resistance to use.