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Designphil Inc., a design company headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo, and led by president (CEO) Ichiro Aida, is pursuing its corporate mission to create designs that facilitate communication, put more joy into people’s lives, and suggest new lifestyles. On Thursday, March 12th, 2015, the design company’s product brand, MIDORI, will release “Paper Cover for MD Notebook,” jackets created especially for the “MD Notebook,” a series of quality notebooks designed and made for maximum comfort in writing. The notebook jackets are made of “Cordoba,” a brand of leather-like paper. [<Size S> JPY600 + tax, <Size M> JPY700 + tax, <Size A5> JPY900 + tax, <Size A4> JPY1,600 + tax --- four sizes in all] On the same day, the brand will also introduce “Goat Cover for MD Notebook,” jackets for the same notebook series made of thin and tough goat leather. [<Size S> JPY5,000 + tax, <Size M> JPY5,500 + tax, <Size A5> JPY8,000 + tax, <Size A4> JPY13,000 + tax (*) --- four sizes in all] “MD Notebook” is a series of notebooks featuring “MD PAPER,” quality paper the company developed on its own in the 1960s exclusively for diaries, for maximum comfort and performance in writing. Try writing on this paper with a fountain pen, and you will find the ink does not easily bleed over to the other side. The paper comes in a gentle, creamy color. Also, the series notebooks, bound in a special way, open up completely flat, for easiest use. They come in simple designs so that the quality materials speak for themselves. Ever since the series was released in 2008, the notebooks have found countless users who cherish writing, and cherish the series. To go on sale soon, “Paper Cover for MD Notebook” is made of a special type of paper named Cordoba, which is tough and lightweight, so you can enjoy all the comfort of writing on a MD Notebook with a jacket on it. The jackets come in a natural hue, with some “wrinkles” on them, which create a very natural and appreciative feeling. The jackets are designed to convey all the raw and natural pleasures of the material, Cordoba.