GORGEOUSLY ORGANISED // filofax

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I’ve been a huge fan of Filofax since the 90s.

I’m talking about the days before everyone had computers and mobiles, when you had to remember people’s phone numbers (I can almost feel the millennials recoiling in horror!).

Mum bought me a leather Filofax for my 18th birthday, and it was my lifeblood. As well as phone numbers it contained my address book (from when you used to post actual letters to people), birthdays and all my important upcoming appointments and events, plus – a few years later – all my log-in details for that new-fangled internet everyone was talking about (before keychain technology automatically remembered all our details).

Without it, I was completely and utterly lost.

The quality leather and design meant it lasted me year after year. It travelled across continents with me – from New Zealand, to Australia, and then to the desk of my London magazine job, and 25 years later, I still have it.

These days my phone has taken over all those vital note-taking duties, but I’ve discovered a new must-have Filofax: the IPAD MINI CASE. This 21st-century reinvention safely and securely holds and protects your tablet during your commute to work, or that relaxing weekend away.

The internal clasp is 360° rotatable , so you can watch your iPad from every conceivable direction, and it even has sleeves and elasticated pockets so you can also store your smartphone, pen/stylus and accessories.

On top of all of that, the pastel geometric pattern is to die for.

At £35.98 it’s a bit pricier than other iPad cases, but you’re paying for style, functionality and that famous Filofax quality.

• iPad case was provided for the purpose of review