PLOTTER Leather Binder: Sizes, 11 mm Rings & Refills

Drawing of a PLOTTER Bible-size leather binder, 180 × 115 × 15 mm, closed and opened flat to show its six 11 mm rings holding a 170 × 93 mm refill pad — The Bible binder closed and open, drawn to scale (1 mm = 1 px).

Product facts

Product: PLOTTER Leather Binder, Bible size (6-ring, 11 mm), e.g. Pueblo; also A5, Narrow, Mini and Mini 5
Brand: PLOTTER
Brand origin: Japan
Made in: Japan^*
Material: Steer (cowhide) leather, Italian for Pueblo and Liscio; 11 mm Krause rings; metal back plate
Released: 2017^*
Price range: $$$$over $75 for the cover or binder with its starter insert

Notes on these facts

Made by Designphil Inc. (Tokyo). Made in Japan: PLOTTER's Japanese site lists 原産国: Made in Japan for every Pueblo and Liscio binder size (read October 20, 2026); Dromgoole's and a Gadgeteer review agree. The leathers themselves are Italian: Pueblo is Italian steer leather, and Liscio is Minerva Liscio from the Badalassi Carlo tannery in Tuscany. Source. Price: example listing. Released: GetNavi's November 9, 2017 article says PLOTTER launched that autumn; we found no exact date.
Price bands are typical US retail, checked October 2026. Conversions to US dollars are approximate, at October 2026 rates (US$1 = ¥158 = ₩1,330 = NT$32.5 = CN¥6.7 = SEK 9.9 = DKK 6.7 = ₺49.6 = C$1.41 = A$1.43; €1 = US$1.12; £1 = US$1.32; CHF 1 = US$1.21).

Key takeaways

All PLOTTER binder sizes use 11 mm (0.4 in) rings made by Krause, and PLOTTER says to keep to about 80 sheets.
PLOTTER's Japanese site lists the Pueblo Bible binder at 180 × 115 × 15 mm (7 × 4.5 × 0.6 in) and ¥18,700 (about US$118).
PLOTTER's own refill sizes: A5 210 × 148 mm, Bible 170 × 95 mm, Narrow 170 × 80 mm and Mini 127 × 80 mm.
Designphil launched PLOTTER in Japan in autumn 2017, building on the 2015 KNOXBRAIN LUFT binder.
The Mini 5 binder (120 × 80 × 15 mm) uses five rings instead of six.

What is a PLOTTER Leather Binder?

A PLOTTER Leather Binder is a thin leather cover with a small six-ring mechanism for loose, punched refill pages. It comes from Designphil, the Tokyo stationery company that also owns Midori. GetNavi’s November 2017 article says Designphil launched PLOTTER that autumn.

The idea is minimal: a single piece of leather, a ring plate and a slim stack of paper. GetNavi traces the design to LUFT, a 2015 binder from Designphil’s KNOXBRAIN brand, and PLOTTER says the cover opens a full 180°.

PLOTTER binder sizes and specs

Size	Binder (H × W × D)	Refill page	Rings	Pueblo price in Japan
A5	220 × 170 × 15 mm	210 × 148 mm	6 × 11 mm	¥24,200 (about US$153)
Bible	180 × 115 × 15 mm	170 × 95 mm	6 × 11 mm	¥18,700 (about US$118)
Narrow	180 × 100 × 15 mm	170 × 80 mm	6 × 11 mm	¥17,050 (about US$108)
Mini	140 × 100 × 15 mm	127 × 80 mm	6 × 11 mm	¥14,850 (about US$94)
Mini 5	120 × 80 × 15 mm	Not found	5 × 11 mm	¥12,650 (about US$80)

Binder sizes and Pueblo prices (including tax) come from PLOTTER’s Japanese site; refill sizes from its 6 mm ruled memo pad page. A Pen Addict review measured slightly narrower pages (Bible 170 × 93 mm, Narrow 170 × 78 mm). PLOTTER asks you to keep to about 80 sheets, and its leathers include Pueblo and Liscio, both Italian; Liscio costs ¥1,100 (about US$7.00) more in each size.

To scale, at a Pen Addict review's measurements: PLOTTER A5 refill 210 × 147 mm, Bible 170 × 93 mm, Narrow 170 × 78 mm and Mini 127 × 80 mm (PLOTTER lists 210 × 148, 170 × 95 and 170 × 80 mm) — Bible and Narrow share a height; Narrow is 15 mm slimmer.

Which PLOTTER size should you choose?

Choose Bible for an all-round planner, Narrow for a slim pocket-sized list book, A5 for desk work and Mini or Mini 5 for a wallet-sized notebook.

Bible: the most common six-ring format; shares a page shape with Filofax Personal.
Narrow: a PLOTTER-specific size, per Japanese press coverage, so refills are mostly PLOTTER’s own.
A5: the largest page, about the size of a Leuchtturm1917 A5.
Mini and Mini 5: the Gadgeteer compares the Mini to a Field Notes memo book in size.

Why are PLOTTER rings only 11 mm?

The small rings keep the binder flat and light, at the cost of capacity: retailers say about 80 sheets. A Pueblo Bible binder is 15 mm thick, while a Filofax Original Personal is 38 mm thick with 23 mm rings.

That makes PLOTTER suited to carrying only current pages. Older pages go into a separate refill storage box, which PLOTTER sells for each size.

Do other refills fit PLOTTER binders?

Bible-size PLOTTER binders take standard six-ring Personal-format pages, but watch the ring capacity. Filofax Personal pages are 171 × 95 mm and PLOTTER Bible refills 170 × 95 mm; the Well-Appointed Desk notes that several brands sell this size under different names.

Narrow refills are mostly PLOTTER’s own, and Mini 5 uses five rings, so standard six-hole Mini pages don’t match. Thick card dividers or many sheets will crowd 11 mm rings.

What inserts are available for the PLOTTER Bible size?

PLOTTER sells Bible-size refill memo pads of 80 sheets in plain, ruled and grid layouts, a 50-sheet to-do pad, and accessory inserts such as lifters, a ruler pad and a pen holder. We found no item numbers for them, so the table leaves codes out.

Insert	What it is	Maker or third-party
Refill Memo Pad, Plain	80 sheets of cream DP paper, glued so sheets tear out cleanly	PLOTTER
Refill Memo Pad, 6 mm Ruled	80 sheets; numbered rows for a month’s schedule or lists (Dromgoole’s)	PLOTTER
Refill Memo Pad, 2 mm Grid	80 sheets, fine grid for graphs and tables	PLOTTER
Refill Memo Pad, 5 mm Dot Grid	80 sheets (Dromgoole’s)	PLOTTER
To Do List	50 sheets, with a four-level progress bar per task (Dromgoole’s)	PLOTTER
Lifter	2 PP sheets for the front and back of the stack; also work as dividers	PLOTTER
Ruler Pad	PP underlay printed with scales, a protractor and a grid	PLOTTER
Penholder with Lifter	Cowhide pen loop on a lifter, for pens up to 13 mm (Dromgoole’s)	PLOTTER
Fastener Case	EVA zip pouch that attaches outside the rings (Dromgoole’s)	PLOTTER
Refill Storage, Bible/Narrow	6-ring binder with 20 mm rings for filed pages, about 180 refills (OMOI)	PLOTTER

Paper and layout details come from PLOTTER’s site unless a retailer is named. The dated 2027 schedule refills we found were A5 and Mini only, not Bible.

Dromgoole’s says the fastener case also fits other six-ring binders. For a dated Bible-size diary, look to the Personal-format refills covered above.

How much does a PLOTTER binder cost?

PLOTTER leather binders fall in our $$$$ band (over $75 for a cover with its starter insert). Current US listings for the Pueblo Bible binder sit well above that line. The Well-Appointed Desk notes that binders don’t come with inserts, so refills add to the cost.

How does PLOTTER compare with other systems?

PLOTTER is the slimmest ring binder here; a Filofax holds more pages, and elastic systems such as the TRAVELER’S notebook take bound refills instead of loose sheets. See our notebook systems comparison for all five side by side.

Where are PLOTTER binders made?

PLOTTER’s Japanese site lists every Pueblo and Liscio binder as Made in Japan. Dromgoole’s and the Gadgeteer’s review of the Mini binder say the same. Some of the leathers are Italian: PLOTTER says Liscio (Minerva Liscio) is tanned by Badalassi Carlo in Tuscany using the traditional Vachetta method.

Frequently asked questions

What ring size do PLOTTER binders use?

PLOTTER binders use 11 mm (0.4 in) rings made by Krause in every size, per PLOTTER's Japanese site, which asks you to keep to about 80 sheets. That is far fewer than a typical Filofax.

What size is a PLOTTER Bible binder?

PLOTTER's Japanese site lists the Bible binder at 180 mm tall, 115 mm wide and 15 mm thick. The pages inside are 170 × 95 mm by PLOTTER's figures (a Pen Addict review measured 170 × 93 mm).

What is PLOTTER Narrow size?

Narrow is a tall, slim six-ring format: PLOTTER lists the binder at 180 × 100 × 15 mm and its refills at 170 × 80 mm, the same height as Bible but 15 mm narrower. GetNavi describes it as a size PLOTTER created for its own line.

Do Filofax Personal refills fit a PLOTTER Bible binder?

They are the same six-ring format family: Filofax Personal pages are 171 × 95 mm and PLOTTER Bible refills 170 × 95 mm. PLOTTER's 11 mm rings hold far fewer sheets than a Filofax's 23 mm rings, so thick stacks won't fit.

Who makes PLOTTER?

PLOTTER is a brand of Designphil, the Tokyo stationery company behind Midori. Designphil launched PLOTTER in Japan in autumn 2017, building on the LUFT binder its KNOXBRAIN brand released in 2015, per GetNavi.

Does a PLOTTER binder come with refills?

Not necessarily. The Well-Appointed Desk noted that PLOTTER binders do not come with inserts, so budget for refills separately; check the listing for your exact model.

Where are PLOTTER binders made?

In Japan: PLOTTER's Japanese site lists Made in Japan for each binder. Some of the leathers are Italian, such as Liscio from the Badalassi Carlo tannery.

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