In the Venn diagram of art, architecture and artists there is a very tiny overlapping…
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An overlooked yet iconic British design Like the red telephone box, the Routemaster bus and…
You may have seen the Red Dot design award but do you know much about it? We’ve delved into the design and found some unusual winners.
We went in search of the crowds with a quick walk, taking in stationery shops around Covent Garden to experience post-lockdown London.
With this unprecedented period of personal lockdown causing us all to find ways to keep ourselves busy, we asked our subscribers to let us know what activity they had taken up.
See how I hope to juggle work and children during the coronavirus outbreak. Like many people I know, I am now working from home with a young child to balance.
See what unusual pens and exotic inks were on display at The London Pen Show 2020.
Image courtesy of BIC Group, France This history of the Bic Cristal There is something…
The Creme Egg divides people like little else: some absolutely love them, some hate them…
To be more accurate, this is ink made from air pollution, specifically dirty diesel fumes…
Maps have served us well but in the age of smartphones their days are numbered.…
Or why do we attempt the frankly pointless? This is a website supposedly dedicated to…
The question of whether the moon landings were real or a conspiracy was a regular…
The London Stationery Show 2019 is the UK’s only trade show dedicated completely to stationery,…
Stationery reviews from inside the house This post was written by Richard Inspired perhaps by…
Click here to read Part I of the History of Papermaking Papermaking from the 18th…
Or why all roads lead to Mesopotamia Introduction If you’re ever asked where something originated,…
Naoto Fukasawa – The man behind the Lamy Noto pen At first glance, the Lamy…