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Ron sent us these beautiful photos from his driving trip through the Canadian Rockies to visit his children in Calgary. He writes: Michelle (my partner) and I had just passed Golden, British Columbia when we saw smoke billowing from the...
We're pleased to announce the following additions to the Paperblanks catalogue for Fall 2011: New Collection: Mucha The muted and complex palette of pastel colours and the sensuous, sinuous lines of Alphonse Mucha’s work heralded a novel moment in art history....
In addition to new softcover series Free Your Mind and Retro Pop!, four classic Paperblanks designs are now available as Flexi notebooks. If you've been waiting for Juniper, Zahra, Flint or Azure to make their Flexi debut, then we have...
Introducing an exclusive partnership with The New York Public Library celebrating the Polonsky Exhibition of The New York Public Library’s Treasures! Featuring reproductions of historical documents and cultural artifacts from The New York Public Library Spencer Collection, Rare Book Division...
Romantic Sensibility is one of our classic Paperblanks series, and it had been available in our collection for many years before being recently discontinued. With subtle embellishments and a peaceful colour scheme, this series took inspiration from the book...
Paperblanks Stories is a blog series about the origins and stories behind some of our Collections.
Le Gascon Mystique Original Artwork: Red Moroccan leather book binding Era: First half of the 17th century Region: La Rochelle, France This cover is inspired by an original design attributed to Le Gascon, a legendary but little-known seventeenth-century bookbinder. Le Gascon was the...
It seems as though a lot of things get credited undeservedly as being “the backbone of our society,” but in the case of corrugated cardboard that superlative statement may actually be the truth! From sturdy boxes used to ship...
Lidiya sent us the above photo from her trip to Vietnam. She told us the following about the trip: The first time I saw a Paperblanks notebook was a few years ago in Milan and I fell in love with...
In celebration of Women’s History Month we’d like to honour the female artists behind our covers – from writers of classic masterpieces to contemporary painters. Michiko Kamee Michiko Kamee is the Japanese contemporary artist behind our Kikka cover, which reproduces Kamee’s “full of chrysanthemum” design...