Take a walk down memory lane with The Famous Five!
English author Enid Blyton (1897–1968) wrote many books and short stories that captured an idyllic childhood full of adventure in the countryside, her most popular series among them being The...
Using a color-coding system with your planner can be very effective. Not only is it perfect for the more visual-minded types but in general it can make information more memorable and noticeable.
1. Choose Your Supplies
First thing's first: choose your...
Every Paperblanks® book is inspired by world art and culture, by traditional craft and practice, and by visionaries, rebels and artists across the ages. Paperblanks Stories is a blog series about the origins and stories behind some of our designs.
The opulence of ancient Rome and Greece is brought into the present on our Spring cover design.
Reproducing a detail from Lawrence Alma-Tadema’s painting Spring (1894), this design is the second release in our collaborative partnership with the J. Paul...
The pattern reproduced for our Terrene design comes from a contemporary rug manufacturer, Floare Carpet, who craft their beautiful floor coverings in the Moldavian tradition.
The earliest surviving Moldavian carpets can be dated to the end of the 18th century....
As part of our 30th anniversary celebrations, we’re taking a deep dive through our archives to share our evolution over the past three decades. Over the years we've featured cover art from all eras and cultures, from medieval manuscripts...
Our new Varanasi Silks and Saris designs come from the miles of winding lanes that are home to the weavers of Varanasi, India. Inspired by a recent trip our Art Director took to India, this collection pays tribute to...
Over our nearly 30 years, we have often turned to the textile designs of Arts and Crafts artist William Morris for inspiration.
Morris specialized in the ancient technique of hand woodblock printing to create his textile patterns and sought inspiration...
This year we are celebrating Paperblanks' 25th anniversary, but our journey began long before that first journal collection in 1992.
Our story begins with the 1972 founding of Cloudburst Press in an old log cabin in the mountains of British...
Sarah sent us this picture from her trip to Moscow in September. She told us the following about the trip and the journal:
This picture was taken at the door of the State Historical Museum in Moscow in September 2012....