Paperblanks Stories

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While much of the world still seems to be experiencing a cold snap this winter, the sun is shining at our Paperblanks Vancouver office and it's the perfect day to introduce our Spring 2015 collection! From two brand-new series inspired...
At the intersection of keepsake and chronicle you’ll find our new 10-Year Journals. A real passion project for us, our first collection of Paperblanks® 10-Year Journals takes four of our timeless cover designs and turns them into a true...
Finding our latest "Peek Insider," Maeve, was a truly serendipitous experience. A lifelong journaller and longtime Paperblanks fan, Maeve had even filled out an entry in her journal (before we got in touch) answering questions as if she was being...
Hawaii meets Spain in our most recent Paperblanks Traveller photo. For her European trip last September, Ciara brought along one of our newest Paperblanks journals: I managed to take a couple of photos with my Aloha Laulima journal, which fit...
For our "X Questions With" series, we're speaking with talented individuals from around the world who have inspired us with their creativity and passion. If you have a story to tell or someone you'd like to see profiled, let...
Due to the scores of holiday cards that are mailed out this month, December 7th is often recognised as "National Letter Writing Day." With email and social media posts slowly taking over our means of daily communication, it's important to celebrate...
Along with introducing a wide variety of new cover art, we always love to bring back our favourite colours in new formats when we unveil a new season of designs. For Fall 2014 we've added two great new Midi...
On a recent trip to Egypt, Nadine (a talented bookbinder and the designer behind Hartley & Marks' other notebook line, Paper-Oh) brought along her Morris Iris Midi journal as she toured Cairo. About the visit, Nadine writes: Here are two photos from my...
New for Fall 2014, our Via Romana series is inspired by the 1579 binding of Parvus Mundus by Laurentius Haechtanus Goidtsenhovius. Parvus Mundus, meaning "small world," is a book of Latin poetry and accompanying emblems depicting classic tales of Roman...
Every October we send members of our Paperblanks team to the Frankfurt Book Fair, the world's largest trade show of its kind. This year was an extra special one for us as we were able to officially introduce our new...