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It's starting to feel like autumn here in Vancouver, Canada, so what better time to get back to nature and admire the lush leaves of the Rocky Mountain forest while they're still green? Our latest Paperblanks Traveller comes from...
Ancient spiritual practices meet modern digital art in this kaleidoscopic design celebrating the work of American artist Android Jones. With colours and imagery that combine Eastern iconography, Western psychedelia and a cutting-edge science fiction æsthetic, Jones is an artist who...
We hope you are as excited as we are about the recent launch of our washi tape collection. Our unique designs with details of metallic foiling can add a creative flair to anything! The possibilities are endless but if you...
Our most recent Paperblanks Traveller comes courtesy of Nills, who recently returned from a holiday in Portugal. About his European vacation, Nills writes: I took this picture in Sintra at the Pena National Palace. Sintra is a "must" place to...
Released as part of our Spring 2013 catalogue, Paperblanks' new Vintage Vogue collection of journals is routed in Art Deco Paris and the famed cabarets of France in the 1920's and 30's. The collection is made up of one design,...
We first brought Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn to the Paperblanks catalogue as part of our Embellished Manuscripts Collection. Originally released in Fall 2006, we offered two different Rembrandt journals featuring his art on the front covers as well as...
Here's something neat we wanted to share with you: images of Paperblanks-branded Japanese wrapping cloth, or "Furoshiki." Furoshiki are traditional Japanese cloth used to wrap objects of nearly any size or shape. Only available in Japan, these Paperblanks-branded Furoshiki cloths...
French artist Claude Monet, one of the founders of the Impressionist movement, was particularly fascinated with capturing the transient beauty of nature. In a virtuoso display of flowers, this 1897 work reproduced on our products portrays a vibrant bed...
Ashta is the latest design in our Sacred Tibetan Textile series. Artistic, religious and cultural traditions unite in the handwoven fabric depicted on our new softcover Flexi notebook. For centuries, Muslim families in Varanasi, India, have practiced the art of...
2012 Dayplanners from Paperblanks are here! Handbound To Our Exacting Standards Every one of our Dayplanners/Diaries includes: Two ribbon page markers Acid-free sustainable forest paper (which will last for centuries) A memento pouch European-made binder boards from 100% recycled stock High opacity paper to lessen ink...