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We're pleased to spotlight one of Paperblanks' newest collections: Parisian Mosaic. The Design: Inspired by an 18th-Century Leather Mosaic Binding Our Parisian Mosaic Collection was inspired by an 18th-century leather mosaic binding executed in Paris by master binder Nicolas-Denis Derome. Descended...
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.
Today is the first day of Ramadan, and in honour of this important Islamic month, we've decided to spotlight our Safavid Binding Art collection. Ramadan lasts 29 or 30 days and involves those who participate - over 1 billions...
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.
Paperblanks is pleased to announce the winners of the Paperblanks Photo Contest. This contest played off the idea that the many designs of Paperblanks’ books evoke different cultures, places and eras from throughout the world and history. Beautiful photos...
There's one week left in the Paperblanks in the Picture contest and we wanted to share some of the entries our fans have submitted so far. There's too many to include in this one post, though, so to see...
It's the second day of Summer and so it's a good opportunity to show off one of our warmer collections - Paperblanks' Romantic Sensibility Collection. For Moments of Contemplation, Impulses of Genius The Romantics viewed the world as a place where...
Sunday is Father's Day so we decided this week to spotlight not only one of our more masculine-appealing collections but also one of Paperblanks' most popular and highest-selling collections of all time - Old Leather. The Look of Antique Leather Capturing...
We produced our first Paperblanks collection in 1992 with the belief that we could use the printing press in startling new ways. We wanted to push the printing techniques we’d learned as book publishers and take them to the next level by designing blank books of exceptional quality and beautiful imagery.
Paperblanks is pleased to announce the Paperblanks in the Picture contest, which will ask entrants to submit a photograph themed around a Paperblanks design for a chance to win a travel voucher valued at €500/$700, plus other prizes! Enter...