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Taking inspiration from the decadent leather bindings of the Renaissance, this Foiled cover design expands our classic Old Leather Collection with a new softcover journal format!  Our Foiled design’s rich shade of red perfectly complements the intricate gold-tooled embellishments that...
What makes a Paperblanks design unique? Is it our cover textures, foiling and debossing? Is it our unique closures, iconic red ribbon or book edge printing? Well yes, all of the above, but mostly what makes a Paperblanks journal so...
What an exciting way to begin our 30th year! After 30 years of producing Paperblanks, and 50 years in the publishing world, our founder Victor L. Marks has made the well-deserved decision to retire. And while this marks an end...
A modernist and feminist pioneer, Virginia Woolf (1882–1941) carved out new territory for artists, particularly women writers. She wrote with sensitivity and insight about the confusion, mystery and uncertainty of everyday life. Part of Woolf’s innovation was to reject traditional...
We are pleased to announce the new Paperblanks line of 18-Month Dayplanners. With dates running from July 2011 through to December 2012, these books are ideal for people who wish to start a new Dayplanner mid-year or for students...
Paperblanks® fans, rest easy – the wait is over. After weeks of teasing the Fall 2014 collection on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, we're extremely excited to finally introduce our latest additions to the Paperblanks® family! This season we're not only introducing...
When we first began working on our collaborative collection with NYPL, the plan was that the launch would coincide with the much-anticipated launch of their Polonsky Exhibition of The New York Public Library’s Treasures. Unfortunately, the exhibit's debut has...
It’s Valentine’s Day, so what better day to spotlight The Lovers series from our Laurel Burch Collection? “…Brilliantly Coloured, Vibrant and Moving Themes…” Laurel Burch (1945-2007) was a self-taught artist and “flower child” who sold handmade jewellery on the streets of...