The mechanism behind PaperLock is simple, in the way good design is simple. Press the lever and a small cutting element punches through the stack,…
Even though I have tons of pens in my collection, there are still times I find myself without one outside of my home. Whether it’s…
There is a specific quality to well-made Japanese stationery that is difficult to name and easy to recognize. It is not about price or brand…
As a stationery fiend, I always look forward to the second half of the year because most brands announce their lineups for the next year….
Most box cutters do one thing and leave the scissors somewhere else. The ritual of tearing into a delivery becomes a hunt for a second…
The pen case is one of those objects that nobody seems to have genuinely rethought. The standard design is a zippered pouch: pens go in,…
Creatives see the world very differently from how the rest of us do. Someone sees a binder clip, a creative sees a miniature handbag, someone…
At 75mm, DeFF’s Refill Pen Jacket Extra Short is roughly the length of a thumb. Closed up, it sits in your palm like a pocket-sized…
One thing that I’ve always shared when I do my journaling workshops is that this hobby is something that involves a lot of our senses:…
Japanese stationery has a reputation that precedes it, and it is earned. The paper is smoother, the mechanisms are more considered, and the objects themselves…
The clipboard hasn’t changed much since it arrived on desks and workbenches over a century ago. It’s still a flat backing board with a spring…
Titanium is a material with a very specific reputation. It belongs to the world of rugged efficiency, survival gear, and precision engineering, usually chosen for…