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Inspired by an 1893 binding of The Poems by William Blake (1757–1827), our cover design features delicate golden wildflowers stamped on a rich blue background. The original volume, crafted in Britain by Zaehnsdorf bindery, had endpapers made of pink floral silk. The exquisite botanical beauty of this binding reflects the reverence for the natural world felt by poets of the...

Laurel Burch created brilliantly coloured, vibrant and moving themes with paint and paper. A tribute to the infinite bliss of flowers, this Wild Flowers (Playful Creations) Bookmark design symbolises the blossoming of the spirit as much as the beauty of a lovely garden.

Laurel Burch was a self-taught artist who created brilliantly coloured, vibrant and moving themes with paint and paper, exquisitely embellished with gold and silver. A tribute to the infinite bliss of flowers, this Wild Flowers design symbolises the blossoming of the spirit as much as the beauty of a lovely garden. With a bursting of brilliant wildflower blooms, Laurel's florals...

Laurel Burch was a self-taught artist and flower child who sold handmade jewellery on the streets of San Francisco in the 1960s. Later on, she continued to rely on her intuition and passion, speaking from the heart with an unmistakable style that was the manifestation of her love of life and strong imaginative nature. From her fertile imagination, she created...

Unheralded wildflowers and weeds are given a voice in our Vox Botanica series, featuring the work of celebrated Art Nouveau illustrator Anton Seder (1850-1916). This particular piece, originally chromolithographed on paper, comes from one of his best-known works, Die Pflanze in Kunst und Gewerbe, or The Plant in Art and Trade. Published in Vienna in 1890, it offers two volumes...

The design reproduced here is taken from a panelled skirt known as a mamianqun, a garment worn by Han Chinese women in the traditional Hanfu dress style. Hanfu dates back more than three millennia to the Song and Liao dynasties, when it became popular due to both its functionality and its aesthetic style. Blue Willow (Celebrate Hanfu) Ultra Lined Hardcover...

Unheralded wildflowers and weeds are given a voice in our Vox Botanica series, featuring the work of celebrated Art Nouveau illustrator Anton Seder. Seder (1850–1916) was a designer, art professor, and eventual Director of the noted Kunstgewerbeschule (Arts and Crafts School) in Strasbourg, Alsace-Lorraine. With the region at that time hotly contested by both France and Germany, the art scene...

The second release in our Fairy Tale Collection, this Carlo Collodi, Pinocchio design celebrates the beloved classic tale of a mischievous animated marionette who longs to be a real boy. Pinocchio enriches all who encounter its charming story of a boy’s journey to fulfil his one true wish.

This glorious design comes from the revered artisans at Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Crafted in 1910 to house a collection of works entitled Hafiz of Shiraz: Selections from His Poems, it features three stunningly bejewelled peacocks, each inlaid in eight different colours and embellished with foliage and gold tooling.

The design reproduced here centres around a sensitive plant (mimosa pudica) surrounded by chambers containing snowdrops and other richly hued and contrasting flowers, foliage, and butterflies. The original binding was used for The Sensitive Plant and Early Poems by Percy Bysshe Shelley and is a celebration of the many moods of the creative spirit.

The design reproduced here centres around a sensitive plant (mimosa pudica) surrounded by chambers containing snowdrops and other richly hued and contrasting flowers, foliage, and butterflies. The original binding was used for The Sensitive Plant and Early Poems by Percy Bysshe Shelley and is a celebration of the many moods of the creative spirit.

Jane Austen s Persuasion (1818) is the author s most biting and ironic work. In the novel, Austen gives us a satisfying love story while also turning a critical gaze on the kinds of persuasion enforced on young women. Here we have reproduced a rare surviving manuscript page from the story s eleventh chapter.

William Morris (1834–1896) was one of the most celebrated practitioners of the Arts and Crafts movement. He embraced the ideal of craftspeople taking pride in their personal handiwork, as opposed to the dehumanizing onslaught of the Industrial Revolution’s mass production techniques. He famously said that any decoration is futile when it does not remind you of something beyond itself.Morris specialized...

William Morris (1834 1896), one of the most celebrated practitioners of the Arts and Crafts movement, created woven and printed textile designs using the ancient technique of hand woodblock printing. As seen on this Paperblanks Morris Windrush bookmark, his evocations of the natural world, with their depth of tone and magical gradation of tints, have become design classics.

Adorned with garlands of flowers and gold embellishments, this cover design reflects the sophisticated beauty of the original 1898 binding, which contained Prue & I by George William Curtis. Written during the height of the Gilded Age period, the work was a sentimental, tender, and humorous study of life.

Rinpa is a leading historical school of Japanese painting, established in 17th-century Kyoto, whose artists were known for working in a range of formats. This design shows a section of a paper screen with various types of blooms often believed to follow the ancient Japanese language of flowers.

Adorned with garlands of flowers and gold embellishments, this cover design reflects the sophisticated beauty of the original 1898 binding, which contained Prue & I by George William Curtis. Written during the height of the Gilded Age period, the work was a sentimental, tender, and humorous study of life.

Paperblanks Nocturnelle Flexi softcover notebook, a reproduction of an antique French binding, is based on a cover designed in 1829 by publishers A. & W. Galignani for The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore. This notebook cover suggests the fine Moroccan leather, structural sturdiness, careful finishing and ridged spine preferred for bindings of that era.

Azulejos are painted, glazed ceramic tiles that date back to 13th-century Portugal. Today, we see these decorative tiles across a wide range of buildings, from palaces and restaurants to railway stations and family homes. The design seen here is pulled from the traditional tiles gracing the fa ades of a variety of old houses in Porto, Portugal.

Vincent van Gogh (1853 1890) was one of the most influential artists in the history of Western art. Reproduced here alongside his Sunflowers (1889) painting is a page from one of his letters to his brother, Theo. We are honoured to partner with the Van Gogh Museum on this special Embellished Manuscripts Collection release.

Vincent van Gogh (1853 1890) was one of the most influential artists in the history of Western art. Reproduced here alongside his Sunflowers (1889) painting is a page from one of his letters to his brother, Theo. We are honoured to partner with the Van Gogh Museum on this special Embellished Manuscripts Collection release.

Vincent van Gogh (1853 1890) was one of the most influential artists in the history of Western art. Reproduced here alongside his Sunflowers (1889) painting is a page from one of his letters to his brother, Theo. We are honoured to partner with the Van Gogh Museum on this special Embellished Manuscripts Collection release.

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1900-1944) is a classic of children's literature that has become one of the most translated books in the world. His unmistakable illustrations and the tale's collective ideas on the human condition continue to captivate and inspire imagination in readers of every age.

Rebecca Yarros reignited the romantasy genre with the release of Fourth Wing (2023), the first book in her Empyrean series. Centered around 20-year-old dragon-rider recruit Violet Sorrengail, the series defies traditional fantasy tropes by offering readers a female hero who is both formidable and deeply human.

The Duomo di Milano represents the pinnacle of Italian Gothic architecture. The drawing recreated here is part of a series proposed by the architect Paolo Cesa Bianchi for the decoration of the interior vaults of the Cathedral. The soaring arabesques create a sense of a faux relief arborescence over a golden background.

Adorned with garlands of flowers and gold embellishments, this cover design reflects the sophisticated beauty of the original 1898 binding, which contained Prue & I by George William Curtis. Written during the height of the Gilded Age period, the work was a sentimental, tender, and humorous study of life.

Our Agra Mini Unlined Hardcover Journal cover is named for Agra, India, where the Taj Mahal is located. It reproduces a photograph by Gérard Degeorge of one of the Taj Mahal’s iconic marble flowers. To carve into marble is to commit to perfection. Any mistake meant the whole slab had to be discarded. Each of these marbled flowers is its...

Astrid Lindgren (1907–2002) is one of the most widely read children's book authors in the world. Her books have sold 200 million copies and been translated into more than 100 languages. Reproduced here is Lindgren's shorthand draft of a Pippi Longstocking story alongside illustrations of Pippi and her unmistakable house on a pink and mint green background.

The original image we have reproduced here, with its impressive array of balloons dotting the sky, comes from the popular Pierre the Maze Detective book series by Hiro Kamigaki of IC4DESIGN studio. Capturing a spirit of art and play, this visually stunning design invites you along on Pierre's epic journey to capture Mr. X.

In our Cat and Fiddle journal, we feature classical characters from children's literature drawn by artist Tim Bowers. With his bold and timeless use of colour and line, Bowers captures the charm of these iconic characters. One is never too old or too young to enjoy playtime and the company of legendary characters.

Evocative of an age when the heavens were alive with more than satellites, this design is a romantic's delight. Frederik de Wit's spectacular map of the heavens was published in the late 17th century and depicts the hemispheres with representations of the constellations and signs of the Zodiac. Celestial Planisphere A4 Dot Grid (Early Cartography) Cahier by Paperblanks captures this...

Evocative of an age when the heavens were alive with more than satellites, this design is a romantic's delight. Frederik de Wit's spectacular map of the heavens was published in the late 17th century and depicts the hemispheres with representations of the constellations and signs of the Zodiac. Celestial Planisphere A4 Grid (Early Cartography) Cahier by Paperblanks captures the enchanting...

Evocative of an age when the heavens were alive with more than satellites, this design is a romantic's delight. Frederik de Wit's spectacular map of the heavens was published in the late 17th century and depicts the hemispheres with representations of the constellations and signs of the Zodiac. Celestial Planisphere A5 Dot Grid (Early Cartography) Cahier by Paperblanks captures this...

Evocative of an age when the heavens were alive with more than satellites, this design is a romantic's delight. Frederik de Wit's spectacular map of the heavens was published in the late 17th century and depicts the hemispheres with representations of the constellations and signs of the Zodiac. Celestial Planisphere A5 Grid (Early Cartography) Cahier by Paperblanks embodies the charm...

Evocative of an age when the heavens were alive with more than satellites, this design is a romantic's delight. Frederik de Wit's spectacular map of the heavens was published in the late 17th century and depicts the hemispheres with representations of the constellations and signs of the Zodiac. Celestial Planisphere (Early Cartography) Pencil (12 Pack) by Paperblanks brings an artistic...

Paul Cezanne (1839-1906) was a French painter who is regarded as one of the greatest of the post-Impressionists. Terracotta Pots and Flowers saw Cezanne enter a new era of still life painting. Here he arranges everyday objects, including a pitcher with potted geraniums, inside the greenhouse at his father's estate near Aix-en-Provence.

Eric Comstock is an illustrator and designer who lives in Austin, Texas, and has recently released his first children's book. Inspired by the retro party atmosphere of his work reproduced here, originally titled Robot Friends, we’ve named this Paperblanks Flexi notebook cover Come Together after one of our favourite songs of the 1960s.

This glorious design comes from Sangorski & Sutcliffe, a world-renowned British bindery best known for their bejewelled cover of Omar Khayyam’s Rubaiyat. Established in London in 1901, Sangorski & Sutcliffe quickly rose to become one of the 20th century’s most important bookbinders. They were celebrated for their jewelled bindings, like the one reproduced here. Crafted in 1922 to house Rudyard...

Described as a mix of pop surrealism and lowbrow art, Benjamin Lacombe's style has a vintage look while being distinctly contemporary. In this Empress Jingu cover, from his 2003 book titled Storie di donne samurai (Stories of Samurai Women), Lacombe's ability to capture humanity and honest emotion is on full display.

Described as a mix of pop surrealism and lowbrow art, Benjamin Lacombe's style has a vintage look while being distinctly contemporary. In this Empress Jingu cover, from his 2003 book titled Storie di donne samurai (Stories of Samurai Women), Lacombe's ability to capture humanity and honest emotion is on full display.

Described as a mix of pop surrealism and lowbrow art, Benjamin Lacombe's style has a vintage look while being distinctly contemporary. In this Empress Jingu cover, from his 2003 book titled Storie di donne samurai (Stories of Samurai Women), Lacombe's ability to capture humanity and honest emotion is on full display.

Described as a mix of pop surrealism and lowbrow art, Benjamin Lacombe's style has a vintage look while being distinctly contemporary. In this Empress Jingu A5 Grid (Esprit de Lacombe) Cahier cover, from his 2003 book titled Storie di donne samurai (Stories of Samurai Women), Lacombe's ability to capture humanity and honest emotion is on full display.

A display of brilliant fireworks is suggested in our Fire Flowers Mini Unlined Hardcover Journal design, which reproduces a binding of Claude J. Dorat’s La Déclamation Théâtrale. Currently held in the British Library’s magnificent collection of antique bindings, this is a 20th-century British edition of La Déclamation, which was originally published in 1766 in Paris. La Déclamation is a didactic...

Renaissance leather bindings were often dyed rich shades of red to highlight the intricate gold-tooled embellishments that adorned them. We have created our Foiled (Old Leather Collection) Pencil Case (Wrap Closure) in this spirit, capturing the vibrancy and lightness of design characteristic of these antique books.

Frederick Douglass, Letter for Civil Rights (Embellished Manuscripts Collection) Midi Lined Hardcover Journal celebrates the legacies of two of the most revered leaders in African American history. Frederick Douglass was a former slave who became a leading abolitionist and social reformer. When he was too ill to continue his speaking engagements, he wrote letters of support for the anti-lynching activist...

Ancient Greek pottery offers a fascinating window into the past of a lost culture. Reproduced here is a mixing vessel made in a Greek colony in southern Italy between 415 and 400 BC. A gathering of deities decorates the front, with the twin gods Apollo and Artemis occupying the centre of the scene. This captivating design can now be enjoyed...

This glorious design comes from the revered artisans at Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Crafted in 1910 to house a collection of works entitled Hafiz of Shiraz: Selections from His Poems, it features three stunningly bejewelled peacocks, each inlaid in eight different colours and embellished with foliage and gold tooling.

Featured on this softcover Flexi notebook is a section of the Hunt-Lenox Globe, one of the oldest terrestrial globes, and the oldest to depict the Americas. What makes this globe so unique is that it is one of only two known instances of a historical map actually using the phrase HC SVNT DRACONES (here be dragons).

The Kiss (1907-1908), the Gustav Klimt painting reproduced here, represents the pinnacle of his "golden phase." Oil and gold leaf combine to create shapes and colours reminiscent of the Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau styles. The lustrous palette and intricate patterns make the work a great masterpiece of the period.

The Taj Mahal is renowned not just for its soaring symmetry and the breathtaking precision of its construction, but also for the floral forms carved in marble that adorn it. A photograph of one of these iconic flowers is reproduced for our Lahori Mini Unlined Hardcover Journal, named for Ustad Ahmad Lahori, who is said to have been the grand...

Laurel Burch was a self-taught artist and a flower child who created brilliantly coloured, vibrant, and moving themes with paint and paper, all exquisitely embellished with gold and silver. On our Maria and Mares Unlined Hardcover Journal, Maria—one of Laurel’s closest friends—is depicted with a pair of mystical horses.

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 portrays a vibrant bed of chrysanthemums from his prized garden in Giverny. Monet’s Chrysanthemums A6 Dot-Grid Cahier captures the essence of Monet's artistic talent and his love for natural...

French artist Claude Monet (1840–1926) was one of the founders of the Impressionist movement. Monet was particularly fascinated with portraying the beauty of nature as the light, shadows and colours changed with each passing moment, day or season. The 1897 painting reproduced on our cover portrays a vibrant bed of colourful chrysanthemums captured in Monet’s distinctive heavy brushstrokes, which beautifully...

The Duomo di Milano represents the pinnacle of Italian Gothic architecture. The drawing recreated here is part of a series proposed by the architect Paolo Cesa Bianchi for the decoration of the interior vaults of the Cathedral. The soaring arabesques create a sense of a faux relief arborescence over a golden background.

A key member of the Impressionist movement, Claude Monet (1840 1926) painted more than 250 canvases inspired by the play of light and colour upon the lily pond at his Giverny home. This Paperblanks Embellished Manuscript journal sets an 1888 letter written by Monet to Berthe Morisot, a fellow Impressionist, against a backdrop of one of these famous oil paintings.

Claude Monet (1840-1926) was a key member of the Impressionist movement, an art philosophy based on expressing one's personal perceptions of nature. At his home in Giverny, France, Monet painted more than 250 canvases inspired by the play of light and colour upon his lily pond. Capture the essence of Monet's work with this special edition, Monet, Water Lilies (Special...

William Morris (1834–1896) was one of the most celebrated practitioners of the Arts and Crafts movement. He embraced the ideal of craftspeople taking pride in their personal handiwork, as opposed to the dehumanizing onslaught of the Industrial Revolution’s mass production techniques. He famously said that any decoration is futile when it does not remind you of something beyond itself. Morris...

Reproduced here is a 1907 binding that held two William Shakespeare volumes dating from 1619: The Whole Contention betweene the two Famous Houses, Lancaster and Yorke and Pericles, Prince of Tyre. The Whole Contention is now considered to be a corrupt version of Parts 2 and 3 of Henry VI, one of Shakespeare s most celebrated works.

This Windrush pattern comes from a pencil and watercolour sketch that William Morris worked on in 1881-1883. Designed for block-printed cotton, Windrush highlights the creative approach Morris took to revealing elements from the natural world in his decorative furnishing fabrics.

The compositions of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart continue to inspire music lovers. The ballet score entitled La Chasse, reproduced here, is believed to have been composed in Paris in 1778. Chasing and hunting themes, typically featuring shepherds, shepherdesses, and Cupid frolicking together, were popular motifs of the time.

The compositions of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart continue to inspire music lovers. The ballet score entitled La Chasse, reproduced here, is believed to have been composed in Paris in 1778. Chasing and hunting themes, typically featuring shepherds, shepherdesses, and Cupid frolicking together, were popular motifs of the time.

From the first kapa fabrics, Hawaiian textiles have always infused the natural beauty of the Hawaiian Islands with the joyful aloha spirit. Contemporary designs featuring exuberant flower and foliage prints, including the one gracing our Nani A4 Dot Grid (Aloha) Cahier cover, continue to capture this essence.

From the first kapa fabrics, Hawaiian textiles have always infused the natural beauty of the Hawaiian Islands with the joyful aloha spirit. Contemporary designs featuring exuberant flower and foliage prints, including the one gracing our Nani A4 Unlined (Aloha) Cahier cover, continue to capture this essence.

From the first kapa fabrics, Hawaiian textiles have always infused the natural beauty of the Hawaiian Islands with the joyful aloha spirit. Contemporary designs featuring exuberant flower and foliage prints, including the one gracing our Nani A5 Grid (Aloha) Cahier cover, continue to capture this essence.

Showcasing silk dyed with beni and safflower, and lacquered in gold, this kimono design dates to the Edo period (1615-1868), when it was used as a costume for the theatrical style known as Noh. Kara-ori (Japanese Kimono) Pencil (12 Pack) refers specifically to the exquisitely embroidered traditional woman's kimono that Noh theatre was known for.

Reproduced here is a 1907 binding that held two William Shakespeare volumes dating from 1619: The Whole Contention betweene the two Famous Houses, Lancaster and Yorke and Pericles, Prince of Tyre. The Whole Contention is now considered to be a corrupt version of Parts 2 and 3 of Henry VI, one of Shakespeare s most celebrated works.

The archetype of the appealing anti-hero is encapsulated in Gil Blas, the star of Alain-Rene Lesage's 18th-century picaresque novel. Lesage's work was influenced by the story Lazarillo de Tormes, a Spanish novella published anonymously in 1554. The cover of an 1846 double publication of those works is reproduced here.

Vincent van Gogh (1853 1890) was one of the most influential artists in the history of Western art. Reproduced here alongside his Sunflowers (1889) painting is a page from one of his letters to his brother, Theo. We are honoured to partner with the Van Gogh Museum on this special Embellished Manuscripts Collection release.

The archetype of the appealing anti-hero is encapsulated in Gil Blas, the star of Alain-Rene Lesage's 18th-century picaresque novel. Lesage's work was influenced by the story Lazarillo de Tormes, a Spanish novella published anonymously in 1554. The cover of an 1846 double publication of those works is reproduced here.

Nobility and grace are restored in our filigreed Restoration design. Originally crafted in 1675 by the Queens Binder A, the balance of open space and intricate elements make it a shining jewel of the period. The binding was created to hold The Government of the Tongue by Richard Allestree, provost of Eton College.

Let a swirl of rose inspire you to write your chronicles. This cover design is based on the binding for a book titled Chroniques, originally published by Salel Binder in Paris in 1514. The exuberance of the design reflects the splendour of the Renaissance approach to decoration that influenced architecture, art, and all facets of cultural life. In the glittering...

Discover the ethereal dreams of Kinuko Y. Craft, an illustrator celebrated for her attention to detail. This Temptation A4 Grid (Visions of Paradise) Cahier cover showcases a flight of fantasy originally created by Craft as a Freda Warrington novel cover. Touching on ancient mythology and contemporary spirituality, it is sure to tempt the book lover in you!

Inspired by an 1893 binding of The Poems by William Blake, this design features delicate golden wildflowers. Considered one of the greatest Romantic-era geniuses, Blake embraced the divine imagination, often using flowers as a metaphor. Echoing Blake s reverence for nature, Wildflower Song is sure to make your spirit sing.

Discover the ethereal dreams of Kinuko Y. Craft, an illustrator celebrated for her attention to detail. This Temptation A4 Unlined (Visions of Paradise) Cahier cover showcases a flight of fantasy originally created by Craft as a Freda Warrington novel cover. Touching on ancient mythology and contemporary spirituality, it is sure to tempt the book lover in you!

Discover the ethereal dreams of Kinuko Y. Craft, an illustrator celebrated for her attention to detail. This Temptation A5 Dot Grid (Visions of Paradise) Cahier cover showcases a flight of fantasy originally created by Craft as a Freda Warrington novel cover. Touching on ancient mythology and contemporary spirituality, it is sure to tempt the book lover in you!

Discover the ethereal dreams of Kinuko Y. Craft, an illustrator celebrated for her attention to detail. This Temptation A5 Grid (Visions of Paradise) Cahier cover showcases a flight of fantasy originally created by Craft as a Freda Warrington novel cover. Touching on ancient mythology and contemporary spirituality, it is sure to tempt the book lover in you!

Described as the mise en scène for the romantic drama of American business, New York City's Chanin Building was built by Irwin S. Chanin in the late 1920s. Ornately adorned with bronze grilles representing some of the finest Art Deco in the city, the lobby was styled around a "City of Opportunity" concept. One of these ventilator grilles, with loops,...

Tiptoe through the tulips with us as we discover Gary Grayson’s vibrantly detailed gardens. A lifelong artist, Grayson’s affinity for both antique prints and modern graphic design is on display in the digital artworks behind this cover. His distinctive style is an eclectic mix of vintage vector, impressionism, and pop art – all combined to create a layered world. May...

Vincent van Gogh was one of the great Post-Impressionist painters. After admitting himself to the Saint-Paul Asylum following a severe mental health crisis, he recuperated by painting the asylum's garden. We are honoured to partner with Getty to bring Van Gogh's stirring Irises study to our collection.