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Capturing the flavour of Renaissance-style binding at its zenith, this darkly toned book cover carefully reproduces delicate stamping patterns on an intensely rich background that showcases the markings and unique character of aged leather bindings.

Our Sakura (Katagami Florals) Mini Unlined Hardcover Journal cover showcases a reproduction of an original piece of katagami art. This particular design is an example of a katagami painting, an original artwork that would have been cut out and turned into a stencil. The word Sakura means “cherry blossoms” in Japanese, a motif that is found in this traditional design....

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 A4 Dot-Grid Cahier celebrates this exquisite artwork, offering a striking visual that pays homage to...

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,...

New York City’s Chanin Building was built by Irwin S. Chanin in the late 1920s. Representing some of the finest Art Deco in the city, the lobby was styled around a “City of Opportunity” concept. With a geometric design symbolising human thought and emotion, a bronze ventilator grille from the building is reproduced for this black and gold journal cover....

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,...

This delicate foliage pattern was originally crafted to adorn a 17th-century binding of the Passion Series. The original work was created in 1521 by the northern Renaissance painter Lucas van Leyden, one of the greatest engravers of his time. This edition contains not Van Leyden’s 1521 version, but rather a copy of it done by Jan Harmensz. Muller, an artist...

The eternal appeal of a floral design is captured in the work of Irish illustrator William Kilburn. The artist behind William Curtis's book on botany, Flora Londinensis, Kilburn was also a designer and printer of calico. His seaweed motifs, like our Anemone (William Kilburn) Ultra Unlined Softcover Flexi Journal (Elastic Band Closure) design, were so iconic that he presented a...

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 boundless dreams of childhood are within reach in the enchanting works of Victor Nizovtsev, such as the painting reproduced on this Anticipation Mini Unlined Softcover Flexi Journal. His subjects invoke the fantastic figures that linger deep in our collective imaginations, and his techniques, such as the use of translucent glazes, bewitch with colour and light.

A display of brilliant fireworks is suggested in our Fire Flowers Ultra Lined Hardcover Journal (Elastic Band Closure) 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...

Tiptoe through the tulips with us as we discover Gary Grayson’s vibrantly detailed world in this Butterfly Garden Mini Unlined Softcover Flexi Journal. Grayson’s distinctive style is an eclectic mix of vintage vector, impressionism and pop art – all combined in rich layers. May his boundless creativity so inspire your own imagination.

French author and illustrator Benjamin Lacombe lends his unique spirit to our Paperblanks collection with this softcover Flexi design. Described as a combination of pop surrealism and lowbrow art, Lacombe's style has a vintage look while remaining contemporary. In this Frida Kahlo notebook cover, his ability to capture humanity and emotion is on full display. Experience the artistry of Esprit...

Our Ferozi Lined Hardcover Journal urges you to imagine yourself walking along the winding lanes that are home to the weavers of Varanasi, India. At one time there were as many as 300,000 weavers in the area, but today there are no more than 40,000. This book has been named for the Urdu word for “black,” reflecting the enchanting piece...

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 Grid (Aloha) Cahier cover, continue to capture this essence.

Antoni Gaudi was a Spanish architect who was known as a leading figure in Modernism. His style is characterized by the depiction of organic forms and extraordinary mosaics. Reproduced here is the Manuscrito de Reus alongside mosaics from his iconic salamander sculpture and an image of the Basilica de la Sagrada Familia.

Featuring a lively contemporary work by Japanese American artist Yuko Shimizu, this Lotus River (Living with Yuko) Pencil (12 Pack) design brings a touch of whimsy to the Paperblanks collection. This illustration on our cover was originally created for a 2015 issue of a specialised investment magazine with the intent to add a touch of creativity to the mundane.

Capturing the flavour of finely wrought Renaissance-style leather bindings, Foiled (Old Leather Collection) Mini Lined Hardcover Journal by Paperblanks pays homage to the craft of delicate gold tooling, originally brought to Europe via the flourishing trade routes to the East. The timeless beauty of an antique leather book is brought into the present on the cover of this intricately embellished,...

French author and illustrator Benjamin Lacombe lends his unique spirit to our collection with this lively softcover Flexi design. His works have been published and translated around the world. In this Madame Butterfly notebook cover, from his 2013 book of the same name, Lacombe's ability to capture humanity and honest emotion is on full display.

These intricate details of spring and summer flowers are from an 18th-century Japanese paper screen by artist Watanabe Shiko (1683–1755), who painted in the Rinpa style (and was reputedly a ronin!). Beautiful gold accents make up every intricacy of the leaves and flowers in this rich and romantic composition. Rinpa is a leading historical school of Japanese painting, established in...

Considered one of the masters of the Italian Renaissance, Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) produced the finest frescoes and many of the most revered sculptures in the world. He was renowned for his fierce solitude, yet was one of the great chroniclers of the human form.

Our Golden Trefoil Slim Lined Journal (Elastic Band Closure) design is inspired by a 16th-century French binding that originally housed a printing of the Opera Omnia of Giovanni Pontano (1426–1503). The design, thought to be created by Claude de Picques, features a classic trefoil (clover) motif, popularly found in some of the world’s most iconic logos, crests, insignias and flags....

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.

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.

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. Discover the artistic elegance with the Morris Windrush (William Morris) A5 Dot-Grid Cahier by Paperblanks, where each page invites your...

The archetype of the appealing anti-hero is encapsulated in Gil Blas, the star of Alain-René 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 in the Picaresque Mini Unlined Hardcover Journal (Elastic Band Closure).

Capturing the flavour of finely wrought Renaissance-style leather bindings, Paperblanks Old Leather Pacific Blue softcover Flexi notebook pays homage to the craft of delicate gold tooling, originally brought to Europe via the flourishing trade routes to the East. The timeless beauty of an antique leather book is brought into the present on the cover of this intricately embellished, peaceful sea...

Amid the many jewels of ancient Islam, decorative bookbinding shines especially bright. Symmetry and refinement of line are the hallmarks of these bindings, which range in style from the simply tooled geometric patterns of the 14th century to the complex compositions of the 16th century. Associated with the Islamic Golden Age, Persian Safavid-style designs represented a high point in the...

The famed cabarets of Art Deco Paris revelled in an exuberant atmosphere of showgirls, feathers, silks, bright colours, and sequins glittering in the spotlight. The image on the cover of Plume (Vintage Vogue) Mini Lined Hardcover Journal (Elastic Band Closure) was created in 1932 by British theatre designer Alec Shanks, one of the top designers of the era. Here we...

For over a century, the Cockerell and Son Bindery represented a tradition of the highest quality bookmaking. The Bindery remains especially celebrated for their unique style of paper marbling, developed by the late Sydney (Sandy) M. Cockerell. He took the painstaking tradition of handmade marbled papers and found a way to produce the strikingly complex designs at high speeds and...

Discover the ethereal dreams of Kinuko Y. Craft, an illustrator celebrated for her attention to detail. Temptation A5 Lined (Visions of Paradise) Cahier 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!

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 delicate foliage pattern was crafted to adorn a 17th-century binding of the Passion Series, originally created in 1521 by the great engraver Lucas van Leyden. This edition contains Jan Harmensz. Muller’s 17th-century copy of the original work. As an artist, Muller was best known for his skillful reinterpretations of the work of his predecessors. It is only thanks to...

One of the world’s greatest painters, Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669) was an equally accomplished etcher. The Dutch landscape provided him with inspiration for this piece, The Windmill (1641). Originally released as an Embellished Manuscript, we have brought back this journal design to honour Rembrandt on the 350th anniversary of his death.

Our Wordscapes (Free Your Mind) A4 Unlined Cahier cover, recreating a work by Catrin Welz-Stein, suggests the creative process of the mind’s mysterious inner workings. One can see influences and elements of children’s literature, surrealism, and folklore in this image that invites you to enter your own Wordscape within its pages.

Capturing the flavour of finely wrought Renaissance-style leather bindings, Riviera 5-Year Hardcover Journal by Paperblanks pays homage to the craft of delicate gold tooling, originally introduced to Europe via the flourishing trade routes to the East. The timeless beauty of an antique leather binding is brought into the present on the cover of this vibrant blue book.

Capturing the flavour of Renaissance-style binding at its zenith, this darkly toned book cover carefully reproduces delicate stamping patterns on an intensely rich background that showcases the markings and unique character of aged leather bindings.

For the celestially minded and lovers of dark light, we present Astra (Nova Stella) Midi Unlined Softcover Flexi Journal (Elastic Band Closure). This book cover, with its central star shape, exerts an emotional pull like the North Star for nighttime wayfarers. Our Nova Stella cover comes from the 1789 binding of Missale Sacri Ordinis Praedicatorum, printed during the Settecento period...

We have captured some of the splendid daybreak palette of ancient Venice with this Paperblanks softcover Flexi notebook. Our Aureo Mini Lined Softcover Flexi Journal design is inspired by a 1600s Italian cover for a book called The Treatise on Colours. Our book cover embraces the Renaissance value of cultural rebirth by representing an ancient binding with contemporary bookmaking techniques....

When gold leaf blocking on leather and parchment was applied to paper in the late 17th century, this method of relief printing produced brocaded paper, showcasing European craftsmanship and aesthetic exuberance. The colourful floral pattern adorning Bavarian Wild Flower Mini Lined Softcover Flexi Journal closely echoes the sumptuous designs of leather wall coverings and silk damask of that time.

Charlie Chaplin was an English actor, filmmaker and composer remembered as one of the most important figures in the history of film. This manuscript box celebrates Charlie Chaplin, commemorating both the 100th anniversary of The Kid, his first feature-length film, and the enduring cultural impact of The Great Dictator, by reproducing the final speech.

Amid the many jewels of ancient Islam, decorative bookbinding shines especially bright. Symmetry and refinement of line are the hallmarks of these bindings, which range in style from the simply tooled geometric patterns of the 14th century to the complex compositions of the 16th century. Associated with the Islamic Golden Age, Persian Safavid-style designs represented a high point in the...

Venice enchants the eye from first light to last gloaming. We have captured some of the splendid palette of the city with this Paperblanks softcover Flexi notebook inspired by a 1600s Italian binding. Celeste Mini Lined Softcover Flexi Journal embraces the Renaissance value of cultural rebirth by representing an ancient book binding with contemporary bookmaking techniques.

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.

Artistic, religious and cultural traditions unite in the handwoven fabrics of our Sacred Tibetan Textiles. An expression of faith and spirituality, these brocade fabrics are both beautiful and highly symbolic, and the care that goes into each individual stitch is a visual example of the weaver’s adherence to a sacred ritual. With our Sacred Tibetan Textiles series, we pay tribute...

India’s Taj Mahal is one of the world’s greatest monuments to love. Our Shah Mini Lined Hardcover Journal is named for the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, who commissioned the grand mausoleum to house the tomb of his most favoured wife, Mumtaz Mahal. This journal cover reproduces a photograph by Gérard Degeorge of one of the Taj Mahal’s iconic marble flowers....

Legend has it that hanging a Bird of Happiness in one’s home will bring good health and fortune to all who live under its warm embrace. Artist Nadezhda Sokolova, also known as Nadya Sokolova, has taken inspiration from this classic tale of Russian folklore with this Firebird design. Using her unique style of batik painting on silk, Sokolova captures the...

American artist Eric Comstock imbues his work with uninhibited imagination. His delightful pieces, like the one on this Paperblanks cover, combine mid-century details with bright colours and bold shapes, catching the eye of children and adults alike. Comstock's original work, Let's Dance, has been reproduced for our Sh-Boom Mini Unlined Softcover Flexi Journal cover design.

This captivating image comes from a collection of 12 books, known as Lang’s Fairy Books (or Andrew Lang’s Fairy Books of Many Colours). Compiled by Andrew Lang, illustrated by Henry Justice Ford, and published under the editorial direction of Lang’s wife, Leonora Alleyne, the books were a sensation among British schoolchildren and were sold all around the world. Each book...

Filigree Floral Ivory Midi Lined Softcover Flexi Journal (176 pages) by Paperblanks draws inspiration from a striking French textile design featuring elements from the natural world. With a timeless elegance, the muted beauty of this Flexi notebook’s floral design on an ivory-coloured background suggests the stylish refinement of a 19th-century drawing room.

Capturing the flavour of Renaissance-style binding at its zenith, this darkly toned book cover is unique, tactile and so very pleasing to the eye. During this remarkable period in history, manuscripts were renowned for their exquisitely crafted covers made of fine moroccan leather. Our cover carefully reproduces delicate stamping patterns on an intensely rich background that showcases the markings and...

Displaying astounding plays of naturalistic illusionism, the Spinola Hours is one of the most visually sophisticated 16th-century Flemish manuscripts. It contains a calendar of Church holidays, the Hours of the Virgin, the Office for the Dead, weekday offices and masses, and other prayers, hymns and readings, all providing ample possibilities for rich illuminations. We are honoured to partner with Getty...

The Gutenberg Bible is one of the earliest mass-produced books in human history. While only 49 copies of the two-volume Latin Bible survive today, it continues to inspire artists and writers alike. This Gutenberg Bible journal reproduces an illuminated page created by German artist Gisela Maschmann, who has modelled her miniature painting on a volume of Gutenberg’s ecclesiastic masterwork housed...

Let a swirl of turquoise amid gilt embellishment inspire you to write your chronicles. This cover design is based on a binding originally published by Salel Binder in Paris in 1514. The tome, Chroniques, was created at a time when books were evolving and binders were using smaller formats that were easier to bind. Pasteboards replaced wood covers and gold...

In his Spring painting (1894), Lawrence Alma-Tadema represented the Victorian custom of sending children to collect flowers on May Day. By placing the scene in ancient Rome, he suggested the festival's great antiquity through architectural details, dress, sculpture and musical instruments based on Roman originals.

Laurel Burch was an artist who created brilliantly coloured, vibrant and moving themes with paint and paper, themes which inspired this book cover. For this Jungle Song Unlined Softcover Flexi Journal design, Laurel Burch's original characters, foliage and other details were adapted by a Japanese artisan to create a new watercolour painting.

Mila Marquis's ethereal, joyous images are little bliss bombs for the spirit. In the piece recreated for our Summer Butterflies Lined Hardcover Journal cover, we see her depiction of a lovely young woman dancing with beautiful butterflies. There is vast delight to be found in even the smallest of these precious and joy-inducing details.

Other colours may try to be the new black, but this simple and sophisticated pen loop design proves there's no substitute for the real thing.

This lovely, organic pattern comes from the illustrious carpet-making traditions of the Moldavian people. The earliest known Moldavian carpets can be dated to the late 18th century, though archaeological findings suggest the craft tradition goes back to the 14th- and 15th-century weaving mills of the Moldavian countryside. By mixing ideals of beauty and harmony with folk mysticism and mythology, Moldavian...

Tiptoe through the tulips with us as we discover Gary Grayson’s vibrantly detailed world in this Butterfly Garden Slim Lined Hardcover Journal cover. Grayson’s distinctive style is an eclectic mix of vintage vector, impressionism and pop art – all combined in rich layers. May his boundless creativity so inspire your own imagination.

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 Lined (Esprit de Lacombe) Cahier, 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.

Paperblanks Nocturnelle Flexi softcover notebook is a reproduction of an antique French binding. Its design is based on a cover crafted in 1829 by publishers A. & W. Galignani for The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore. This notebook cover evokes the essence of fine Moroccan leather, exhibiting the structural sturdiness, meticulous finishing, and ridged spine that were hallmarks of the...

Bukhara, one of Uzbekistan's largest cities, was the birthplace of this dazzling eighteenth-century Islamic binding. The city's rich intellectual and cultural lifestyle was shaped by Indo-Persian influences, particularly the golden age of the Samanids. Adina (Bukhara) Ultra Lined Journal (Elastic Band Closure) by Paperblanks features heart-shaped leaves, a centre rosette and intricate corner pieces, all executed with skill and artistry....

Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American inventor, physicist, futurist and engineer. This journal features a sketch of his turbine research, reproducing a document held in the Nikola Tesla Museum in Belgrade. Today, Tesla’s legacy endures most notably in Tesla, Inc., which specialises in electric vehicles, solar panels, and lithium-ion batteries.

The eternal appeal of a floral design is captured in the work of Irish illustrator William Kilburn. The artist behind William Curtis' book on botany, Flora Londinensis, Kilburn was also a designer and printer of calico. His seaweed motifs were so iconic that he presented a dress in the pattern to Queen Charlotte! 2027 Anemone (William Kilburn) Midi 12-Month Hardcover...

The eternal appeal of a floral design is captured in the work of Irish illustrator William Kilburn. The artist behind William Curtis' book on botany, Flora Londinensis, Kilburn was also a designer and printer of calico. His seaweed motifs were so iconic that he presented a dress in the pattern to Queen Charlotte! Experience the charm of these timeless designs...

New York City's Chanin Building was built by Irwin S. Chanin in the late 1920s. Representing some of the finest Art Deco in the city, the lobby was styled around a "City of Opportunity" concept. With a geometric design symbolising human thought and emotion, a bronze ventilator grille from the building is reproduced for this black and gold journal cover....

The Adventures of Asterix, our series in partnership with Les Editions Albert Rene, channels the spirit of Asterix and the incredible strength of Obelix. With unwavering ingenuity and a little magic potion, this ideal team ventures into lands near and far. This series is a chance to share the joy of these classic stories with a new audience.

The Adventures of Asterix, our series in partnership with Les Editions Albert Rene, channels the spirit of Asterix and the incredible strength of Obelix. With unwavering ingenuity and a little magic potion, this ideal team ventures into lands near and far. This series is a chance to share the joy of these classic stories with a new audience.

This design is inspired by a 17th-century binding that originally housed the Bustan (known in English as The Orchard) by Persian poet Saadi. Written entirely in verse, the stories are rich in moral thought. The intricate botanical patterns of this design beautifully reflect the fruits of Saadi's wisdom.

The Adventures of Asterix, our series in partnership with Les Editions Albert Rene, channels the spirit of Asterix the Gaul from the celebrated comic book series. In these stories, Asterix, along with his friend Obelix and canine companion Dogmatix, ventures to lands near and far with unwavering ingenuity and just a little bit of magic potion. This series is a...

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

The Adventures of Asterix, our series in partnership with Les Editions Albert Rene, channels the spirit of Asterix the Gaul from the celebrated comic book series. In these stories, Asterix, along with his friend Obelix and canine companion Dogmatix, ventures to lands near and far with unwavering ingenuity and just a little bit of magic potion. This series is a...

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. This 2027 Astrid...

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.

Legend has it that hanging a Bird of Happiness in one’s home will bring health and happiness. Artist Nadezhda Sokolova has taken inspiration from this classic tale of Russian folklore with this Firebird design. Using her unique style of batik painting on silk, Sokolova captures the warmth and optimism of the legend.

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. This 2027 Balloon Festival (Pierre the...

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.

The illustrations of Cicely Mary Barker have delighted readers of all ages for over a hundred years. Her perfect matching of each fairy to a flower suggests a poetic truth to their existence. The illustration reproduced here, from Barker's Fairies of the Wayside collection, is known as The White Bindweed Fairy.