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Paperblanks Mystique Mini Lined Softcover Flexi Journal (176 pages)
Our Paperblanks Mystique soft cover notebook is inspired by a cover said to have been designed by Le Gascon, a legendary but little-known 17th-century bookbinder. The original cover that inspired this Flexi journal was made of red Moroccan leather embossed and gilded with rosettes, spirals and dotted lines.
£13.21
Paperblanks Midnight Rebel Lined Hardcover Journal
Taking their slightly sullen cues from previous artistic movements, the New Romantics of the 1980s brought their hairstyles and attitudes to new prominence. Our Midnight Rebel journal celebrates the drama that made the New Romantic movement some of the most ironic good times popular culture has ever had.
£20.76
Paperblanks Moonlight Mini Unlined Hardcover Journal (Elastic Band Closure)
Olena Skytsiuk is one of the foremost practitioners of Ukrainian Petrykivka painting, a technique in which brushes crafted from cat hairs are used to create a visual effect unlike any other. In each design, like that reproduced on this Moonlight journal cover, thousands of small brush strokes combine to create miniature landscapes and floral scenes.
£13.90
Paperblanks Dayspring Unlined Hardcover Journal
Olena Skytsiuk is one of the foremost practitioners of Ukrainian Petrykivka painting, a technique in which brushes crafted from cat hairs are used to create a visual effect unlike any other. In each design, like that reproduced on this Dayspring journal cover, thousands of small brush strokes combine to create miniature landscapes and floral scenes.
£16.64
Paperblanks Midnight Steel Address Book
Capturing the flavour of finely wrought Renaissance-style leather bindings, Paperblanks Midnight Steel Address Book 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 deep blue book.
£16.64
Paperblanks Nox Grande Unlined Hardcover Journal
This satin black Nova Stella Nox journal, with its central star shape, exerts an emotional pull like the North Star. The free space around the focal object is as important as the ornamentation, just as deep space is part of what makes stars so inspiring. Let this Paperblanks book design guide your imagination into a universe of possibilities.
£23.51
Paperblanks Your Move Unlined Hardcover Journal
In our Your Move journal, we feature a classical character from children’s literature drawn by artist Tim Bowers. With his timeless use of colour and line, Bowers captures the charm of iconic characters from folk and fairy tales. One is never too old or too young to enjoy playtime and the company of legendary characters.
£16.64
Paperblanks Mooring (Alistair Bell Collection) Midi Lined Hardcover Journal (Elastic Band Closure)
The 20th-century Canadian artist Alistair Macready Bell is revered for his moody, expressionistic woodprints. An Alistair Bell work is instantly recognisable for its angularity, bold tones and innovative use of natural textures. Paperblanks Mooring journal reflects the characteristic attention to line and internal rhythm of this celebrated printmaker.
£12.18
Paperblanks Aubergine Lined Hardcover Journal
This Paperblanks Silver Filigree Aubergine journal cover was originally designed in Germany in the early 1800s. To achieve the gilded motif, a base layer of silver sheets was first die cut, and elaborate grooves were then etched into its surface. Our silver and deep purple notebook celebrates the technique of filigree, an art form that is a testament to the human drive to ornament.
£22.14
Paperblanks Shakespeare, Sir Thomas More (Embellished Manuscripts Collection) Unlined Hardcover Journal
William Shakespeare (1564–1616), long considered the greatest of English writers, left few traces of his handwriting. The banned play Sir Thomas More (1595) was written and revised by five different playwrights, of whom scholars now believe Shakespeare to be one. The handwritten manuscript on this Paperblanks journal cover portrays his passionate defence of refugees and displaced people.
£13.90
Paperblanks Lindau (Lindau Gospels) Ultra Lined Hardcover Journal
The Lindau Gospels’ bindings were designed to inspire awe when the book was carried in processions or displayed on an altar. Paperblanks Lindau journal depicts the back cover of this bookmaking masterwork, created near Salzburg between 750 and 800 AD. It was tooled in gilt, silver and enamel and adorned with jewels, making for a powerful manifestation of art as a vehicle for belief.
£20.76
Paperblanks Blush Pink Ultra Lined Hardcover Journal (Clasp Closure)
Combining the Latin words “filum” (thread) and “granum” (seed), silver “filigree” describes an art form that is achieved by first die cutting a base layer of silver sheets and then meticulously etching elaborate grooves into its surface. The binding pattern seen on Paperblanks Silver Filigree Blush Pink journal is inspired by a 1697 French binding of Johann Arndt’s Paradiesgärtlein.
£22.14
Paperblanks Terrene (Medina Mystic) Grande 12-month Dayplanner 2024
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 craftspeople elevate everyday carpets to works of spiritual and cultural expression. This particular design comes from a contemporary rug manufacturer, Floare Carpet, who design their floor coverings in the traditional ways.
£18.03
Paperblanks Granada Turquoise (Moorish Mosaic) Ultra Horizontal 12-month Dayplanner 2024 (Elastic Band Closure)
Photographer Gérard Degeorge has travelled the world, capturing grand pieces of architectural design through the scope of his lens. This cover design comes from his vast collection of photography and is reminiscent of the Alhambra in Granada, Spain. The geometric pattern, floral design and arabesque setting are all suggestive of the art and architecture styles found in the western Islamic world.
£15.45
Paperblanks The Waves - Volume 4 (Virginia Woolf’s Notebooks) Maxi Vertical 12-month Dayplanner 2024 (Elastic Band Closure)
Virginia Woolf wrote with insight about the uncertainty of everyday life. Her novel The Waves, drafted in a series of notebooks including the one reproduced here, is made up of soliloquies spoken by the main characters. Today, the notebooks are a part of The New York Public Library’s Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature and are featured in the Polonsky Exhibition of The New York Public Library’s Treasures.
£13.90
Paperblanks Tropical Garden (Nature Montages) Midi Verso 12-month Dayplanner 2024
A lifelong artist, Gary Grayson’s affinity for both antique prints and modern graphic design is on display in the digital artwork behind this cover. His distinctive style is an eclectic mix of vintage vector, impressionism and pop art.
£12.88
Paperblanks Terrene (Medina Mystic) Midi Verso 12-month Dayplanner 2024
This lovely, organic pattern comes from the illustrious carpet-making traditions of the Moldavian people. By mixing ideals of beauty and harmony with folk mysticism and mythology, Moldavian craftspeople elevate everyday carpets to works of spiritual and cultural expression. This particular design comes from a contemporary rug manufacturer, Floare Carpet, who design their floor coverings in the traditional ways.
£12.88
£6.20
Paperblanks LEWIS CARROLL ALICE IN WONDERLAND MINI U
£21.76
Paperblanks Onyx Asterales Playing Cards Standard Deck
Our Onyx design reproduces an 1835 goatskin leather book binding crafted in Amsterdam by Friedrich W.J.C. Kolb. The binding was originally designed to contain a Latin oration on the physiology of plants by the renowned Dutch botanist Willem Hendrik de Vriese. De Vriese, a member of the Royal Dutch Institute of Sciences, Literature and Fine Arts, named many species of plants in the Asterales order (Asterids).
£21.48
Little, Brown Book Group Riviera Bold Old Leather Collection A6 Lined Cahier
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.
£10.46
Little, Brown Book Group Wordscapes Free Your Mind A6 Unlined Cahier
Our Wordscapes 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.
£10.45
Little, Brown Book Group Wordscapes Free Your Mind A6 Lined Cahier
Our Wordscapes 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.
£10.46
Little, Brown Book Group Morris Windrush William Morris A4 Lined Cahier
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.
£15.88
Little, Brown Book Group Monets Chrysanthemums A5 DotGrid Cahier
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.
£13.06
Little, Brown Book Group Riviera Bold Old Leather Collection A5 Lined Cahier
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.
£12.90
Little, Brown Book Group Violet Fairy Langs Fairy Books A6 Unlined Cahier
This captivating image comes from the first edition of Scottish poet and anthropologist Andrew Lang s The Violet Fairy Book. Compiled in 1901 by Lang, illustrated by Henry Justice Ford and published under the editorial direction of Lang s wife, Leonora Alleyne, the book was one in a twelve-part series known as Lang s Fairy Books, with each book named for the colour of its fairy.
£10.45
Little, Brown Book Group Violet Fairy Langs Fairy Books A5 DotGrid Cahier
This captivating image comes from the first edition of Scottish poet and anthropologist Andrew Lang s The Violet Fairy Book. Compiled in 1901 by Lang, illustrated by Henry Justice Ford and published under the editorial direction of Lang s wife, Leonora Alleyne, the book was one in a twelve-part series known as Lang s Fairy Books, with each book named for the colour of its fairy.
£13.00
Little, Brown Book Group Firebird Birds of Happiness A6 Lined Cahier
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.
£10.45
Little, Brown Book Group Morris Windrush William Morris A6 Lined Cahier
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.
£10.48
Little, Brown Book Group Vault of the Milan Cathedral Duomo di Milano Mini 12month Verso Hardback Dayplanner 2025 Wrap Closure
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 Duomo di Milano. The soaring arabesques create a sense of a faux relief arborescence over a golden background.
£14.76
Paperblanks Monet’s Chrysanthemums Mini Unlined Hardback Journal (Elastic Band Closure)
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 highlight the magnificence of nature.
£21.71
Paperblanks Morris Pink Honeysuckle (William Morris) Document Folder (Wrap Closure)
William Morris (1834–1896) was one of the most celebrated practitioners of the Arts and Crafts movement in the late 19th century. Created using woodblock printing done by hand, his evocations of antique florals and plants in all their magical gradation of tints have become design classics gracing the decorative arts.
£20.79
Paperblanks Celestial Magic (Whimsical Creations) Mini Unlined Hardback Journal Wrap
Laurel Burch created brilliantly coloured, exquisitely embellished, vibrant and moving artistic themes. Her celestial theme has evolved over the years in a vibrant colour palette emblazoned with shimmering details of silver and gold, including rainbow-hued fish and sprays of colourful flowers cavorting with her suns, moons and stars.
£21.71
Paperblanks Blue Luxe (Luxe Design) Mini Lined Hardback Journal (Elastic Band Closure)
Luxuriate in the brass and regal blue tones of this Blue Luxe cover design. The original book, crafted in the heart of Amsterdam in 1715, was bound in goatskin with elaborate gold tooling. Contained inside the volume was the Oratio Dominica (Lord’s Prayer) in almost 150 languages and dialects, compiled by English courtier John Chamberlayne, creating a document of global appeal. The intricate details of this design reflect the tapestry of cultures in its original pages.
£21.60
Paperblanks Morris Pink Honeysuckle (William Morris) Mini Lined Hardcover Journal
William Morris (1834–1896) was one of the most celebrated practitioners of the Arts and Crafts movement. In creating woven and printed textile designs Morris worked with the ancient technique of hand woodblock printing, finding inspiration in the natural world around him. His evocations of antique florals and plants have become classics in the world of decorative arts, including our book cover.
£22.09
Paperblanks Diamond Jubilee (Sangorski & Sutcliffe) Pencil Case
This glorious design comes from Sangorski & Sutcliffe, a world-renowned British bindery celebrated for their jewelled bindings, like the one reproduced here. It was originally crafted to house a poem written for Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee.
£18.20
Paperblanks The Chanin Spiral (New York Deco) Mini Address Book
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, spirals and geometric lines symbolizing human thought and emotion, is reproduced here.
£21.60
Paperblanks Celebrating Charlie Chaplin Pencil Case
Charlie Chaplin was an English actor, filmmaker and composer remembered as one of the most important figures in the history of film. This pencil case 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.
£18.20
Paperblanks Violet Fairy Mini Lined Hardcover Journal
The captivating image on the cover of this Paperblanks journal comes from the first edition of Scottish poet and anthropologist Andrew Lang’s The Violet Fairy Book. Compiled in 1901 by Lang and illustrated by Henry Justice Ford, the book was one in a 12-part series known as Lang’s Fairy Books, with each book named for the colour of its fairy.
£21.71
Paperblanks Peacock Punk Mini Address Book
Taking their slightly sullen cues from previous artistic movements, the New Romantics of the 1980s brought their hairstyles and attitudes to new prominence. Our Peacock Punk Address Book celebrates the drama that made the New Romantic movement some of the most ironic good times popular culture has ever had.
£21.71
Paperblanks Agra Mini Unlined Hardcover Journal
Our Agra 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 own masterwork.
£21.60
Paperblanks Destiny Slim Lined Hardcover Journal
This Paperblanks journal design comes from an 1893 binding housing Voltaire’s Zadig, or The Book of Fate. First published in 1747, it tells the story of Zadig, an ancient Babylonian philosopher. The book is a philosophical treatise that provides thematic inspiration for the modern detective story, including for Edgar Allan Poe’s C. Auguste Dupin.
£21.84
Paperblanks Lahori Mini Lined Hardcover Journal
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 journal, named for Ustad Ahmad Lahori, who is said to have been the grand mausoleum’s chief architect.
£21.60
Paperblanks Aureo Mini Lined Softcover Flexi Journal
We have captured some of the splendid daybreak palette of ancient Venice with this Paperblanks softcover Flexi notebook. Our Aureo 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.
£20.51
Paperblanks Celestial Planisphere Mini Lined Softcover Flexi Journal
Evocative of an age when the heavens were alive with more than satellites, this softcover Celestial Planisphere Flexi notebook is a romantic’s delight. Frederick 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.
£20.51
Paperblanks Siyah (Varanasi Silks and Saris) Pencil Case
This pencil case 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. We have named it Siyah after the Urdu word for “black.”
£18.20
Paperblanks Fire Flowers Pencil Case
Brilliant fireworks are conjured up by this magnificent pencil case which reproduces the binding La Déclamation Théâtrale (1766), a didactic poem by Claude J. Dorat. Scorned by critics, Dorat persisted in writing an explosion of works. Though his legacy is not that of a major master, one cannot help but admire his incandescent desire to create.
£18.16
