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Paperblanks
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…
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Marie Sklodowska Curie (1867 1934) was a Polish and naturalized French scientist best known for her research on radioactivity. Seemingly contradicting the principle of energy conservation, her discoveries forced a…
A man as tormented as he was beloved, Oscar Wilde (1854 1900) overcame a life of extraordinary ups and downs to become a world-renowned playwright, author and poet. Oppressed by…
Laurel Burch was a self-taught artist and "flower child" who created vibrant and moving themes with paint and paper.
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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.
Enid Blyton wrote many books and short stories that captured an idyllic childhood full of adventure in the countryside, chief among them the popular The Famous Five series. We are…
Before Dutch still life painting developed, artists illuminated handwritten manuscripts with flora and fauna to add emotional power to a written work. One of the most celebrated practitioners of this…
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…
Showcasing silk dyed with beni (the pigment extracted from safflower petals) and lacquered in gold, our Kara-ori Pink pattern is inspired by a kimono design that dates to the Edo…
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…
Laurel Burch created brilliantly coloured, vibrant and moving themes. This Celestial Magic design was inspired by her belief that these ethereal elements are shared by every human being and are…
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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…
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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…
Inside the original 1910 version of our Paperblanks Chloe journal cover lay one of the oldest and most effortlessly romantic stories ever written. This gilt and crushed levant morocco binding…
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…
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…
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. The design seen here is pulled…
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…
A man as tormented as he was beloved, Oscar Wilde used his experiences to form brilliant, if controversial, literary works, including The Impor tance of Being Earnest. He is remembered…
Jack Kerouac stands out as the voice of the Beat Generation. His 1957 novel On the Road, setting his real-life adventures against a backdrop of jazz and poetry, was formed…
Among the finest poets America has ever produced, Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) lived a life of quiet, intensely passionate solitude. A master of the short lyric poem, her eccentric preoccupation with…
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…
One of the most celebrated manuscript illumination artists was Joris Hoefnagel. In the 1590s the Emperor Rudolf II commissioned Hoefnagel to add his illuminations to the Mira calligraphiae monumenta, a…
Artistic, religious and cultural traditions unite in the handwoven pattern of this design. The fabric reproduced on this softcover Flexi notebook is an expression of the weaver’s cultural heritage. The…
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. Her celestial theme has evolved over…
One of the greatest treasures in The New York Public Library s collection is a hollow copper globe, just 112 mm in diameter. The Hunt-Lenox Globe is recognized as one…
Reproducing a gold stamped, dark brown leather binding designed by Alice Cordelia Morse, Pacifica represents a spirit of grand adventure. The original binding was crafted to hold William Seward Webb's…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The drawing recreated here is part of a series proposed by the architect Paolo Cesa Bianchi (1840-1920) for the decoration of the interior vaults of the Milan Cathedral.
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…
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 bookmark celebrates the drama…
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…
Jacob and Wilhem Grimm popularized today's most enduring fairy tales. "The Frog Prince; or, Iron Henry" was the first tale in the 1812 edition of Grimms' Fairy Tales (Kinder- und…
