MUJI was founded in Japan in 1980 as an antithesis to the habits of consumer society at that time. On one hand, foreign-made luxury brands were gaining popularity within an economic environment of ever-rising prosperity. On the other, poor-quality, low-priced goods were appearing on the market, and had a polarizing effect on consumption patterns. MUJI […]
Apica Co., Ltd. was founded in 1916 changing its name to Apica in 1973. Apica Notebooks are a great basic high quality notebook to have in your collection as an everyday or monthly notebook. The C.D. Notebook is the classic Apica Notebook and is widely available in independent stationery stores and online. However, the most […]
The A to Z Challenge is almost upon us… I missed the ‘official’ Theme Reveal Day. However I wanted to remind readers that the A to Z Challenge is starting on the 1 April and once again you will be the victims of a a to z list of notebooks and stationery products – this […]
Another exciting collection of notebooks to share with you for the final letter of the challenge. The “ZEQUENZ” Story “Each sequence in life is a memory worthy to keep.” – Mrs. Sinee Dumrongkitkarn Founder, Zenith Enterprise, 1989 The ZEQUENZ brand of unique and innovative office and personal stationery products was established in 2008 by the […]
Y is for… Yard O Led. The Yard-O-Led Pencil Company was founded in London in 1934 by a Mr Brenner to produce his patent propelling pencils which contained twelve three inch leads (that is to say, 36 inches or a yard of lead). After the second world war the company merged with Sampson Mordan Ltd whose founder had […]
X is for X17. X17 is a German “ring notebook” and is more like a personal organiser (and while I have not used on of these it appears similar to a Midori Travellers Notebook or ringbinder organiser such as a Filofax). Their website copy just builds up your hunger for a new notebook… X17 Notebook: Your […]
W is for… Whitelines. I enjoy using Whitelines Notebooks and I have used a Whitelines notebook as one of my Monthly Notebook in the past. The idea behind Whitelines Notebooks is straightforward grey paper with whitelines distracts less. Whitelines® was founded in January 2006 by three friends in Stockholm with one ambition: to make a contribution to […]
V is a shockingly difficult letter to find a stationery brand/company for. I am of course running behind schedule – but I would like to complete the challenge in full even if I have ended up running late. For V I have chosen to share more information about Visconti. Another fabulous Italian company that produces beautiful pens. […]
I struggled to think of a notebook brand or company for u. Therefore I have chose the brand Uniball. Uniball is owned by Mitsubishi Pencil Co U.K. Limited. one of the biggest players in the UK Rollerball Pen market. uni-ball consistently holds the number one position of the branded rollerball sales charts by volume Established […]
teNeues Notebooks from teNeues publishing are simple practical notebooks. All the notebooks that I have purchased from teNeues I have used cover to cover. So lets find out more about this publishing company: For more than 50 years now the teNeues brand has been synonymous with the publication of finely produced illustrated calendars. From this […]