Barry’s Cactus Club #21

Box 21 of Barry’s Cactus Club contains a Old Lady Cactus (Mammillaria Hahniana). It came in a pretty pinkish purple textured ceramic pot. I love this pot it is one of my favourites to date and it is a great addition to the collection. You can grab your own subscription here. (this is a refer […]

Neros Notes: Norderley Pocket Notebooks

In the latest edition of Nero’s Notes Pocket Subscription we got a pack of notebooks from Norderly Supply Co. We got a pack of two of the standard dot grid edition of the notebooks created by Endre Myrvang. Here’s how Endre’s story developed into making the Norderly Notebook. In 2018 I was taking notes on […]

Papergang – Beautifully Strong (March 2022)

Papergang’s latest box “Beautifully Strong” is about celebrating international women’s day and is designed by illustrator Yukai Du. The inspiration comes from plants, flowers and women’s bodies and these patterns are throughout the collection. This month papergang are also collaborating with the Fawcett Society – the UK’s leading membership charity campaigning for gender equality and […]

Hiroshige: Plum Garden Notebook

This notebook is part of a series of luxurious Flame Tree Notebooks. This one features Plum Garden, Kamata, 1857 by Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)(courtesy of Anna Ferris and the Brooklyn Museum). Arguably the last great master of ukiyo-e, Utagawa Hiroshige is best known for his evocative landscapes. His experiments in this genre culminated in one of […]

British Museum Notebook: A Tree in Bloom

The British Museum was founded in 1753 and was the first national public museum in the world. The collection tells the stories of cultures across the world from the dawn of human history, over two million years ago, to the present. This A5 Notebook features “A tree in blossom” by William Giles on the cover […]

Asian Bamboo Notebook from Matthew Williamson

Matthew Williamson is a British design house founded in 1997. Matthew Williamson is world-renowned for his highly recognisable signature aesthetic. It uses kaleidoscopic colour, intricate patterns and designed inspired by nature and travel. This is a proper A5 notebook from Matthew Williamson (rather than the exercise book style) As always it has a beautiful cover […]