Marvin Kleinmeier (AKA Bob Sala Photographie) recently photographed products for a German stationery shop “Brevi Manu” for a future online store and catalog. I see familiar products like Hardmuth, Koh-i-Noor, and Kaweco — all excellent German products — along with Palomino Blackwings and other beautiful products. Brevi Manu creates the O-Check products which will also…
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Mad Men Modernist
Even Don Draper needs to upgrade his office furniture every season or so. The set designers for Mad Men worked hard to make the office furniture appropriate for the time period using both vintage and reproduction pieces. The article on Midcentry Modernist goes into extensive detail about the specific pieces used and the subtle upgrades…
DIY Vintage Book Tablet Covers
My BFF Rebecca (AKA Squirrel Junkie) is a genius. She made tablet covers from old hardback book covers. She walks you through all the steps needed to create your own vintage book cover for your favorite digital device. Vintage style, modern tools. Brilliant!
My Favorite Dymo: The M-6
I collect Dymo tape labellers with the same enthusiasm that I collect other desk accessories. I have a whole plastic bin full of tape labellers, mostly Dymo brand though occasionally I’ll stumble across a store brand or off-brand. They all take the same 3/8″ labels though some will also accept the harder-to-find 1/4″ label tapes.…
The Workspaces of Famous Men
I love seeing he workspaces of authors and other famous folks. So finding this treasure trove of photos of workspaces totally made my day. This is cluttered space where writer William F. Buckley is a converted garage. He spent a lot of his life and even died here. The writing hut used by Neil Gaiman…
Day of the Desks
Today I want to share some home office inspiration, from feminine and floral to sparse and even a dark, dramatic option. Enjoy!