A peek inside the handwritten dictionary of Nick Cave from 1984. From Nick Cave Collection at the Arts Centre in Melbourne. Punk rock legends not your speed? How about a snippet from Mark Twain’s pocket notebook including what looks like an assortment of potential character names. I think “Syphilis Briggs” is my favorite. Visit the…
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Embellish it with Washi Tape
Notebook Stories embellished a plain black notebook with a bunch of wonderful, patterned washi tapes. What a great way to identify one plain black notebook from another. I am notorious for buying an endless stream of A5 black notebooks and just sticking a couple stickers on the cover to identify one from the other. But…
Link Love: Oh so late but oh so bountiful!
Pencil news: The Leadhead’s Pencil Blog Genuinely chewable pencil (via Advertising Age) (pencil cup photo from Rad+Hungry) Pen News: Three shades of green Lamy (via The Writing Desk) Even the proprietress of Lovely Bicycle occasionally needs to jot a few things down. Of course, she does it in style: Fountain Pen 101 (via Goulet Pens)…
Call for notebook recommendations
From The Well-Appointed Desk mailbag came this request from Danny: I would appreciate your opinion. My favorite journal is the Rhodia Webnotebook. I like the fountain pen friendly, off-white colored paper in the 14 x 21 cm size. The only improvement I would like is for the journal to lay flat when open. Do you…
Rad + Hungry does Berlin (again)
In my giant pile of mail upon my return from traveling was this little gem from Rad + Hungry. Its the April Berlin stationery kit with the Der Brunnen Block blank notepad, a Faber-Castell Grip 2001 (my favorite pencil) and a solid metal sharpener from M & R. I’ve already taken the paper for a…
Link Love: The Catch-up Edition
I culled through three weeks of accumulated blog posts and thought I’d share a few gems you might have missed: Design Y Notebooks review (via Pencil Things) Note pad review: Fabriano EcoQua A5 dot rule (via East…West…Everywhere) Gourmet Pens compares the Pelle Journal to the Midori Travelers Journal. Fabulous comparisons of shades of green fountain…
Why she loves stationery
Lucy Mangan of The Guardian waxes nostalgic and even a bit poetic about her love of stationery and the potential they seem to hold in unleashing our collective genius.