QUILL LONDON
www.quilllondon.com
Luxurious, indulgent and thoroughly pleasing, this website is packed full of gems you didn’t know you needed. There is a gorgeous array of cards, diaries and notebooks, of course. But we also spotted irresistible Liberty-print gift tags, pom-pom paperclips and a particularly alluring brass ruler. What’s more, they offer modern calligraphy workshops in their chic East London studio.
PAPIER
www.papier.com
Founded in 2015, Papier’s aim is to get people to connect with each other more thoughtfully and more often. This carefully curated selection of notecards and invitations focuses on premium quality and elegant design. Browse the gorgeous site to choose the perfect card from hundreds of options by the industry’s leading artists, illustrators, designers and studios.
PRESENT AND CORRECT
www.presentandcorrect.com
There is a clean, calm, Scandinavian vibe to this online stationery haven. Set up by a couple of graphic designers, Present and Correct’s constantly evolving offering is inspired by homework, the post office and school. Their classic photo albums, desk tidies and countless writing-paper options will positively leap into your online basket.
STUDIO SARAH
www.studiosarah.co.uk
This is an ultra-feminine, contemporary line-up of leather goods, notebooks and cards in colours as pretty as sugared almonds. You cannot fail to be inspired by the sheer class of each item. Think pale-pink journals with chic gold detailing, marbled A4 paper holders and sleek brass pens. Personalisation available.
CHOOSING KEEPING
www.choosingkeeping.com
Spend just three minutes on this site and you will become a person who regularly writes letters in a fat tortoiseshell fountain pen on thick, crisp writing paper. The notebooks aren’t bad, either. And the wrapping paper will blow your mind – romantic, geometric, Liberty print, floral, marbled, you name it, Choosing Keeping has it.
LABOUR & WAIT
www.labourandwait.co.uk
This timeless, independent, general store, based in East London’s market district, concentrates less on the whimsical and more on the utilitarian. It is hard to ignore the clothbound notebooks with muted fabric covers, brightly coloured legal string, smart brass clipboard and to-die-for postcard collection.
JULIE BELL
www.juliebellstationery.co.uk
Julie Bell is all about elegance. She offers gift tags, place cards, invitations, writing sets, notebooks and personalised stationery – all in the very best taste. You can’t go wrong with her vast range, pretty motifs, hand-engraving and lovely touches (like really, good thick cord on the gift tags). Plus, everything is designed and manufactured in her UK factory.
SLOANE STATIONERY
www.sloanestationery.com
Sloane Stationery founder Nathalie Vaandrager is determined to get you excited about sitting down at your desk. To that end, she sells a stunning but sassy selection of diaries, cards and notebooks, many of which bear a witty little touch (her notebooks have emojis on the cover; her diaries bear mottos like “no guts, no glory”).
HAY
www.hay.dk
Hay’s mission is to create straightforward, functional and aesthetic design is writ large in their stationery range. Every pencil, every rubber, even a pair of scissors, is elegant, sophisticated and beautifully crafted. Feast your eyes on the chicest of notebooks, tablet covers and lengths of ribbon. If your home office really needs a boost, treat yourself to the exquisite “marble tray” – never will a pen be without a home again.
PEDLARS
www.pedlars.co.uk
At Pedlars, they are truly passionate about stationery. In fact, they go so far as to claim that “good stationery might well be one of the roots of happiness”. Head here for cool pencils in primary colours, chunky vintage rubbers that really work and lined notebooks that will force you down to business.
June 2017