I should admit right up front that I know I have a problem. I love stationery. I think a lot of writers do. I should be ashamed to admit how much I own and how much thought I give to which writing implement to use for writing vs list-making vs editing, etc. But these are… Continue reading Interview with Sara Grant
I’m the very grateful owner of a Mont Blanc fountain pen, bought by my husband for my 30th birthday. It cost a small fortune and every time I write with it I feel incredibly blessed. I’m also fiercely protective, since the Mont Blanc adapts to its owner’s hand and if anyone else writes with it… Continue reading Interview with Menna van Praag
The lovely people at Il Papiro kindly sent us at Papers Pens Poets some information about their history and their products. Il Papiro and its hand decorated papers, were created in 1976 in Florence, Italy, by Francesco Giannini and Gianni Parenti, two, at the time, young men with a strong passion for Florentine crafts. It was… Continue reading Il Papiro – The Landmark of Paper Lovers
As part or our recent stationery tour of London, Anita and I popped into Kiki K in Covent Garden, the cool Swedish stationery retailer. This was a new experience for both of us. Kiki K was founded by Kristina Karlsson when she went looking for stationery and organisation solutions for her own home office and didn’t… Continue reading Kiki K in Covent Garden
As part of our stationery tour of London, Anita and I visited the flagship branch of the London Graphic Centre in Covent Garden. Strictly speaking the London Graphic Centre isn’t a stationery shop. It is an emporium for artists and graphic designers, but there is still plenty of things to thrill a couple of stationery addicts… Continue reading London Graphic Centre
As part of our London stationery trail we visited Il Papiro, the idyllic stationery shop in the heart of Covent Garden. When I walked into the shop, I was instantly reminded of Ollivanders™, the wand shop in Diagon Alley™ from the Harry Potter™ movies. There were shelves laden with an assortment of notebooks, diaries, cards, boxes and photo albums all… Continue reading London Stationery Shop Trail – Il Papiro
Papers Pens Poets love stationery. We love London too. We particularly love the fact that there are loads of awesome stationery shops in London and we want to visit them all. If you work in, or own a stationery shop, then please contact us so that we can pay you a visit and write about your… Continue reading Stationery London
