“If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?”
— Albert Einstein
It’s been published ceaselessly but as I am looking over my own cluttered desk and debating whether to tidy, I thought it fitting. Happy cluttered desk day!
Running a bit late today so I thought I might make the winner announcement extra special and use my favorite typewriter to type out today’s winner (so its sort of a typocast)….
Random number generator picked:
So, here is the winner (which I had to print out the comments and number manually as I had replied to some posts and my comments don’t count and there was a couple comments that posted twice by accident):
I will be sending an email to the winner to get your mailing address so check your mail!
Thanks to everyone for participating and stay tuned for more giveaways soon!
I hate to harp on it but its never too early to start picking out your planner for 2013. I noticed the shelves at Barnes & Noble already teeming with planners and calendars for the coming year and many of the most popular brands sell out before December rolls around and you might be forced to settle for second best.
That said, the Italian brand Fiorentina has just recently released its Ciak 2013 planner line. Each planner features a flexible, bonded leather cover with a horizontal elastic closure. Inside each book is 70gms archival paper. Planners are available in either daily format or weekly in three sizes (Large: 6″x8″, Medium: 5″ x 6.5″, and small: 3.75″ x 5.5″). Each size and style is available in a variety of colors. Jenni Bick stocks them in red, white, blue, black and orange.
Other Ciak notebooks and journals are also available at Jenni Bick in a wider variety of colors.
I’ll have more planner recommendations in the coming weeks so stay tuned!
I talk a lot about finding the perfect notebook or agenda but sometimes figuring out how to use your book that is as important as whether the paper is 90gms, unlined, hardcover, A5-sized or pocket-sized, grid, reporter-style. Rookie provided this get “get started” guide if you are feeling a bit stuck. The great advantage to using a paper notebook is that it can be anything or everything. You can put all your notes, drawings and plans in one book or have a different book for each purpose.
Do you keep more than one notebook at a time? Please leave a note in the comments about the best way you’ve found to keep all your brilliant thoughts and ideas on paper.
(via Rookie all images from Rookie contributor Emma Dajska)
A new stationery subscription service launched today called OliveBox. Each month, subscribers receive a parcel filled with paper goods. Some of the items that could be included in an Olive Box are stationery, greeting cards, art, books, magazines and home decor and lifestyle products. Each offering is curated by former Bllomingdale’s buyer, Grace Kang who is also the founder of the Pink Olive Gift Boutique in New York.
Subscriptions start at $25 per month plus shipping charges but pre-purchased subscriptions for six months or a year will receive free shipping (I suspect that applies to US customers only but you may want to contact them directly to verify).
(via OliveBox)
Pens:
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Paper:
Desk Accessories:
Digital:
I love the pops of red against the natural wood. It reminds me a bit of a schoolroom. Classroom chic!
(via housetohome.co.uk)
