Whether your tastes lean analog or digital, these embroidered notebook paper pouches can help keep you organized. The smaller 7×9″ is perfect for pens and pencils. The larger 9×10.5″ holds an iPad. $22
(via Quirk Gallery)
We Love Stationery
There is a wonderful visual Tumblr blog called We Love Stationery which is filled with all kinds of paper, pencil and office sundry goodness. If you just don’t get your fill here, pop over there and enjoy all the inspiration and images.
For access to the specific posts referenced in the image above, here are the links in order, left to right, top to bottom: Poketo Ideas notebook, Pilot mechanical pencils, erasers and wrinkled paper, pink Royal typewriter, rubber stamps: neatly organized, Pelikan eraser, L&C Hardmuth pencils, string and button envelope
Olivetti Graphika Poster
Because Giovanni Pintori was a designer to be reckoned with and Olivetti was the typewriter manufacturer to be reckoned with, I give you the Olietti Graphika poster designed by Pintori from Boom Undergrounds copious archives.
(via BOOM UNDERGROUND)
Link Love
I realized recently that while I’m on-the-go, I favorite lots of things on Twitter with the intention of going back to visit them later. So I thought I’d start making it a regular feature here. Great links, photos and info culled from Twitter.
If you work in a design firm, ad agency or other venue where those little (and quitte expensive) Pantone chips get torn out and wind up in jars, drawers and taped to sheets of paper, you may want to consider getting the Slip Pantone chip sleeves. Its a convenient way to store chips that get pulled but not used. Five-pack for $12.95, 10-pack for $19.95. (via SwissMiss and ChipSlip)
Delfonics pencils, pouches and more are available from Notemaker, an Australian office supply shop. (via Notemaker)
A beautiful vintage Aurora 88 from Mr Maxim. (via Twitter)
A feature on Mr. Zip, our favorite postal mascot. (via Felt & Wire)
An iPad fits inside a Letter Writers Alliance members-only document folio. (via LWA and Flickr)
Best tool to stir a martini? A Blackwing pencil, of course. (via Pencils.com)
Mail, letter and typewriter inspiration (from Tiny Mailbox)
A video tutorial on how to switch a Rickshaw Bags shoulder strap to be left-handed compatible. And while we’re on the topic of Rickshaw Bags, have you seen the new Zazzle print-your-own graphics Zero Messenger bags? (via Rickshaw Bags)
A Taipei pen shop with a fabulous sign (via Patrick Ng and Instagram)
Also, from Patrick‘s Instagram feed is this letter lovers cycling helmet from Nutcase. Handle with care! (via Instagram)
In a jam and need a ruler? Try these printable paper rulers. (via Twitter)
Oh, quoth the Byron!
I just love this quote about letter-writing from Lord Byron found on Orange Art Store. I wandered over to their site when I heard they stock correspondence box sets in beautiful presentation boxes. Each set includes a selection of letterpress printed notecards, envelopes and writing paper. The set is a bit pricey at $75 but would make a lovely gift for the letter-writer in your life.
For the more budget conscious, they also offer a writing paper set with 15 letterpress printed sheets and 10 envelopes for $18.95 or folded note cards set with 8 letterpress printed note cards and envelopes for $14.95. Over a dozen patterns are available.
(via OrangeArt Store)
Renaissance Art Journals
Our new friends over at Modern Vintage Man turned us on to Renaissance Art handcrafted leather refillable journals. With a distinctly Indiana Jones vibe, these leather books can be custom ordered with snap closure, tie closure, flap with snap or simple stitched cover. Additional customization is available including debossing graphics on the cover, decorative endpapers and more. Each book is filled with 128 pages of either lined or blank 120g Arches cotton rag stock. The inner paper dimensions are 5.5″x8.5″ and the covers add about a half an inch overall to the size. Prices start $79.95.
Putting Pen to Tablet: Using a Stylus With an iPad
The Wall Street Journal collects a list of apps that turn your tablet into a sketchpad as well as offering some options for styli to use with your tablet.
(via WSJ.com)