This fabulous box of Tombow 8900s directly from Japan, compliments of Tag Team Tompkins. I’ll publish a review of how they write in the coming weeks.
Composition books are usually considered the poor, student notebook used by middle schoolers and academics but the Marya composition books aspire to greater heights. Filled with quality paper, ornamental stitching and foil stamping, the Marya Composition books are definitely a different paper beast, more peacock than pack mule. $11.95
(via Girl Of All Work)
A wallet is the quintessential item for a man’s mobile office. It often contains his funds, his business cards and those items most important to him. This handcrafted leather envelope is durable, understated and absolutely stunning— the kind of piece that will only improve with wear and time. Made in the USA by Barrett Alley, its hand sewn and available in four natural shades. $95
(via Barrett Alley)
My friends over at TagTeam Tompkins recently ventured across the ocean to Japan and were kind enough to host a “check out what we bought” party at their house. This is an overview of all the wonderful paper goods they picked up on their travels. I’ll be featuring a few pieces in more details over the next week so stay tuned!
Eagle Vintage Pencil Topper
This is a vintage combination pencil topper and sharpener. The writing on the piece says “556 Eagle Pencil Co. New York, USA.” The blade looks like it will need to be replaced but its perfect for the traveling writer or artist.
(Thanks to Ben at Skylab Letterpress for sharing his awesome score with us, which he skimmed from Diane of TagTeam Tompkins fame.)
I recently acquired the Lihit Lab Teffa Bag in the A5 size from Jet Pens. It comfortably fits my medium Ecosystem Life Artist notebook (5.25×8.25”) with room to toss bits of paper, letters and other items and still successfully zip it closed.
The outside of the bag has two velcro pockets, both gusseted; one comfortably fits a mobile phone, the other holds business cards, stamps and other tidbits. Behind each velcro pocket is a slit pocket to keep more goodies and on the far left is a pen pocket. I pack this thing to bulging and the 2-sided zipper makes it easy to close even cram-packed.
Available for $14 in lime green, orange, black, and brown. There is also a larger size to hold A4 for $18.50.
Pinhole Press is a photo printing service that offers a few unique services that sets it apart from Shutterfly and the like. They offer an assortment of customized paper goods like planners, journals and note pads. Their typography is lovely and the layouts are simple and classic.
You can create your own weekly planner with an assortment of photos interspersed throughout the book starting at $29.99.
The photo note pads can have a photo of your choice printed on the cover or you can choose from an assortment of patterns and designs for the cover with prices starting at $12.99. Pinhole Press also offers three different journal options including a hardcover with lined pages, spiral and softcover with blank pages. Based on the paper descriptions, it sounds like they are using Mohawk Superfine Ultrawhite with eggshell finish (I’m guessing about the Mohawk part but I’m pretty sure that what it is and that’s some nice paper stock!)
Pinhole Press also carries all the products that other photo services have such as holiday photo cards, calendars, framed products and even customizable stationery, all with their fine design sense. Pricing seems pretty competitive as well.