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People of Paperblanks

Interviews with artists, authors and real-life journallers.

Hamburg-based illustrator Mila Marquis is not only an accomplished contemporary artist who has been creating whimsical images to adorn children’s books and stationery for the past 20 years, but she is also one of our cover artists. Her ethereal...
As part of our 30th birthday celebrations, we're sharing a peek behind the scenes and introducing some of the people who help bring our products to life. Check out the Paperblanks30 tag for more special anniversary content! Tell Us a...
With Christmas around the corner, we asked our Paperblanks team what products they would put on their wish list (if they didn’t already have them)! In other words, here are the Paperblanks items you should be adding to your...
Name: Sarah Ushurhe City: London, England Places Travelled/Lived: Wales, France, Spain, Dubai and soon the Netherlands Loves: Angela Carter's The Bloody Chamber short story collection and anything by Marina Warner. Education: Studied at the University of the Arts London and gained a BA...
The life and art of F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896 – 1940) mirror the excesses and sublime brilliance of the society that produced him. As the foremost chronicler of the outsized ambitions, appetites and failures that have consistently defined America,...
Paperblanks' Safavid journal in front of El Castillo, a temple in Chichen Itza, a pre-Columbian city built by the Mayans.
  Our Peek Inside… series takes a look inside people's personal journals to celebrate their imagination and inspire others. Send us an email if you have a project that you would like to be featured. This month we get an insider's...
Forget "complicit" – "levidrome" is the word of the year, at least if a Canadian boy has anything to say about it! Six-year-old Levi Budd, from Victoria, has coined the term to describe a word that becomes another word when...
Bookbinding has always fascinated us here at Paperblanks, and for more than 20 years we have been mesmerized by the ancient art of bookmaking and its history. Imagine our delight when we came across the bookart work of Rachel...
Name: Valerie Parisius Age: 34 City: Amsterdam Country: The Netherlands Places travelled: In the past two years I've been to Bali, Gili Islands, Singapore, Sumatra, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, Borneo, Florida and Curaçao Education: Accountancy, Business Administration, Fashion & Design Occupation: Designer, illustrator, travel blogger Loves:...