Today marks the 300th birthday of one of history's great revolutionary thinkers - a man who changed the faces of philosophy, musical composition and literature (not to mention the inventor of the autobiographical form) - Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778).
Rousseau's effective...
Camille Beckles, better known by the moniker “Camille at the Wheel,” is a ceramics artist based in Queens, New York. Her handmade, wheel-thrown ceramics in muted tones and minimalist hand-carved details seamlessly combine beauty and functionality, elevating everyday objects –...
For our "X Questions With" series, we're speaking with talented individuals from around the world who have inspired us with their creativity and passion. If you have a story to tell or someone you'd like to see profiled, let...
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...
"Most of my life I have been an artist and designer although I have a degree in liberal arts, not fine arts, and actually did little training for what I ended up doing for a living."
A little bit about Sophie
Name: Sophie Dupont
Age: 36
Location: Bouveret / Switzerland
Favourite places to travel: Ireland
Passions: Drawing, painting, reading, movies, board games, role-play (like Dungeon & Dragons for instance)
Education/Training: Swiss Federal Diploma of Vocational Education and Training, illustration drawing at Atelier Art &...
Today, July 18th, marks the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen's death, an occasion that she would probably be surprised to find us celebrating as her novels were originally published anonymously and she found very little fame during her lifetime.
Well Jane,...
Name: Susan Reagan
Age: 52
City/Town: Tremont, a wonderfully small and diverse historic neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio.
Places Travelled: Not every state in the United States yet, but it's a goal. I've also visited England, France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Czech Republic, Greece,...
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 bit about...
"The mysterious aspects of a single person fascinate me and portraiture – the study of faces - is what I specialize in to try to understand how emotions are expressed."