"I grew up surrounded by art: prints of paintings by Van Gogh, Monet and Cezanne on the walls, Murano and Czech glass objects, tribal artifacts, books, music, ballet, antiques and, of course, nature."
Have you ever wondered what the people behind Paperblanks get up to every day? Did you ever look at a Paperblanks design and wonder, “Hmm, how would this look on my desk?” Well, in this new exclusive blog series,...
This month on #PeopleOfPaperblanks we had the pleasure of sitting down with Peter Dorey, an established landscape painter in the UK. We chat to him all about his current projects, where he gets his inspiration and his plans for...
“I always imagined that Paradise would be some kind of library.” This quote by Jorge Luis Borges has been deeply rooted in the life of José Alberto Gutiérrez, who for over 20 years has devoted his life to promoting literacy by...
"I am really concerned about power and how it is constructed, and also about finding a voice for experiences that have been left on the margins of society or history."
Our Peek Inside… series takes a look inside people’s journals to celebrate their imagination and inspire others.
In this edition of Peek Inside… we are getting to know Susanne Heidenreich, a very creative math and science teacher, avid journaller and member of...
Our Peek Inside… series takes a look inside people’s notebooks to celebrate their imagination and inspire others. This week we are thrilled to welcome Virginia-based Ellen Crosby, the author of 12 books in the Virginia wine country mystery series. Her books have...
Name: Marija Silvija Ambrazeviciute
Age: 19
Home: Zell Am Harmersbach, Black Forest, Germany
Places: I lived in Kaunas, Lithuania for the first seven years of my life. Then, when I was eight my family moved to the Leytonstone part of London, England....
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 &...
"Don’t be afraid of new things, even if they aren’t “you”. Anything you try will present new ways of approaching the things you truly do have a passion for."