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Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926), a Spanish architect from Catalonia, was one of the greatest pioneers of 19th-century architecture. Gaudí’s works have a highly individualized style, defined by his unique compositions, organic shapes, and kaleidoscopic designs. His use of colourful mosaics was...
Our Layla design reproduces a binding that contained an epic Persian romance. The 18th-century binding of the Khamsa (c. 1575), also known as the Five Treasures in English, is the best-known work of the Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi (c. 1141–1209)....
The opulence of ancient Rome and Greece is brought into the present on our Spring cover design. Reproducing a detail from Lawrence Alma-Tadema’s painting Spring (1894), this design is the second release in our collaborative partnership with the J. Paul...
This stunningly beautiful design channels a spirit of wayfaring and grand adventure! The original binding was crafted to hold William Seward Webb’s California and Alaska and Over the Canadian Pacific Railway (1890), a travelogue that detailed a trip Webb...
We are delighted to welcome Antoni Gaudí to our Embellished Manuscripts Collection! Antoni Gaudí was a Spanish architect who was known as a leading figure in Modernism. His style is characterized by the depiction of organic forms and extraordinary mosaics. Gaudí...
The wait is over – Paperblanks cahiers are finally here! We couldn’t be more thrilled to introduce you to our launch collection of cahier notebooks. Available in a variety of your favourite Paperblanks designs, these flexible saddle-stitched notebooks are the ideal...
Take a walk down memory lane with The Famous Five! English author Enid Blyton (1897–1968) wrote many books and short stories that captured an idyllic childhood full of adventure in the countryside, her most popular series among them being The...
Discover the mind of one of the greatest thinkers of the 18th and 19th centuries. Our Wildflower Song cover design is inspired by an 1893 binding of The Poems by William Blake (1757–1827). Featuring delicate golden wildflowers stamped on a rich...
The timeless beauty of an antique leather binding is brought into the present on the cover of this peaceful sea green softcover Flexi notebook. The look of this new Old Leather cover is inspired by our Tolstoy, Letter of Peace...
Legend has it that hanging a wooden Bird of Happiness in one’s home will bring good health and fortune to those who live under its warm embrace. They are often hung over the hearth, above the dining table, and over...