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Celebrate the beauty of Chinese embroidery with our exquisite Blue Willow cover. The design reproduced here is taken from a panelled skirt called a mamianqun, or “horse face” skirt, a garment worn by Han Chinese women in the traditional...
Celtic mythology and breathtaking animation come to life in a first-of-its-kind stationery collection created in partnership with Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon! Cartoon Saloon’s celebrated Irish Folklore Trilogy is a series that particularly resonates with us. Exploring universal themes and...
"Here's my secret. It is very simple:one can only see well with the heart.The essential is invisible to the eyes." – The Little Prince Immerse yourself in the enchanting universe of the Little Prince with our exclusive collaborative collection with...
Hold a piece of Regency-era literature in your hands! And not just any literature, but the literature of Jane Austen. Reproduced on this gorgeously ornate journal is the original handwritten draft of Persuasion by the beloved English novelist. Jane Austen’s...
Take a trip through a fantastic world of underground cities, hot air balloons, tree-top towns, and haunted houses. Behold the magical world of Pierre the Maze Detective! The image reproduced here is from Pierre the Maze Detective: The Search for...
February has arrived, so you know what that means… it’s time to announce our latest spring collection! Spring 2025 brings a diverse new collection of cover art to the Paperblanks collection. From the intricate beauty of Chinese embroidery to the...
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...