Capturing the flavour of finely wrought Renaissance-style leather bindings, Paperblanks Midnight Steel journal pays homage to the craft of delicate gold tooling, originally introduced to Europe via the flourishing trade routes to the East. The timeless be
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During the Tang Dynasty (618–907), the Emperor Taizong founded an opera school called Liyuan (Pear Garden). Chinese opera reached its pinnacle under the Qing court (1644–1911), giving birth to what is known as Peking Opera. Reproduced here is a piece of beautifully embroidered opera skirt from that era.
No one has ever done moody better than the New Romantics of the 1980s, who found ways to gender bend and thwart authority while looking misanthropically fabulous. Inspired by the movement’s reclamation of bygone aesthetics, we have revived our Romantic Sensibility designs in this bold new blue.
Reproducing an original work by Pierre Legrain, our Moutarde design brings a sense of movement to the heavy geometric elements of its Art Deco influence. Legrain was a key figure in early 20th century French bookbinding. He was commissioned by Jacques Doucet to create unique bindings for Doucet’s impressive library.
Our Blue Velvet design is inspired by a piece of a 15th-century velvet dalmatic. It is decorated in brocaded gilt metal thread with a seven-lobed shield, an artichoke-like botanical shape and tiny floral patterns.
Our Paperblanks Flexis Aurelia soft cover notebook design is fit for a king. Its inspiration dates back to Paris in the mid-18th century and the original binding housed copies of King Louis XV's procedures for Holy Week. This book design is a marvellous r
Capturing the flavour of finely wrought Renaissance-style leather bindings, Paperblanks Black Moroccan Bold soft cover notebook pays homage to the craft of delicate gold tooling. The timeless beauty of an antique leather book is brought into the present on the cover of this intricately embellished, rich brown Flexi journal.
Our Aurelia design is fit for a king. Its inspiration dates back to Paris in the mid-18th century and the original binding housed copies of King Louis XV’s procedures for Holy Week. This book design is a marvellous riot of gold-tooled rococo elements, featuring birds, flowers and leaves.
The Adventures of Asterix, our series in partnership with Les Éditions Albert René, channels the spirit of Asterix and the incredible strength of Obelix. With unwavering ingenuity and a little magic potion, this ideal team ventures into lands near and far. This series is a chance to share the joy of these classic stories with a new audience.
Our Aurelia design is fit for a king. Its inspiration dates back to Paris in the mid-18th century and the original binding housed copies of King Louis XV’s procedures for Holy Week. This book design is a marvellous riot of gold-tooled rococo elements, featuring birds, flowers and leaves.
