Sketch & Notebooks

Paperblanks' Pear Garden cover is inspired by Chinese opera witch 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...

Paperblanks' Hunt-Lenox cover presents a section of the Hunt-Lenox Globe, one of the oldest terrestrial globes. This is an eco-friendly, softcover journal made with 100% recycled binder board and acid-free, 100gsm sustainable forest...

Paperblanks' Flutterbyes cover features the artwork of painter Laurel Burch. This is an eco-friendly, softcover journal made with 100% recycled binder board and acid-free, 100gsm sustainable forest paper...

Paperblanks' Zahra cover dates to the 17th century, when luxurious Arabic court life helped to inspire a supremely refined design aesthetic. This is an eco-friendly, hardcover journal made with 100% recycled binder board and acid-free,...

Paperblanks' Morris Windrush cover features the artwork of painter William Morris. This is an eco-friendly, softcover journal made with 100% recycled binder board and acid-free, 100gsm sustainable forest paper...

Paperblanks' The Waves cover features the artwork of artist Virginia Woolf. This is an eco-friendly, hardcover journal made with 100% recycled binder board and acid-free, 120gsm sustainable forest paper...

Paperblanks' Sun & Moonlight cover features Leonardo Da Vinci’s observations on the light of the moon relative to the radiance of the sun. This is an eco-friendly, hardcover journal made with 100% recycled binder...

Paperblanks' Inkblot cover pays homage to the craft of gold tooling. Handcrafted gold embellishments lent a lightness of design to European bookbinding that wasn’t found in medieval works. This is an eco-friendly, hardcover...

Paperblanks' Jungle Song cover features the artwork of painter Laurel Burch. This is an eco-friendly, hardcover journal made with 100% recycled binder board and acid-free, 120gsm sustainable forest paper. It features Smyth...

Paperblanks' Maya Blue cover was first created in 1697 in Strasbourg, France. This is an eco-friendly, softcover journal made with 100% recycled binder board and acid-free, 120gsm sustainable forest paper...

Paperblanks' Aurelia cover is inspired by a leather book bound in Paris in 1748 that held copies of King Louis XV’s procedures for Holy Week. This is an eco-friendly, hardcover journal made with 100% recycled binder board...

Paperblanks' Blue Velvet cover 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. This is...