The Christmas Journal

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Our Top Guides

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Behind the scenes at Papersmiths

  • The design process: The Papersmiths Diary

    The design process: The Papersmiths Diary

    The creation of the Papersmiths diary.

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  • The design process: our first notebook collection

    The design process: our first notebook collection

    The creation of the Paperback Notebook.

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  • The design process: Our Clifton notebook

    The design process: Our Clifton notebook

    The creation of the Clifton Notebook.

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  • From the landscape to your desk

    From the landscape to your desk

    Behind the scenes at G . F Smith.

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  • An interview with our founder

    An interview with our founder

    How Papersmiths came about.

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  • The design process: Choosing the colour of our Everyday Pen

    The design process: Choosing the colour of our Everyday Pen

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  • In progress: designing a pen

    In progress: designing a pen

    Here we are for the second instalment in our pen design journey.

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  • In progress: our pen collection

    In progress: our pen collection

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The Papersmiths Journal

An antidote to a drizzly Thursday

An antidote to a drizzly Thursday

Sidonie Warren

Grey sky, drizzle and trying to ignore the impulse to reach for a woollen layer. At least, that's the outlook from this desktop. 

An antidote to a drizzly Thursday

Sidonie Warren

Grey sky, drizzle and trying to ignore the impulse to reach for a woollen layer. At least, that's the outlook from this desktop. 

The Papersmith Series - Sophy Hollington

The Papersmith Series - Sophy Hollington

Sidonie Warren

Sophy Hollington first came into our awareness in 2016 when we heard her speaking at the Printed Pages Tour in Bristol. We've followed her work ever since and this Christmas we had...

The Papersmith Series - Sophy Hollington

Sidonie Warren

Sophy Hollington first came into our awareness in 2016 when we heard her speaking at the Printed Pages Tour in Bristol. We've followed her work ever since and this Christmas we had...

The Papersmith Series - Furry Little Peach | Sydney

The Papersmith Series - Furry Little Peach | Sy...

Kelly Chan

Sha’an d’Anthes, aka Furry Little Peach, is our favourite artist and Papersmith based in Sydney, Australia. Her vibrant colour palette cheers us up on a cloudy British day. We found...

The Papersmith Series - Furry Little Peach | Sy...

Kelly Chan

Sha’an d’Anthes, aka Furry Little Peach, is our favourite artist and Papersmith based in Sydney, Australia. Her vibrant colour palette cheers us up on a cloudy British day. We found...

The Papersmith Series - Rachida Benamar

The Papersmith Series - Rachida Benamar

Rosie Smith

If you've visited any of our stores, you'll be familiar with Rama clips. Those tiny gems are dotted around the shelves, embellishing our notebooks with a flash of gold. We had...

The Papersmith Series - Rachida Benamar

Rosie Smith

If you've visited any of our stores, you'll be familiar with Rama clips. Those tiny gems are dotted around the shelves, embellishing our notebooks with a flash of gold. We had...

The Papersmith Series - The Completist

The Papersmith Series - The Completist

Rosie Smith

completist [ kuh m-plee-tist ]. noun. a person who attempts to complete a collection or set, especially a collector who wants to collect an example of every item in a particular field. In...

The Papersmith Series - The Completist

Rosie Smith

completist [ kuh m-plee-tist ]. noun. a person who attempts to complete a collection or set, especially a collector who wants to collect an example of every item in a particular field. In...

We Promised We Wouldn't Cry – The Stationery Awards

We Promised We Wouldn't Cry – The Stationery Aw...

Kelly Chan

So... about last night. We're very pleased to announce that Papersmiths has won the honor of New Store of the Year for our Brighton and Chelsea stores and Best Non-Specialist Stationery...

We Promised We Wouldn't Cry – The Stationery Aw...

Kelly Chan

So... about last night. We're very pleased to announce that Papersmiths has won the honor of New Store of the Year for our Brighton and Chelsea stores and Best Non-Specialist Stationery...