Of books, paper, maps & other wonders

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An archive about books, paper, maps and other wonders.

Books and paper addresses in Ghent

Belgium has always been special to me, and I like to wander its cities, exploring its architecture and discovering nice addresses. It had been a while I…

Back to work stationery

A good thing when switching to a new job is that it gives you a good reason to start fresh with brand new stationery. Here is how I came to discover two…

Foundation series by Harper Voyager

Has it ever happened to you to be deeeeep in a book and suddenly, you realize you might have actually read that book before? Well, I thought that would…

New York Travel Maps and Guides

I love maps and traveling is always a good reason to grab some nice looking maps and go explore. I’ve recently been to New York City and here’s the…

Black and white notebooks

I’ve been collecting notebooks for a while now, and last time I checked my collection, I realized I had a nice share of black and white notebooks. Shopped…

An inventory of my favourite notebooks

I have a lot of notebooks, but only a few have the chance to get actually used for real. Among them, even less were deemed exceptional and memorable. Here’s…

Books & Stationery in Bristol

I visited Bristol a few month ago, and I LOVED it (and the good weather must have help a bit). It’s lively, it’s modern, it’s green: it’s enchanting. I have…

Papier Tigre stationery

From the beginning of this blog (3 years ago last month!), I’ve always wanted to talk about Papier Tigre, but I never found the right words. Now is the time!

Paper Poetry ‘Welcome Home’ garland

I first discovered the Paper Poetry garlands and paper letters last year in Vienna. Although I liked very much these colourful and shiny letters, I had no…

A piece(s) of paper – Notebook

I’ve spent a day in Bangkok some time ago, and while strolling its super modern department stores, I found these notebooks by the brand A piece(s) of paper.…

A Paper Hunt in Tokyo

I recently went to Japan, to Tokyo this time. And there, I’ve been hunting for nice stationery or paper-related shops and places. Here are the nice…

A gift guide for map lovers

It’s been a while I started this list of map-related products that could be nice gifts, and I was like “who cares if it’s not the Xmas season?”… Well, time…

Birthday notebooks

I celebrated my birthday this summer and, thanks to this blog, my friends are well aware that I’m fond of stationery! As a result, I received some nice…

A selection of orange stationery

Whether you prefer A Clockwork Orange or Orange is the new black, well, it’s all about orange stationery today!

A paper walk in Vienna

As I spent a few days in Vienna for the first time, I was delighted to find lots of nice shops and bars. The city has a welcoming and relaxed atmosphere. It…

Honeycomb notebook by Paperways

Some days ago a very dear friend gave me, to my surprise, an old analog camera: an Olympus OM10. Her mother had found it unused and forgotten in the ceiling…

Three iconic London bookshops

London is one of the cities I keep coming back to, let’s say once a year. Every time I’m reminded how much I love the city, its bricks, its aerial train…

A German Stationery Collection

My last city escape took me to Berlin where I found many nice stationery and book shops. I brought back home a selection of the best I’ve seen and here are…

Virginia Woolf: noteworthy editions

If you like reading Viriginia Woolf’s works – novels or essays – here are several noteworthy editions of her works from nice publishing houses. You’ll see…

Monday inspiration: Green (day)

Monday inspiration is back with some greenery today. Readings, notebooks, and city discoveries are on the menu!

Monday Mustard Inspiration

I’ve just read about Dijon (and its mustard) in Henry Miller’s Tropic of Cancer – which I strongly recommend if you like kind of crazy semi-autobiographical…