Three things with Rafael Bonachela: ‘No app gives me the pleasure of a pencil’
In our weekly interview about objects, Sydney Dance Company’s artistic director tells us about a protective pendant, and his stationery indulgence
June 2023
Rishi Sunak seen using erasable-ink pens on official documents and in meetings
Exclusive: Sunak regularly pictured using Pilot V fountain pens during time as chancellor and prime minister
October 2022
Pushing the envelope: designer stationery is a hot fashion trend
Gen Z and millennials are rebelling against digital demands and returning to pen and paper
September 2021
The Works: how a store perfect for lockdown offers high street hope
Online trade at The Works boomed during the Covid crisis but now it faces new challenges, from higher costs to supply chain issues
January 2021
Homes wishlist
The 10 best accessories for working from home – in pictures
What better way to beat the January blues than by jazzing up your home office?
October 2020
We love... Fashion fixes for the week ahead - in pictures
Nick Cave unveils his online curios shop and Alex Monroe teams up with Raven Smith on a collection of non-gender jewellery
April 2020
Confessions of an art critic
Confessions of an art critic: I can't believe the things I write in my notebooks
From felt-tipped obscenities to sketches of his aunt stolen at a tube station, our reviewer writes about his life in the margins
May 2019
Stationary stationery: street furniture as office supplies – in pictures
Giant keyboards for seats, paper clips as bike racks… Neal Whittington collects the wittiest examples
April 2019
Why I love notebooks in video games
Paul Walker-Emig
In Discworld Noir, they help untangle puzzles. In Red Dead Redemption 2, they flesh out the central character. Is the notebook gaming’s most powerful narrative tool?
October 2018
Sylvester Stallone's Chaos pen trailer: the most bizarre film he's ever made
The promo film for Stallone’s majestically ugly pen has resurfaced on social media, revealing such eternal truths as ‘death does not exist without life’
September 2018
Paperchase under pressure as an insurer reduces supplier cover
Shortcuts
Back-to-school blues? Buy yourself a lovely new notebook
July 2018
Notes on a scandal: why Trump loves to scrawl in marker pen
Trump’s remarks about Russian election interference were covered in marker pen scrawls – it’s been his favoured mode of communication for decades
May 2018
‘Worst store’ in Britain? Here’s why I still love WH Smith
Lizzie Cernik
Stationery chain Smiggle: 'In some stores kids come in with a £50 note'
April 2018
Stationery that looks good enough to eat – in pictures
‘Like a sweet shop of desk supplies’ is how Neal Whittington describes he London shop, the contents of which feature in a popular Instagram feed
August 2016
Compliments to the sheaf: food made out of paper – in pictures
In between their work for corporate clients, Australian studio yelldesign has created Papermeal, a series of playful paper sculptures of food
Pablo Bicasso? The global masters of ballpoint art – in pictures
In Ballpoint Art, writer Trent Morse gathers artists from around the world who show that ballpoint pens are for more than shopping lists and doodling
Top five
Top five: Colouring in
It’s soothing, therapeutic and suitable for all ages. Here are five of the best new books and pens to bring colour to your life
June 2016
Other lives
Barty Brotherton-Ratcliffe obituary
Other lives: Proprietor of a stationery shop and contributor to the design of many establishments in Hay-on-Wye
