Desk Therapy: 5 Calm & Minimalist Stationery Picks
Calm your space with five minimalist stationery picks from The Journal Shop. Simple, tactile tools for clearer thinking, gentler writing, and a slower kind of productivity.
Meet the notepad that’s gone straight—The Blackwing (Il)Legal Pad is a devilishly stylish riff on the humble legal pad, now A4-sized and entirely above board. Designed with the same thoughtful precision as Blackwing’s cult-favourite pencils, this set of two notepads is ready to elevate your notes, sketches and schemes with quietly brilliant flair.
Each pad is graced with 50 velvety sheets of 80 GSM ivory paper—smooth enough for even your fussiest fountain pen, with the whisper-soft glide you'd expect from the makers of the Blackwing Slate. The sewn binding ensures each page remains neatly in place until you decide to set it free via the neatly perforated edge. Choose from Dot-Grid, Ruled, Plain or Graph paper—because even your scribbles deserve options.
Built for Daily Use
Premium Paper Quality: 80 GSM ivory paper that’s smooth, substantial, and joyfully bleed-resistant.
Clean Tear, No Fuss: Perforated sheets and sewn binding for structure that doesn’t get in the way of spontaneity.
Four Formats, Endless Ideas: Choose from Dot, Ruled, Plain or Graph layouts—each equally poised for genius.
Meet the notepad that’s gone straight—The Blackwing (Il)Legal Pad is a devilishly stylish riff on the humble legal pad, now A4-sized and entirely above board. Designed with the same thoughtful precision as Blackwing’s cult-favourite pencils, this set of two notepads is ready to elevate your notes, sketches and schemes with quietly brilliant flair.
Each pad is graced with 50 velvety sheets of 80 GSM ivory paper—smooth enough for even your fussiest fountain pen, with the whisper-soft glide you'd expect from the makers of the Blackwing Slate. The sewn binding ensures each page remains neatly in place until you decide to set it free via the neatly perforated edge. Choose from Dot-Grid, Ruled, Plain or Graph paper—because even your scribbles deserve options.
Built for Daily Use
Premium Paper Quality: 80 GSM ivory paper that’s smooth, substantial, and joyfully bleed-resistant.
Clean Tear, No Fuss: Perforated sheets and sewn binding for structure that doesn’t get in the way of spontaneity.
Four Formats, Endless Ideas: Choose from Dot, Ruled, Plain or Graph layouts—each equally poised for genius.
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Calm your space with five minimalist stationery picks from The Journal Shop. Simple, tactile tools for clearer thinking, gentler writing, and a slower kind of productivity.
Spring is the perfect excuse to give your workspace a gentle refresh. Whether you're tidying your desk, updating your planner, or simply want something new and lovely to write with, here are five of our favourite seasonal picks – each from a different brand we love at The Journal Shop.
If stationery's your thing, then you'll feel right at home with us. We love good stationery (and a good stationery shop!), great design and the joy of owning things that make us happy. We go to great lengths to bring you the brands we know you love and we've been happily doing this since the very beginning of our journey. We believe in good things, always.