The Safavid Dynasty is often considered to represent the Islamic Golden Age, with its artists and creative methods still celebrated today. This Safavid Indigo pencil case incorporates the symmetry and filigree designs that are the hallmarks of this binding tradition.

Described as the “mise en scène for the romantic drama of American business,� New York City’s Chanin Building was built by Irwin S. Chanin in the late 1920s. Ornately adorned with bronze grilles representing some of the finest Art Deco in the city, the lobby was styled around a “City of Opportunity� concept. One of these ventilator grilles, with loops, spirals and geometric lines symbolizing human thought and emotion, is reproduced here.

Azulejos are painted, glazed ceramic tiles that date back to 13th-century Portugal. Today, we see these decorative tiles across a wide range of buildings, from monasteries, palaces and restaurants to bars, railway stations and family homes. The design on the tiles commonly related to the building’s unique history, and the individual pieces often end up forming an elaborate mosaic. The design seen here is pulled from the traditional tiles gracing the façades of a variety of old houses in Porto, Portugal.

The design reproduced on this journal cover, originally crafted by Riviere and Son, centres around a sensitive plant surrounded by other richly hued flowers, foliage and butterflies. The binding was used for The Sensitive Plant and Early Poems by Percy Bysshe Shelley and is a celebration of the creative spirit.

This blue and gold Paperblanks Equinoxe Azure journal reproduces a 1688 binding protecting L’office de la Semaine Sainte. The original binding was adorned “à la fanfare,� a handtooled pattern edged in gilt. “Fanfare,� which was a style popular in the seventeenth century, required tremendous skill on the part of the bookbinder and was reserved for books of great importance.

Using authentic Japanese washi tape paper, metallic foiling and a touch of varnish for protection, our Portuguese Tiles washi tape set will bring a pop of colour to your bullet journal spread. This double-pack is inspired by traditional Portuguese tiles.

Ancient spiritual practices meet modern digital art in the work of Android Jones. With colours both psychedelic and hyper-modern, and imagery combining Eastern iconography with a science fiction aesthetic, Jones is an artist who draws on old traditions and those yet to be born.

Let a swirl of turquoise inspire you to write your chronicles. This cover is based on the binding for a book titled Chroniques, published by Salel Binder in Paris in 1514. The exuberance of the design reflects the splendour of the Renaissance approach to decoration. In this green-blue journal cover you may see the intricacies of your own stories.

Gustav Klimt (1862–1918) was an Austrian symbolist painter fascinated by Japanese art and the female form. The Kiss (1907–1908) represents the pinnacle of Klimt’s “golden phase.� Oil and gold leaf combine to create sinuous shapes, and the lustrous palette and intricate patterns make the painting one of the great masterpieces of the early modern period.

For the celestially minded and lovers of dark light, we present Nova Stella. This book cover, with its central star shape, exerts an emotional pull like the North Star for nighttime wayfarers.Our Nova Stella cover comes from the 1789 binding of Missale Sacri Ordinis Praedicatorum, printed during the Settecento period by Octavio Puccinelli publishers. During this time bookbinding became at once simpler and yet more complex. The sewing was done on recessed cords to give the spines a smooth appearance and so, while the structure of books was uncomplicated, decoration became increasingly elaborate.The free space around the central object is as important as the ornamentation that surrounds it, just as deep space is part of what makes stars so inspiring. Here we see brocade with floral and heart shapes, gilt-edged broad string iron lines, single punch gilding and a cross with flowers and initials.

Combining the Latin words “filum� (thread) and “granum� (seed), silver “filigree� describes an art form that is achieved by first die cutting a base layer of silver sheets and then meticulously etching elaborate grooves into its surface. The polished binding seen on Paperblanks Silver Filigree Maya Blue journal is inspired by a 1697 French binding of Johann Arndt’s Paradiesgärtlein.

French author and illustrator Benjamin Lacombe lends his unique spirit to our collection with this lively design. His works have been published and translated around the world. In this Madame Butterfly jigsaw puzzle, from his 2013 book of the same name, Lacombe’s ability to capture humanity and honest emotion is on full display.

Featuring a German pattern dating to 1568, this design suggests an ornately engraved door or magical gateway. With an emphasis on exuberant gold decoration, the motif is emblematic of the era’s artistic expressiveness.

Aurelia’s inspiration dates back to Paris in the 1700s. The original binding housed copies of King Louis XV’s procedures for Holy Week. This design is a marvellous riot of gold-tooled rococo elements, featuring birds, flowers and leaves.

Taking their slightly sullen cues from previous artistic movements, the New Romantics of the 1980s brought their hairstyles and attitudes to new prominence. Our Peacock Punk Address Book celebrates the drama that made the New Romantic movement some of the most ironic good times popular culture has ever had.

Taking their slightly sullen cues from previous artistic movements, the New Romantics of the 1980s brought their hairstyles and attitudes to new prominence. Our Peacock Punk journal celebrates the drama that made the New Romantic movement some of the most ironic good times popular culture has ever had.