Office + Craft
Hankodori Rubber Stamp - Mini
$ 7.50 USD
Call to mind the everyday objects that bring you joy - some coffee beans, a spray of blossoms, tiny drops of rain - with a press of one of these small Hankodori Rubber Stamps, companions to their larger Hankodori cousins. Perfectly sized to pair with our Sanby Ink Pads.
About Hankodori
Though the creative behind craft brand Hankodori has been coming up with stamp designs for well over 30 years, it was only in 2007 that his passion became a business. Inspired by ordinary life in Osaka, the self-taught artist started hand-carving personalized stamps in high school; to date, his company has produced more than 250 varieties, each more charming than the last.
Materials: Wood handle, rubber stamp tip
Dimensions: 0.6" L x 0.6" W x 2.45" H
Osaka, Japan
Hankodori Rubber Stamp
$ 13.50 USD
Take in hand a Hankodori stamp and add a personal touch to packages, stationery, crafts, and more. This standard-sized version comes in three classic patterns ideal for a wide range of projects; pair with some Sanby Ink Pads and a few Hankodori mini stamps to create a colorful collection.
About Hankodori
Though the creative behind craft brand Hankodori has been coming up with stamp designs for well over 30 years, it was only in 2007 that his passion became a business. Inspired by ordinary life in Osaka, the self-taught artist started hand-carving personalized stamps in high school; to date, his company has produced more than 250 varieties, each more charming than the last.
Materials: Wood handle, rubber stamp tip
Dimensions: 1.6" L x 0.2" W x 0.7" H
Osaka, Japan
Shunshun Postcard - Hotaru
$ 5.00 USD
– Sold OutUsing nothing more than a pen and paper, the artist known as Shunshun creates striking depictions of natural beauty that inspire serenity in all who view them. Now, send a bit of that tranquility to a friend or loved one with a postcard from a peaceful place. This design recalls nights spent watching the dance of the fireflies.
See the full Shunshun collection here.
About Shunshun
Shunshun is a Hiroshima-based creative who began his career in architecture design before pivoting to focus on fine art. His work uses delicate lines and intricate details to compose thoughtful representations of the natural world.
Materials: Paper
Dimensions: 5.8" L x 3.95" W
Hiroshima, Japan
Shunshun Postcard - Miyajima
$ 5.00 USD
Using nothing more than a pen and paper, the artist known as Shunshun creates striking depictions of natural beauty that inspire serenity in all who view them. Now, send a bit of that tranquility to a friend or loved one with a postcard from a peaceful place. This design calls to mind the gentle waves of an inland sea.
See the full Shunshun collection here.
About Shunshun
Shunshun is a Hiroshima-based creative who began his career in architecture design before pivoting to focus on fine art. His work uses delicate lines and intricate details to compose thoughtful representations of the natural world.
Materials: Paper
Dimensions: 5.8" L x 3.95" W
Hiroshima, Japan
Shunshun Postcard - Shining Tree
$ 8.50 USD
Using nothing more than a pen and paper, the artist known as Shunshun creates striking depictions of natural beauty that inspire serenity in all who view them. Now, send a bit of that tranquility to a friend or loved one with a postcard from a peaceful place. This design presents an ethereal tree rustling in a passing breeze.
See the full Shunshun collection here.
About Shunshun
Shunshun is a Hiroshima-based creative who began his career in architecture design before pivoting to focus on fine art. His work uses delicate lines and intricate details to compose thoughtful representations of the natural world.
Materials: Paper
Dimensions: 7.45" L x 4.6" W
Hiroshima, Japan
Shunshun Postcard - Senko Hanabi
$ 7.00 USD
Using nothing more than a pen and paper, the artist known as Shunshun creates striking depictions of natural beauty that inspire serenity in all who view them. Now, send a bit of that tranquility to a friend or loved one with a postcard from a peaceful place. This design showcases a shining crystalline structure reminiscent of a snowflake catching the light.
See the full Shunshun collection here.
About Shunshun
Shunshun is a Hiroshima-based creative who began his career in architecture design before pivoting to focus on fine art. His work uses delicate lines and intricate details to compose thoughtful representations of the natural world.
Materials: Paper
Dimensions: 7.45" L x 4.6" W
Hiroshima, Japan
Shunshun Postcard - White Indigo Woods
$ 5.00 USD
– Sold OutUsing nothing more than a pen and paper, the artist known as Shunshun creates striking depictions of natural beauty that inspire serenity in all who view them. Now, send a bit of that tranquility to a friend or loved one with a postcard from a peaceful place. This design features rolling mountains resting in the predawn light.
See the full Shunshun collection here.
About Shunshun
Shunshun is a Hiroshima-based creative who began his career in architecture design before pivoting to focus on fine art. His work uses delicate lines and intricate details to compose thoughtful representations of the natural world.
Materials: Paper
Dimensions: 5.8" L x 3.95" W
Hiroshima, Japan
Shunshun Postcard - Silver Fuji
$ 6.00 USD
Using nothing more than a pen and paper, the artist known as Shunshun creates striking depictions of natural beauty that inspire serenity in all who view them. Now, send a bit of that tranquility to a friend or loved one with a postcard from a peaceful place. This design pays homage to a celestial body as it climbs beyond the peak of Mt. Fuji.
See the full Shunshun collection here.
About Shunshun
Shunshun is a Hiroshima-based creative who began his career in architecture design before pivoting to focus on fine art. His work uses delicate lines and intricate details to compose thoughtful representations of the natural world.
Materials: Paper
Dimensions: 5.8" L x 3.95" W
Hiroshima, Japan
MA7 Stamps
$ 22.00 USD
In Japan, the use of stamps often extends beyond arts-and-crafts projects; a personal seal, or hanko, can also serve as a practical representation of one's signature. Although these MA7 Stamps may not be legally binding, grown-ups are sure to find more than a few uses for them, as are budding young artists. Pick your favorite design and make your mark on the world around you.
Please note: MA7stamp products are handmade by a single artist in Japan and are therefore available in extremely limited quantities. Because the artist tests every stamp to ensure the quality of her carvings, each may show slight signs of prior use, but all stamps are otherwise brand new and cleaned thoroughly prior to packaging.
About MA7stamp
A one-woman brand created by a mom who enjoys sharing craft time with her little one, MA7stamp seeks to spread the fun of adding colorful designs to cards, notebooks, and other everyday objects with a "pop." Experience the warmth of these handmade objects, available for a limited time only.
Materials: Rubber
Dimensions: Varies by design; 0.6-1.6" L x 0.4-1.2" W
Hokkaido, Japan
Sanby Ink Pads - Warm Tones
$ 4.50 USD
If variety is the spice of life, prepare to feel the heat with this collection of 11 ink pads from Sanby, each in a warm tone. Pair your favorite shade with a playful stamp and add a pop of color to any card or craft. Also available in cool tones.
About Sanby
For a century now, Sanby Co. has specialized in the development and production of stamps and inks with the aim of creating lighthearted products that fit into your daily life. Since 2001, Sanby has also been committed to an eco-friendly business model utilizing recycled plastics and refillable inks, reducing waste and creating items you can truly feel good about using every day.
Materials: Plastic, water-based ink
Dimensions: 1.34" L x 1.34" W x 0.79" H
Osaka, Japan
Sanby Ink Pads - Cool Tones
$ 4.50 USD
Bring some cool hues to your next rainy-day project with this collection of 11 ink pads from Sanby. Pair your favorite shade with a playful stamp and add a pop of color to any card or craft. Also available in warm tones.
About Sanby
For a century now, Sanby Co. has specialized in the development and production of stamps and inks with the aim of creating lighthearted products that fit into your daily life. Since 2001, Sanby has also been committed to an eco-friendly business model utilizing recycled plastics and refillable inks, reducing waste and creating items you can truly feel good about using every day.
Materials: Plastic, water-based ink
Dimensions: 1.35" L x 1.35" W x 0.8" H
Osaka, Japan
Handmade Washi Mini Card
$ 5.50 USD
Run a finger over the textured surface of a washi (literally, "Japanese paper") card from WACCA Japan and you'll wonder why you ever used another material for your writing projects. With their natural edges, lightweight composition, and variety of color, these cards will quickly become a favorite at your desk or craft station. Pen a personal message or add a colorful stamp and create a thoughtful, unique note anyone would love to receive. Also available in a larger size.
About WACCA Japan
The name WACCA is a play on words, combining the Japanese character "wa" (和), meaning something Japanese, with "wakka" (わっか), meaning circle or ring. The company exists to bring the simple pleasures of artisanal washi paper - the appealing texture, the handmade aesthetics - to the daily lives of people around the world, restoring an art form in decline while enhancing our everyday experiences.
Materials: Recycled washi paper
Dimensions: 3.58" L x 2.17" W
Tokyo, Japan
Handmade Washi Postcard
$ 5.00 USD
Run a finger over the textured surface of a washi (literally, "Japanese paper") card from WACCA Japan and you'll wonder why you ever used another material for your writing projects. With their natural edges, innate durability, and lightweight composition, these cards will quickly become a favorite at your desk or craft station. Pen a personal message or add a colorful stamp and create a thoughtful, unique note anyone would love to receive. Also available in a smaller size.
About WACCA Japan
The name WACCA is a play on words, combining the Japanese character "wa" (和), meaning something Japanese, with "wakka" (わっか), meaning circle or ring. The company exists to bring the simple pleasures of artisanal washi paper - the appealing texture, the handmade aesthetics - to the daily lives of people around the world, restoring an art form in decline while enhancing our everyday experiences.
Materials: Recycled washi paper
Dimensions: 5.88" L x 3.9" W
Tokyo, Japan
OHTO Ballpoint Pen
$ 12.00 USD
As you pick up the OHTO Ballpoint Pen for the first time, you begin to understand why the brand enjoys such a large cult following. With its timeless design and sturdy construction, this writing implement is clearly build to last - which is good, because the smooth clicking action and effortless ink flow will have you reaching for it again and again. Available in three eye-catching colors with an optional refill.
About OHTO
Since its founding in 1929, OHTO has been one of Japan's most important stationery manufacturers. Although its writing instruments are hard to find in other countries, OHTO is known within Japan as the first company to create a ballpoint pen there, and its products are prized by stationery aficionados the world over for their traditional aesthetic and thoughtful construction. OHTO's goal is to perfect common writing instruments in the belief that high-quality everyday tools help us lead happy, productive lives.
Materials: Metal, oil-based ink
Dimensions: 5.35" L x 0.4" D
Tokyo, Japan
CDT Brush Sign Pens - 10-Pack, Assorted Colors
$ 29.00 USD
Breathing new life into a classic is never easy, but Craft Design Technology has done just that with their re-imagining of this versatile writing and drawing tool. The CDT Brush Sign Pen features a flexible tip that allows for fine lines and sweeping curls with each stroke, lending an air of individuality to any message. With a sleek body dyed byakuroku - a traditional Japanese color - these pens make for excellent gifts or everyday implements.
About CDT
Stationery company Craft Design Technology combines modern sensibilities with the Japanese heritage of impeccable craftsmanship and elegant aesthetics. Their unique blend of tradition, innovation, and simplicity has been turning ordinary office supplies into minimalist works of art since 2005.
Materials: Plastic, brass, nylon
Dimensions (pack): 6" x 8.6" x 0.4"
Tokyo, Japan
Find Smart Note
$ 16.25 USD
"I do not seek, I find." The Find Smart Note is a small hardcover notebook that slips right into most pockets so you can stay “smart” on the go. It features 40 sheets of copper-edged 2.5mm graph paper that has been specifically chosen to provide the ultimate writing experience for fountain pen users (though it does quite well with graphite and ballpoint pens as well). Contains 40 double-sided pages.
About Kunisawa
Since its founding in 1971, Kunisawa has collaborated with graphic designers, advertising agencies, photographers and other creatives to produce office goods tailored for the creative mind. Kunisawa notebooks use British-style foolscap paper, which features a gliding smooth texture and excellent ink absorption designed especially for fountain pens. Minimalist with a refined vintage charm, Kunisawa has quickly become one of Japan’s most exciting new stationery brands.
Materials: Paper
Dimensions: 6.6" L x 3.7" W, 40 pages
Tokyo, Japan
Find Ring Note
$ 19.50 USD
"I do not seek, I find." Fans of spiral notebooks, look no further. The Find Ring Note is the sturdy, attractive, and enjoyable notebook of your dreams. It features 80 sheets of copper-edged paper that was specifically chosen to provide the ultimate writing experience for fountain pen users (though it does quite well with graphite and ballpoint pens as well). Contains 80 double-sided pages.
About Kunisawa
Since its founding in 1971, Kunisawa has collaborated with graphic designers, advertising agencies, photographers and other creatives to produce office goods tailored for the creative mind. Kunisawa notebooks use British-style foolscap paper, which features a gliding smooth texture and excellent ink absorption designed especially for fountain pens. Minimalist with a refined vintage charm, Kunisawa has quickly become one of Japan’s most exciting new stationery brands.
Materials: Paper, metal
Dimensions: 8.25" L x 5.8" W, 80 pages
Tokyo, Japan
Greeting Card - Midge & Mondo Pines Field Mouse
$ 6.25 USD
An imaginative 4.25" x 6.25" greeting card with a blank interior.
From the back of the card: Midge and Mondo get on like a house on fire. And whenever they’re around, everyone knows it - there is such a spark between the two; it is both electric and contagious.
No one knows how or when the pair met; they’ve just always been. Daydreaming, talking, or simply cozied up with each other reading. Usually, if the latter, it’ll have something to do with cars. Mondo’s four-wheel love is the iconic Porsche 911, while Midge fancies a beefy 1969 Corvette L88 with the ZL-1 big block.
But, when reading turns to daydreaming, they chatter away about restoring an oldie: a 1949 International Harvester Half Ton. They found the mix of curves and power absolutely titillating. Heaven forbid (for the community at large) they should actually ever get it built, though. How on earth they’d negotiate the steering wheel, the gears, and the brakes clearly hasn’t come up in conversation.
Greeting Card - Albert Finnegan Black Bear
$ 6.25 USD
A standard 4.5” x 6.25” greeting card with a blank interior.
From the back of the card: Albert Finnegan always appreciated a good tea party and hosted them often. But he got to thinking, “Why serve dainty finger sandwiches and delicate petit fours when I have all of these blueberries from up the hillside? I'll serve nice BIG pieces of pie. A-n-n-n-d I'll serve them on dinner plates, even if it is only mid-afternoon!” So he did.
Albert's tea parties were always a great success due, in part, to his generous portion sizes. But it was his charming personality and make-you-weak-at-the-knees recipes that had everyone coveting an invitation. So, after much encouragement from the neighbourhood, Albert and his love, Eleanor, opened their waterside patisserie, Portage. Dawn 'til dusk, they are serving up all sorts of sweet treats. Swim, slither, walk, or fly to Portage; eat on the patio or take away. But get all you can while you can because, come the first sign of snow, the culinary couple will be packing it in for the winter
Greeting Card - Murray Maynooth Moose
$ 6.25 USD
A standard 4.5” x 6.25” greeting card with a blank interior.
From the back of the card: Murray Maynooth, a very gentle spirit, is a veritable Thoreau on four legs. He lives in an off-the-grid, solar-powered geodesic dome constructed entirely of found twigs whittled to perfection by his old friend Ford Buckminster the Beaver.
Being a staunch vegan (his favourite autumnal treat is baked butternut squash with birch syrup), Murray spends his mornings foraging for berries and vegetables and crafting his harvest into wonderfully tasty treats.
Afternoons have him leisurely toot-tooting around the neighbourhood on his trusty bicycle. Not simply for the exercise: he loves the social that his daily ride offers. Stopping to chat at nearly every house, Murray always leaves a much appreciated package of preserves. The exchange of ideas is always invaluable, providing the pith for his ever-developing philosophies.
Greeting Card - Newton Chapel African Elephant
$ 6.25 USD
A standard 4.5” x 6.25” greeting card with a blank interior.
From the back of the card: Newton Chapel African Elephant was born with a curiosity about music. Understandably really, as he watched the herd respond to seemingly inaudible sound vibrations from many miles away. Or felt the thunderous drum-like beats reverberate to his core when running with the clan. As a toddler, he would rummage through his parents' music collection with pencil in hand, unwinding every cassette tape they had in the hopes of finding the music it held. Its abstruse and ethereal nature only furthered his fascination.
To celebrate his second birthday, the herd saved its pennies for something very special. It arrived in a huge shipping crate, weeks early, which gave him plenty of time to investigate. Running his incredibly sensitive sniffer along every crack and seam, Newtie hoped the treasure would reveal itself. It did not. Accompanying this was a second box, especially for him from his parents, very beautifully wrapped, and clearly a partner to the peregrine present.
When his big day arrived, it took Newtie all of ten seconds to break into the box. Silence. He looked at the odd thing, and then at his family and friends, and back at the odd thing. Helping him open the smaller parcel, a collection of classic records, they placed one onto the turntable of the odd thing and flipped a switch. Newton jumped back in surprise. Music resounded from the odd thing’s nose. Instinctively, and to everyone’s amusement, he trumpeted back a reply. They had gifted him a gramophone and, after explaining just what it was and how it worked, Newtie was in love.
While he no longer tries to find where the music hides, he’s enthralled with this magical device. It continues to gift him with respite, strength, inspiration, revelry, reverie, comfort, connection and, paradoxically, moments where he can both lose and find himself.
Greeting Card - Whitby Valentine European Hedgehog
$ 6.25 USD
A standard 4.5” x 6.25” greeting card with a blank interior.
From the back of the card: As Whitby Valentine Hedgehog ambles along the overgrown trail, he starts thinking about how many times he’s made this trip into town and back: every day, year after year, since he could walk. He doesn’t scurry along as he did when he was just a hoglet; he doesn’t even move along briskly. No, these days, it is definitely a meander, and he is just fine with that.
As he heads into his twilight years, Whitby may have less might and dexterity but at least the universe gifts him with a growing reserve of wisdom and patience to offset. His eyesight is fading, too - a more difficult adjustment - but Whitby figures it is simply an opportunity to see with the heart rather than the eyes alone. True, he now listens better and speaks more thoughtfully, and even though he had a beautiful spirit before, he now connects with others more deeply and wholly. As Whitby rounds the final curve of the brae, gingerly treading up four low, wide stairs before reaching his house, he steps squarely on a fire ant hill. Totally unintentional, of course; his eyes being dim, he couldn’t see. But those ants, protecting their formicary, alert Whitby of his misstep by nipping at his legs straight up to the knees. Unbeknownst to him, James Willoughby Red Squirrel, a stained-glass artist by trade, had been perched in a nearby tree and saw the entire debacle. As Whitby bumbled home to soak the sting away in an herbal bath, James returned to his studio, inspired to help. Being ever resourceful, he found some old pop bottles and, from their bases, was able to chisel two thick magnifying lenses just the right size. He fitted them into makeshift wire frames, and they fit perfectly.
Whitby Valentine loves his new spectacles and wears them proudly; he is eternally grateful. So are the fire ants. But, from time to time, he’ll leave them on his console table as he heads out just to remember what it means to really see.
OHTO Wooden Mechanical Pencil Eraser Refill
$ 2.50 USD
Ensure a proper fit and outstanding performance with this eraser two-pack for the OHTO Wooden 2.0 Mechanical Pencil.
About OHTO
Since its founding in 1929, OHTO has been one of Japan's most important stationery manufacturers. Although its writing instruments are hard to find in other countries, OHTO is known within Japan as the first company to create a ballpoint pen there, and its products are prized by stationery aficionados the world over for their traditional aesthetic and thoughtful construction. OHTO's goal is to perfect common writing instruments in the belief that high-quality everyday tools help us lead happy, productive lives.
Dimensions: 9 mm D
Tokyo, Japan
