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.
The MD Paper Notebook Diary 2026 – A5 provides the perfect balance of scheduling and free expression. It features block-style monthly schedule pages with generous margins for notes, doodles, and reminders, along with weekly pages divided into eight sections across a two-page spread, offering a flexible framework for organising tasks, reflections, or sketches.
Extra blank pages are included, giving you room to capture ideas, journal entries, or attach sheets from the MD Sticky Memo Pad for additional planning.
Designed with the understated elegance of MD PAPER™, this diary delivers a smooth, bleed-resistant writing experience, ideal for fountain pens. Its subtle layouts and wide margins encourage you to merge your plans with your thoughts, so your schedule becomes not just a diary—but a record of inspiration.
Key Features:
Monthly block layout with wide margins for notes, to-dos, and sketches
Weekly layout with 8 sections across two-page spreads for flexible planning
Blank pages for journalling, sketches, or attaching MD Sticky Memo Pads
Smooth, fountain pen-friendly MD PAPER™ – bleed-resistant
Spacious A5 size – ideal for detailed planning and creative writing
Minimalist design with margins to encourage both structure and free thought
Specifications
The MD Paper Notebook Diary 2026 – A5 provides the perfect balance of scheduling and free expression. It features block-style monthly schedule pages with generous margins for notes, doodles, and reminders, along with weekly pages divided into eight sections across a two-page spread, offering a flexible framework for organising tasks, reflections, or sketches.
Extra blank pages are included, giving you room to capture ideas, journal entries, or attach sheets from the MD Sticky Memo Pad for additional planning.
Designed with the understated elegance of MD PAPER™, this diary delivers a smooth, bleed-resistant writing experience, ideal for fountain pens. Its subtle layouts and wide margins encourage you to merge your plans with your thoughts, so your schedule becomes not just a diary—but a record of inspiration.
Key Features:
Monthly block layout with wide margins for notes, to-dos, and sketches
Weekly layout with 8 sections across two-page spreads for flexible planning
Blank pages for journalling, sketches, or attaching MD Sticky Memo Pads
Smooth, fountain pen-friendly MD PAPER™ – bleed-resistant
Spacious A5 size – ideal for detailed planning and creative writing
Minimalist design with margins to encourage both structure and free thought
Specifications
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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.
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