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.
Created to celebrate Midori’s 70th anniversary, this elegant set of 7 grid notebooks is a love letter to minimalism, craftsmanship, and the gentle pleasures of putting pen to paper. Each notebook is slim, beautifully made, and features MD Paper’s much-admired cream pages—suitable for everything from graphite to fountain pen ink, with nary a feather or blot in sight.
Inspired by traditional Japanese genkō yōshi (manuscript paper), each notebook is printed with a subtle 5mm grid in a colour that matches the thread binding along the spine. Seven colours, seven notebooks, and endless quiet satisfaction.
Perfect for writers, planners, and those with a fondness for stationery that quietly gets everything right.
Features
Limited Edition 70th Anniversary Set: Includes 7 notebooks in a commemorative gift box
MD Cream Paper: Smooth, bleed-resistant, and fountain pen-friendly
Coloured Thread Binding: Each notebook stitched in a different hue—Brown, Dark Red, Green, Light Blue, Navy, Purple, Yellow
Matching Grid Colours: 5mm graph lines coordinate with each notebook’s spine
Portable and Lightweight: Ideal for daily use, travel notes, or thoughtful lists
Includes Index Stickers: For effortless organisation
Made in Japan: With traditional attention to detail and charm
Created to celebrate Midori’s 70th anniversary, this elegant set of 7 grid notebooks is a love letter to minimalism, craftsmanship, and the gentle pleasures of putting pen to paper. Each notebook is slim, beautifully made, and features MD Paper’s much-admired cream pages—suitable for everything from graphite to fountain pen ink, with nary a feather or blot in sight.
Inspired by traditional Japanese genkō yōshi (manuscript paper), each notebook is printed with a subtle 5mm grid in a colour that matches the thread binding along the spine. Seven colours, seven notebooks, and endless quiet satisfaction.
Perfect for writers, planners, and those with a fondness for stationery that quietly gets everything right.
Features
Limited Edition 70th Anniversary Set: Includes 7 notebooks in a commemorative gift box
MD Cream Paper: Smooth, bleed-resistant, and fountain pen-friendly
Coloured Thread Binding: Each notebook stitched in a different hue—Brown, Dark Red, Green, Light Blue, Navy, Purple, Yellow
Matching Grid Colours: 5mm graph lines coordinate with each notebook’s spine
Portable and Lightweight: Ideal for daily use, travel notes, or thoughtful lists
Includes Index Stickers: For effortless organisation
Made in Japan: With traditional attention to detail and charm
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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.