Books published by Paperblanks

Softcover Flexis.

Softcover Flexis.

Softcover Flexis.

Our Gulabi journal urges you to imagine yourself walking along the winding lanes that are home to the weavers of Varanasi, India. At one time there were as many as 300,000 weavers in the area, but today there are no more than 40,000. This book has been named for the Urdu word for "pink," reflecting the delicate piece of silk it reproduces.

Brilliant fireworks are conjured up by this magnificent journal cover which reproduces the binding La Declamation Theatrale (1766), a didactic poem by Claude J. Dorat. Scorned by critics, Dorat persisted in writing an explosion of works. Though his legacy is not that of a major master, one cannot help but admire his incandescent desire to create.

More sumptuous than even the finest arrangement, our Van Huysum pencil case is based on a painting by Jan van Huysum. A seduction of the eye and a jolt of passion for the soul, this still life is anything but static. The sturdy design always holds its shape, and the lid flap can fold around to create an open presentation case to showcase the items within.

Moonlight. Olena Skytsiuk is one of the foremost practitioners of Ukrainian Petrykivka painting, a technique in which brushes crafted from cat hairs are used to create a visual effect unlike any other. In each design, like that reproduced on this Moonlight journal cover, thousands of small brush strokes combine to create miniature landscapes and floral scenes.