Nov 21, 2021

The Humble Paperclip

The Paperclip. An item so ordinary that we all take it for granted. Its design is so effortlessly perfect that most of us use them without a second thought. Flawlessly functional, endlessly useful, we rarely pause to celebrate this small,...

Nov 18, 2021

MARK+FOLD TURNS 6

Birthdays are always cause for celebration — and for Mark+Fold, this month marks our 6th year of Marking+Folding. It all started one cold November evening back in 2015, when we invited a bunch of friends to join us for a...

Nov 12, 2021

Face Behind the Workspace with Caroline Donahue

‘There’s a book in all of us’ — or so the saying goes. For some, the act of penning a novel comes naturally, but for others a little encouragement is required. Enter Caroline Donahue. The Berlin-based co-author of the anthology ‘I...

Nov 07, 2021

BACK IN STOCK | Week Planner Pads

Designed to live on your desk amongst other objects, our desktop pads are a casual canvas for immediate notes and sketches. Customers often tell us that the ritual of tearing off last week's page covered in notes, to reveal a fresh new page...

Oct 31, 2021

FEATURE | Design Principles for the Mark+Fold Diary

At Mark+Fold we’re always thinking about stationery - and when we say always, we really do mean, always. Thankfully, there are many of you out there who share our passion and are happy to talk to us about how you use...

Oct 24, 2021

BEHIND THE SCENES | Hand-making at Wyvern Bindery

This week we were privileged to visit Wyvern Bindery to see our Special Edition 2022 Diary being hand-bound, and thought you'd enjoy a glimpse behind the scenes. This edition of 100 copies will be sent out over the coming weeks, once they've made their short...

Oct 17, 2021

NEW | Autumn Exercise Books

Exercise Books are back, perfect for organising your notes by theme or project. Hand-folded in London and singer-sewn in Essex, this batch is made with surplus covers that might have gone to waste in mass-production, but thanks to our small-batch...

Oct 08, 2021

provenance | PAPER MADE FROM USED COFFEE CUPS

One of our favourite papers is made from used paper cups, which are collected from high street coffee shops around the UK and turned into recycled pulp at the James Cropper Mill in the Lake District. JAMES CROPPER...

Oct 03, 2021

New | Everyday Notebook

A notebook for every day. Made to our usual exacting standards, with a simplified production process and economies of scale passed on to you. To compliment our existing range of numbered editions, the Everyday Notebook will be available continuously and...

Sep 24, 2021

DETAIL | LAY FLAT

A good notebook should flop open on your desk, ready for you to start writing. You should never have to squash, force or prop it open in order to get to work. Traditionally, books were made in thread-sewn sections. And...

Sep 16, 2021

TIME TO SHARPEN YOUR PENCILS — A note from Amy

There’s something about this time of year that reminds us stationery lovers of going back to school and the excuse to indulge in some new stationery. That bite of cold air on your cheeks as you leave the house...

Jun 22, 2021

DETAILS | COLD GLUE OTA BINDING

Our notebooks are made in thread-sewn sections, bound using a very thin layer of glue to attach the gauze, as in traditional bookbinding. The cover is then attached via two elegant hinges either side of the spine, using a very strong glue....

Apr 23, 2021

PROCESS | THE MARK+FOLD DIARY

'Losing my diary would be worse than crashing the car!' At Mark+Fold we like to talk to people about a shared passion for stationery, and this informs our designs. In 2017, we decided to develop our first Diary. So, we...

Feb 23, 2021

Factory Visit | James Cropper Paper Mill, Cumbria

We had the pleasure of visiting the James Cropper paper mill in Cumbria, where many of our papers are made. Having made our own paper on a very small scale, so we had an understanding of the process. But to see the...

Dec 27, 2020

2021 DIARY SOLD OUT

The 2021 Diary has now sold out in all colours. This was a limited edition, so we will not be producing any more for this year. Thank you to all our loyal customers for your support this year. This edition...

Oct 16, 2020

NEWS | FIFTH ANNIVERSARY NOTEBOOKS

Launched on our fifth anniversary, this new series of notebooks brings together all of the best bits of previous batches. Available in six variations, including plain, lined and dot grid pages. At 128 pages, this notebook is slightly thicker than...

Oct 16, 2020

DETAILS | LINED PAGES

The design process behind our lined pages, and the small details that make for a comfortable writing experience.

Oct 16, 2019

STORIES | MARK+FOLD FOUNDER AMY COOPER-WRIGHT

In 2015 Amy set up Mark+Fold, bringing together a number of threads — a very personal love of good stationery, professional experience in print production, and an ambition to create a brand with integrity. FOUNDER AMY COOPER-WRIGHT A stationery lover from...

Jan 16, 2016

DESIGN | OUR FIRST NOTEBOOK

In 2015, we set out to create a better notebook: not only would we improve the quality of the notebook itself, we would also improve the process to make it more considered and transparent. This is the story of that process.

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