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The best ‘back to school’ stationery (whether you’re going back to school or not)


By Geraldine Carton
12th Aug 2018
The best ‘back to school’ stationery (whether you’re going back to school or not)

Ahh, stationery.

The order; the structure; the systemisation of pencils, pens, notepads, and various other pieces of paraphernalia.

It’s no wonder the Western world has collectively gone a bit loo-la for stationery; the appeal of putting some method to the madness of life in the form of harmonious workspace layouts and whimsical colour schemes is undeniably a welcome change to our turbulent world.

Plus, who doesn’t love a good notepad?

So, whether you’re going back to school this September or your young ones are heading back to the grind (or maybe you just like stationery, dammit), we’ve picked out some lovely little bits to help make every one of your desk-bound endeavours as visually appealing as possible.

Mustard Pink Liquid Marble Stapler

€16.59 at asos.com

 Unicorn push pins

€10 at justmustard.com

Related: Ten items to bring your stationery obsession to the next level

Kikki.K Bucket List Journal

€22.12 at asos.com

ban.do Write On Pen Set

16.95 at myshiningarmour.com

Central 25 Feeling Plantastic Notebook

€14.00 at urbanoutfitters.com

Kate Spade Leopard Pencil Case

€20.74 at asos.com

Midori D-Clips Dachshund Paperclips

7.00 € at urbanoutfitters.com

Bando Compliment Pencil Set

€9.80 at moss.ie

ban.do I Am Very Busy 13-Month Planner

24.00 at myshiningarmour.com 

Dinosaur highlighter pens

€8.00 at justmustard.com

NPW Furry Llama Pencil Case

€4.84 at asos.com

Related: When your life is a mess, only one thing will help: stationery

Central 23 Sausage Dog Notebook

€14.00 at urbanoutfitters.com

Write On Pen Set

€8.00 at moss.ie

Typewriter shaped sticky notes

coming soon at justmustard.com

Stradivarius Stripe Planner

€17.96 at asos.com

Sausage dog bookends

17.55 at justmustard.com

Related: The Irish brands on Etsy that we’re obsessing over right now