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| p2p Magaz i ne | Spr i ng 2013
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REVIEW
London Stationery Show
Now in its third year, the
London Stationery Show
– the only UK exhibition
dedicated to stationery
products and writing
instruments – took place at
the Business Design Centre,
Islington on 23-24 April.
A third bigger than last
year’s event and 60% bigger
than two years, the show
featured more than 150
stationery and pen brands
from the UK and around the
world, on over 100 stands.
“The Stationery Show is fast
becoming a real one-stop
stationery superstore for retailers
and buyers where they can see the
biggest as well as newest names
in the business,” says organiser
Chris Leonard-Morgan.
The majority of exhibitors at
the Stationery Show exhibited a
wide range of new and eco-friendly
products, and many had special show
offers exclusive to visitors.
“There was a fantastic range of
products with everything from social
stationery, high end leather goods and
pens, to desk accessories, notebooks
and licensed stationery,” says Leonard-
Morgan.
Fifty different notebook brands
and suppliers attended the London
Stationery Show.Well-known brands
included Letts Filofax, Collins Debden,
Arwey from Turkey, Daycraft from
Taiwan, Archie Grand from Sweden,
Conceptum and Leuchtturm1917
from Germany, Dodo Pad, Fabriano
from Italy, Gnu from GMC
Distribution, Monsieur, Dataday/
Leathersmith, Moleskine, More than
Bags, Nuco, Piccadilly and Peter
Pauper Press from the USA, Ryland
Peter & Small and the new Pantone
range from Stone Marketing.
Writing instrument exhibitors
included Lamy, Caran d’Ache, Faber-
Castell, Kaweco, Platinum, Schneider,
Montegrappa, Fisher, Visconti,
Monteverde, Pentel, Zebra Pen and
Stabilo.
www.stationeryshow.co.uk
Show highlights
First-time exhibitor
Parker
, which is
celebrating its 125th anniversary this
year, revealed several new products at
the show, including the Limited edition
Ingenuity Red Dragon decorated with
iconic Chinese symbols.
The pen is part of the Parker Ingenuity
Ring Collection which is exclusively
available in Parker 5th Technology mode
and uses leak and smudge resistant ink
refills. It is finished with red lacquer and
features a golden dragon on the barrel.
Parker is launching just 5,000 Ingenuity
Red Dragon pens worldwide, of which
120 are available in the UK.
Deborah Hunt, Senior Channel
Marketing Manager FineWriting –
UK & Nordic Regions said that Parker
is launching several new products this
year including more Special and Limited
editions.
www.parkerpen.com
Nuco
launched an innovative new
range of notebooks. NuWorld Stone
Paper ‘Tradie’ notebooks are made from
a combination of ground stone and
a small quantity of polyethylene. The
books are ruled and perforated, tough
and functional and work in extreme
environments. They feel like high quality
traditional tree-based paper, but are
in fact water and oil resistant, tear
resistant and great for writing outdoors.
www.nuco-international.com
Stone Marketing
used the show as a
platform to launch two new brands.
The Pantone Universe collection
of notebooks, card holders, writing
instruments and office essentials has
been created from the idea that ‘colours
speak for us’ and is available in several
vibrant shades of colour.
Also new is the Harinacs ‘staple free
stapler’ by Japanese stationery brand
Kokuyo. This innovative and quirky
product comes in two sizes and in a
range of vibrant colours. And unlike
standard staples it punches a slit into
the paper to bind the sheets together.
www.stonemarketing.com
Sigel
is showing its new range of
colourful Conceptum notebooks. In
addition to a high quality hardcover
with a ribbed Softwave surface that is
pleasant to the touch, this range comes
in a choice of bright or muted colours
– from classic blue and brown to fresh
green or radiant violet.
The new notebooks are functional,
with lots of extras including a personal
directory, numbered pages, two ribbon
markers and pen loop, as well as a quick
pocket, archive pocket and perforated
pages to tear out.
www.sigel.co.uk
Parker Ingenuity
Red Dragon
Sigel Conceptum notebooks