Liven (deaden) up you desk with a Zombie Pencil Holder from Neatoshop. These grim pencil holders are hand-painted, making each one of these visions of living death unique. Six holes in the head hold pens and pencils, while the eye sockets are magnetized to keep Paperclips handy. A removable tongue holds small items and business […]
If, in your office, it’s got to the stage where the only thing that will put a smile on your face is the sight of a colleague wincing in pain as they pull out a drawing pin from their arm, then look no further than Instructables’ Office Weapons. Here you’ll find a slew of dangerous […]
About a year ago we told you about Smencils®, 100% recycled scented pencils from the USA yet to find a UK retailer. We are now happy to tell you that Smencils are now available in the UK from educational toy manufacturer, Learning Resources®. Nothing evokes memories like smell and if Marcel Proust had tried to […]
Maison Martin Margiela has teamed up with Paris design house ENO to create a pen to help sate our desire for push-button faux antiquity. The Margiela Feather Pen is basically a Bic pen tarted up with an ostrich or goose feather so as to resemble a quill as used in the olden days like. Don’t […]
Transform your dead office supplies into a Star Wars X-wing fighter using a spent Sharpie marker pen, foldback clips, a strip of staples, a pencil sharpener and some pen lids. Full ingredients and instructions over at Instructables. Reflect on how it all went wrong. Via Boing Boing.
The Ceramic Notepad from Yoyo Ceramics is a jotter made entirely from clay resembling a spiral notebook The ceramic notebook is supplied with a special pencil but dry wipe markers and permanent markers work just as well. All wash off with water. £15 + P&P.
Having been caught red-handed pocketing a valuable ceremonial ballpoint pen on video, Czech prez Václav Klaus is now being inundated with offers of writing implements from Czechs showing faux concern. A Facebook page with over 5,000 fans urges to send pens, pencils and other writing instruments to the presidential office on May 2 “as he […]
It’s an affliction which affects us all – those occasional spasms of mad skin-lust to grab the nearest pig and impose an inky design on its hide. But just how do you tattoo a pig? It’s a pertinent question and one that can be answered by 46-year-old Belgian artist, Wim Delvoye. Delvoye is a conceptual […]
Seattle artist Jim Woodring recently unveiled the Nibbus Maximus, a huge working fountain pen, seven feet long in total. About a hundred people turned up for the event at which large pieces of Paper were also in evidence. The seven-foot pen consists of a five-and-a-half-foot body with one-and-a-half-foot interchangeable nibs. Woodring drew with the big […]
I like this idea. Speaking as a man that chews the end of his pencil incessantly, I think these could take off. As an added bonus, combined with edible drawing paper they could be a great solution to the problem of children’s art. If you don’t really want to have entire walls of your house […]
How to plan the office Christmas party Whether you count down the days, or desperately scrabble around for an excuse not to go, the office Christmas party is an event on almost every company’s calendar. So, how do you plan a party that everyone will enjoy? It’s a tricky balance to get Bob from Accounts […]
Top tips to improve your time management skills Despite what people say, time is not a commodity. It cannot be traded, expanded or reduced. It is fixed. Our perception of time, however, is another concept. How often do you think at 4pm “Where has the day gone?” and go into panic mode to try to […]
Planning in business is essential Everything from the monthly sales drive to a new product launch or project needs planning. It promotes joined-up thinking and good decision-making throughout the whole organisation. “A goal without a plan is just a wish”, observed the famous writer Antoine de Saint-Exupery, summing up a key business principle. Each business […]
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