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Stationery Magic!

By Paperstone on 3 August 2015 in Fun, Office Supplies, Paperclips with 0 Comments
Stationery Magic!

Did you know it’s good to occasionally stop all the serious stuff in the office, and let your inner child run free? Raid the stationery cupboard and see what you can make just for a bit of fun, or tell us about your ideas, magic tricks and inventions. We had a quick look online to […]

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Easy Stationery Ideas for the Long School Holidays

By Paperstone on 1 August 2015 in Fun with 0 Comments
Easy Stationery Ideas for the Long School Holidays

It’s every parent’s nightmare – the long school holidays! You know you’ve got to come up with some creative ideas for your little darlings – they can’t spend too much time watching TV or playing on phones and tablets. There’s lots of arty-crafty stuff you can do with everyday items, found in your home office, […]

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A Cubical A Day Keeps the Doctor Away

By Paperstone on 30 July 2015 in Office Furniture, Office Life, Office Workers, Uncategorized with 0 Comments
A Cubical A Day Keeps the Doctor Away

Open plan offices, particularly very minimalist ones, are bad for workers’ health, studies have shown. Several studies have found people are happier and healthier, and find it easier to concentrate in more private spaces. It’s also been revealed that flu and sickness bugs spread faster among the workforce in open plan offices, so it makes […]

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The Iconic Stabilo Boss Highlighter Pen

By Paperstone on 23 July 2015 in Uncategorized with 0 Comments
The Iconic Stabilo Boss Highlighter Pen

The world-famous STABILO BOSS highlighter pen has a distinctive shape – but did you know it its design was a complete accident? The pen was being developed in the Schwanhäusser factory in Germany in the 1960s, and a whole team of designers had been trying to find a shape that would appeal to business customers. […]

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Top Tips for Staying Cool in the Office

By Paperstone on 14 July 2015 in Fun, Office Life with 0 Comments
Top Tips for Staying Cool in the Office

We all love summer! But what do you do in a heat wave if your office lacks air conditioning? Here are a few cool tips to help you stay alert on those hot, sticky days: Try flexible working (if your company allows it). Adjust your bedtime during the week so that you can start work […]

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Team-building Terror – Dolphin Empathy and Other Nightmares

By Paperstone on 10 July 2015 in Fun, Office Life, Office Workers with 0 Comments
Team-building Terror – Dolphin Empathy and Other Nightmares

Have you ever been on a team-building day that went horribly wrong, or made you feel uncomfortable? Here are three tales of team-building terrors which have been posted online by traumatized participants. We won’t reveal who was behind them! One team took part in a horse-whispering session, where people were asked to talk to horses […]

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Dress For Success in the Summer Heat

By Paperstone on 9 July 2015 in Office Life, Office Workers, Workwear with 0 Comments
Dress For Success in the Summer Heat

Ever been stuck in a business suit on a boiling hot summer day? It’s not easy to project a cool and collected image if you’re wilting like an English rose in the middle of the Sahara! On the other hand, you can’t go to a boardroom meeting in shorts, so your attire for the office […]

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National Cherry Day 2015

By Paperstone on 8 July 2015 in Catering, Fun with 0 Comments
National Cherry Day 2015

Boost your health this summer by making cherries your favourite office snack food. Just 10 cherries make up one of your five a day, and this yummy fruit is a “superfood”, jam-packed with nutrients! It’s National Cherry Day in the UK on July 14 – so why not bring a bag of them into work? […]

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Pre-Digital Print Revival

By Paperstone on 23 June 2015 in Printers & Fax Machines, Uncategorized with 0 Comments
Pre-Digital Print Revival

An old printing press has been set up in a German media design college to introduce students to pre-digital typography. Tutors at Berlin’s Mediadesign Hochschule are encouraging young people to explore how designers worked in bygone days. Although many of the students will end up in a career where they create computer games and other […]

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The Search for Mystery Vintage Computer Donor

By Paperstone on 20 June 2015 in Uncategorized with 0 Comments
The Search for Mystery Vintage Computer Donor

The search is on for a mystery woman who donated an extremely rare vintage Apple-1 computer worth $200,000 dollars to a recycling firm in Silicon Valley. The woman, thought to be in her 60s, is entitled to receive £100,000 – her share in the proceeds of the sale of the 1976 computer at a private […]

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