I’ve come to a conclusion: Korea is to stationery as France is to wine, and Italy to pasta. They just do it best!
My absolute favourite range is O-check designs, which takes its name from the a Korean word meaning ‘a book with nothing inside’.
It’s a range full of thought, detail and vintage charm, yet everything is still completely practical, made with thick craft paper, linen & leather. Despite their name, many of the journals and notebooks are not completely blank – instead, the pages are scattered with airmail-print, nature images and french phrases to jump start your inspiration. Better yet, O-check are ‘environmentally conscious, creating many of its products from recycled paper, natural fabrics, wood and soy ink’. They even create a free downloadable wallpapers each month, and they’re gorgeous!
I have a diary, a planner and a notebook from the range (& ok, a few other “essentials” ) that I use on a daily basis. Just turning the brown-paper pages or seeing the vintagey covers brightens my day, and gives me a wave of that my-life-could-be-a-movie feeling!
Of course, O-check aren’t the only Korean company creating stationery perfection… here’s just a selection of what else is out there!
I LoveloveLOVE those birdcage cards! Too nice to give away though, right? I want some for my bedroom!
Stockists:
The full O-check range is available direct from their online shop, but you need to navigate the order form in Korean. Alternatively, Notemaker and NothingElegant stock nearly everything, and ship worldwide.
In the UK & Europe, there are also selected bits available from miekewillems, Present&Correct and I hear the Tate gallery giftshop are hoping to stock it soon.
In the US, Anthropologie are also carrying several notebooks.
All the other ranges I found via Nothing Elegant’s etsy shop.
Happy shopping!
Lots of love,
Sara x
Nice pictures! I ordered a custom stamp on etsy, works perfectly!
Hiii girls,
while i was visiting moleskine’s site, i checked out carrie’s blog and i found a stationary post!
i need to have others link to buy new stationaryyyy hooray
so, thanks!
xxx
those are so beautiful!
I’m so proud to be Korean when I read this, how lame is that? Haha, but I always used to love it whenever my parent’s friends or aunt would give me stationary from Korea; they were always so much cuter than the American kind.
I’ll definitely be checking these lovelies out, great post!
I adore stationary as well! The birdcages are so so gorgeous
mmm, stationary…
! i must admit i have an addiction to buying pretty things like this too- infact, i own the floral stick tape pictured above! it certainly made my christmas wrapping look good 
lovely post! x
it’s all gorgeous
) i reeeally love those notebooks, and that tape!! I could spend hours tucked up in a shop full of that! thankyou for all the pretty things x
amazing
but the really true and good wine is not in France… is in Portugal, the famous Porto Wine 
France is to champagne and Portugal is to Wine
kiss from Portugal***
márcia*
Lovely post. I always want stationary but never to use just to look at it. Those birdcage ones are amazing.. I would want them just for my room too.
These are so gorgeous! I’m on my way to their site. I’m a stationery addict.
great post !! makes me wanna import some stuff !!
Oh I LOVE o-check, i buy so much of their stuff, its sooo pretty. luckily here in Australia lots of shops carry their stuff, its just wonderful.
I didn´t know about this art of the Koreans. Nice. I love all things made with paper. These are cute.
xoxo
B* a la Moda
Gmarket stocks some O-Check, as well as many other Korean brands of stationery. Am planning a huge haul from there soon ♥_♥
it’s all really gorgeous, such an amazing and personal world
leen
what a great post! i shall be checking out all those great links you put in, really detailed and informative!
x
I adore the cute notebooks and the birdcage cards !
i am SO OBSESSED with stationary. it is on a par (maybe even higher) than the amount i love clothes. these are just gorgeous, i just love the old leather look. and the bird cage cards are so cute, but which website are they on? i couldn’t find them?
oh, theres my diary!!!
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Great stuff, really lovely ! ;D
I found a lot of these items in the Design Museum shop today if anyone is desperately searching for anything
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Great post – I want some!! x
Beautiful hands
Using these beautiful stationery will definitely give me a “my life could be a movie” kind of feeling! So lovely vintage and romantic:)
Oh man, I love stationary, this is a fab post! I love the photos with the pen poised to write. Beautiful.
LM
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That was one thing I loved when I lived in Korea!! Also, the stationary is REALLY cheap. You can get a letter set for $1 or $2!
Is that a Yashica FX-7, young lady?
I have loved stationery since I was a little girl and all these beautiful pictures just make me want to write letters again instead of e mails which are so boring to recive.
AHHH the thrill of opening something this beautiful.
That last picture, the very bottom right, where is that from, do you know? They are so adorable!
This post is one of my favourites, thank you! I’m a stationary lover above almost every thing else. I’m always in search of the perfect planner, journal, etc. I definitely will be checking out all these sites and getting my hands on several of these pieces!
Hey, It’s excellent to see sites with google and thanks for the share that you’ve given. Commonly, I’m really amazed, but etc.
This is really cute! But is Nothingelegant reliable? I would really like to buy some of these items.