#Korea stationery

[jeunersworks]

stationery design.

‘ mini sticky memo pad’

-weekly planner

-daily planner

-to do list

-line memo

Copyright 2024. Co.Jeunerworks All Rights Reserved.

[corirella]

guess what? I’m in Korea for holiday!

[anon141]

*journal*

맡기신 스티커를 자르고 잘라서 드디어 보냄.

이번은 달랑 한장 밖에 못 썼지만 편지는 항상 즐겁게 쓰고 있다 :*)

[tea-tuesday]

stopped by niconeco zakkaya in the east village!

[kvnai]

Aesthetic random photo from my trip to Korea

[tithsokphanny31]

Pink Hana Dreamworld Plastic Folder Binder Paper Holder Shy Smiles Korea

[pink-club]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CnE-bv7BtT9/

[bottledmemories]

Korea's Vintage Pencil Shop

Alexa, play It’s Been Awhile by Staind. Hello internet friends. It certainly has been a while. Four years actually. Hello again to all 11,200 of you. I come bearing a cozy little stationery store in Korea that I recently stumbled across on Instagram called Blackheart Pencil. They call themselves a vinatege pencil shop which I love. I think going to cozy bookstores and stationery stores across…

[koreanaswego]

Korean Word of the Day

종이

Paper 📃

[hotdogct]

my bf's aunt owns a hotel in seoul and i guess they hosted sm global package people there bc she sent leftover snack tins from dream show 3 in their latest care package from korea and bf gave it to meeeee (after being a coy dork and was like 'do you know this group' 'do you like them'...........sir i dragged you to jingle ball just to see them for 20 minutes lmfao what do you think!!!!!!)

photo is not mine i found it on twitter lol but that is the tin!!! with bougie korean snack mix inside that bf was very excited about lmao

[jeunersworks]

'NOTE PAD MOCK-UP'

Before designing a notepad, I create a mock-up through printing. This is very helpful to product design because it allows us to get as close to the actual goods as possible. Great for check when editing colors and sizes

[corirella]

the final vlog of my trip to korea 💕 damn, am I going to miss this country

link to vlog

[thescribbleddiaries]

Fantasising over Cute Korean Stationery

I can't help but get lost in a world of whimsy and wonder when I indulge in fantasizing over cute Korean stationery. From the moment I lay my eyes on those adorable character-themed notepads, colorful sticky notes adorned with playful animals, and delicate washi tapes featuring intricate floral designs, my imagination takes flight. The attention to detail, vibrant colors, and undeniable cuteness fuse together to create a sense of joy and childlike delight. Whether it's daydreaming about filling my workspace with these charming items or imagining the endless possibilities for creative expression they offer, this innocent obsession brings a smile to my face. It's as if each piece of stationery holds the promise of unlocking untapped creativity within me and igniting a sense of happiness that is hard to describe. So why resist? Embracing this fanciful fancy is simply an act of embracing pure delight in life's little treasures.

[albontology]

it goes without explanation with zhou's new helmet is dope as hell. i will provide explanation anyways.

(above, zhou's helmet design as posted to the KV design twitter)

the central design on zhou's helmet is almost certainly inspired by the traditional craft of mother-of-pearl inlay in lacquerware, a practice which originated in China over 6 thousand years ago, and which has been developed and practiced in discrete forms historically in Korea and Japan alike. (continued under the cut!)

(on the left, a korean (goryeo dynasty) lacquerware stationery box; on the right, a chinese (song dynasty) lacquerware lidded bowl for cosmetics or incense. both photos via the met museum website)

traditionally, lacquerware is created through the refinement of a toxic plant sap into a naturally deep and glossy adhesive coat that is built up and polished often on top of wooden furniture and decorative items, such as chests and jewelry boxes. in the above examples, you can see two types of lacquerware practice.

on the left is mother-of-pearl inlay, which is created through the careful grinding down of tortoise or abalone shell into thin iridescent sheets which are then carefully cut into shape and imbedded into the coats of dark lacquer, being repeatedly covered and then polished down in the lacquer until the shiny shell surface is level with its surroundings. it's both visually stunning and incredibly labor-intensive: for a case like this, there would have been separate artisans making the wooden base box, making the metalware (hinges and clasps) for the box, applying the base layers of lacquer, and then completing the inlay itself.

on the right is (what i understand to be) a predominantly chinese lacquer practice, which is carving into the layers of lacquer to form images in relief. while this practice is not replicated on zhou's helmet, the image selected does display the pattern of the peony flower, which i believe to be the flower depicted in the inlay! the striations of the central petals seem to match zhou's. of course, this is speculative and only based off an amateur's eye, especially considering the motif of scrolling foliage is fairly ubiquitous and somewhat generic in east asian decorative art.

(on the left, zhou's 2024 helmet (detail). on the right, a detail image of a korean chest decorated with mother-of-pearl. zhou's helmet via twitter, right image via the met museum website)

the 'metallic' or 'holographic' effect a lot of people have recognized is a natural property of polished mother-of-pearl: look at the iridescence of the design! while it has been exaggerated to some extent on zhou's helmet (for good effect, i must say), you can clearly see the inspiration when compared side-by-side with a more predominantly mother-of-pearl composition: the variegation between blues, greens, and warmer peachy-reds is mesmerizing.

i really want to drive home how brilliant of a design this is and give the due appreciation to KV Design, who made this helmet for zhou. clearly a lot of thought and creativity went into it, and I can't wait to see it in action. >:D

[amuletduelist]

Series: Shugo Chara!

Artist: Peach-Pit

Details: Korean 'Character Encyclopedia, Part 2' and notepad. Dimensions: 9cm×9cm (3.5in×3.5in). Cost: ₩1,000 ($0.75, €0.70)

Publisher/Distributor: Dream Plus

Year Published: 2009

Source: Scanned from personal collection

Other notes: What a doozy this is! I bought this as part of a stationery bundle from a Korean seller on eBay years ago, so long ago that I can't find the original listing anymore, so I don't have a lot of information on this. But from using my basic as hell Korean skills and Google translate, this is part 2 of an encyclopedia that was printed in South Korea, including character profiles and a episode guide for the second third of the first season.

I don't know if it's a Google Translate issue, but some characters seem to have different names; Nadeshiko is listed as 'Sia', Ikuto as 'Toma' and Yaya as 'Yui.' I thought SK had done away with giving anime characters Korean dub names by then (see YGO and Digimon for examples) by 2009, but it looks like I stand corrected.

As for the distributor, Dream Plus, I can't find a lot of information about them except that they do/did exist.

I have better, unspliced and additional images on my Google Drive here. You're free to take them for your own use, I simply ask that you don’t repost without crediting me, and please reblog/drop a heart if you do use them ♡

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