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Havana shirt
Large weekender bag
Monocle magazine April 2024
Konfekt - Issue 14
The Forecast 2024
The Monocle Book of Japan
Visal jacket
Rachel long sleeve T-shirt
Ripstop cap
Windbreaker
Nizyū Kanō rucksack
Holdall bag
Backpack with detachable pouch
Equinox Light U Carry-on suitcase 34 L
Waan Nozo bowl
AL30 alarm flip clock
Meigallo cobalt vase
Lou stool
Small A6 hardcover pocket notepad
Large B5 hardcover linen notebook
Drehgriffel pen
Wallet notebook
Candle One: Hinoki
Scent Three: Sugi
Calavria roll-on fragrance
Welsh Lavender Foot Cream
Porter
Comme des Garçons
Leuchtturm1917
Japan Collection
Darumas
London
Zürich
Tokyo
Hong Kong Airport
Issue 111, volume 12
p.75 - 80
01 of 13There’s no erasing the tactile pleasure of writing
02 of 13The pencil industry has no reason to be blue
03 of 13Slats of wood inside Lyra’s factory
04 of 13Fila’s CEO Massimo Candela
05 of 13Drying pencils
06 of 13Made of wax
07 of 13Best things come in bunches
08 of 13Logo printing
09 of 13Fila’s vintage packaging
10 of 13Fila is now based in Pero
11 of 13Try finding the right sized sharpener
12 of 13Flat ferrule has always been the Blackwing pencil’s distinctive mark
13 of 13An unusual design helps stand-out on the stationery shelves
As consumers look away from their screens, business has never been better for the pencil brands experiencing sharp growth.
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