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I'm Sorry, And You're Welcome

I'm Sorry, And You're Welcome

When someone walks into the shop, whether well-versed or new to the world of writing instruments, there is a moment of engagement. It is often a da...

A New Year

I trust you had a reasonable end-of-year break. Almost certainly, some of you were bogged down, snowed in, or missed flights. I hope the frustratio...

December Business (And Busyness)

Over the past 35 years, December has been, for me, a month of intense business and busyness. The intensity of activity in the shop is at once ...

The Gift

Now that Halloween is behind us (my least favourite holiday—but that is for a sidebar conversation), I feel the pull towards the intensity of the ...

Pen and Paper

“Wow, you use a fountain pen!?”⁠⁠In our writing community, there is a shared understanding of why we love pens and paper so much. The combination ...

35 Years!

September 2022 marks 35 years of Laywine's. It is hard to imagine that when I first saw the shops in London selling nothing but organizers, and s...

Common Modern

When we first saw Common Modern's products in Paris in January of 2020, we fell in love immediately. Their vibrant and modern approach to stationer...

LAMY Safari Pricing Updates

As of February 1st, our prices for the LAMY Safari and AL-Star fountain pens will drop. And here’s why...

A New Brand

For those of you who know are frequent visitors to the store, you may have noticed that over the past year a new logo has appeared on top of our wo...

31 Years Later, Another, Virtual, Store

After opening our store in Yorkville in 1987, we have been cautious about venturing into new territory, preferring instead to focus on the customer...