A collection of books and stationery from The School of Life arranged on a wooden surface. A yellow box reads “20 Aphorisms”, while a grey folder is labelled “Daring”.

Graphic Design: The School of Life launch sweet new stationery range

Words: Rob Alderson
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Date: 15 July 2013; Work
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Not merely content with nourishing our minds, the fine folks over at The School Of Life are also sorting out our stationery needs. From pencils embossed with key words via a conversation toolkit and aphorism cards to mood books (choose between “sceptical”, “productive” and “daring”) this new line designed by Alain de Botton and Morgwn Rimel not only looks great but has a bit more ambition than your average desk adornments. We like.

Three brown card booklets stand upright, with the words “PRODUCTIVE”, “SCEPTICAL” and “DARING” printed on the covers. Below them, three open booklets display a grey scribbled pattern, a landscape painting and a colourful 3D geometric illustration. — Above
The School of Life: Stationery Range

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The School of Life: Stationery Range

Three pencil sets from The School of Life in blue, grey and orange. Each box contains six pencils, with terms like “aesthetic”, “projection” and “allegory” printed on the ends. — Above
The School of Life: Stationery Range

A black and white patterned box of conversation cards. One card is pulled out, reading “IF YOU KNEW YOU ONLY HAD ONE YEAR TO LIVE FROM NOW, HOW WOULD YOU SPEND THE NEXT 12 MONTHS?”. — Above
The School of Life: Stationery Range

Three hardback notebooks in orange, green and blue stand upright on a wooden surface. An open notebook in the foreground shows a blank white page opposite a bright yellow page with a block of text. — Above
The School of Life: Stationery Range

A bright yellow slipcase holds a set of six slim books. The cover reads “Toolkit for Life” and “6 Guides for Life Edited by Alain de Botton”. — Above
The School of Life: Stationery Range

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Rob Alderson

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Rob Alderson is a freelance writer, editor and strategist. He was previously editor-in-chief of It’s Nice That and WePresent, and editor of Design Week. He publishes the newsletter Undo, which tries to make sense of how AI is changing design work, the design process and the design industry.

Graphic Design: The School of Life launch sweet new stationery range

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