The resurgence of stationery in France

Le renouveau de la papeterie en France

 

Emails sent, lists on phones, notes taken on computers, data stored in the “cloud.” What if digital technology and dematerialization gave paper real value again? Driven by this renewal, stationery in France still has a bright future ahead.

Marina Groots

The History of Stationery in France and Worldwide

To help you follow along, we will try to give you a brief summary of the history of stationery in France.

Paper originated in China. This is, more or less, the only known information about the birth of paper today. After Korea, Japan, and India, stationery arrived in Europe. Approximately 1400 years after its first appearance, it settled in Spain, before gradually making its way to France.

 

Stationery in France Today

Much more than a simple product, stationery is a way of life. Paper is the material, but also the means, and sometimes the goal. In the digital age, paper is experiencing a new life. Because as long as there are enthusiasts, artists, professionals, and lovers of paper, stationery in France will continue to exist.

A Paper for Every Desire

In recent years, stationery has made a strong comeback. It allows paper lovers to express their desires with a few strokes of a pencil.

  • To organize
  • To free oneself
  • To dream
  • To remember
  • To sketch ideas
  • To let words travel

Love letters that make us cry, lists to remember everything, notebooks to recall memories. Journals to change the course of our lives, books to inspire us. Paper has its own existence; paper enriches our story. 

Renewal is above all the surprise of still being here

marina groots

Renewal is real; it is sentimental. It is real because it is not guaranteed. It is beautiful because it is the surprise of still being here. In a constantly evolving world, renewal is the joy of still being alive. It is a victory against disappearance. It is the relationship between stationery in France and the world around it. It is renewal that creates novelty.

Paper makes us happy, makes us dream. It makes us fall and rise again. Paper accompanies us, paper elevates us. Paper enriches our life, makes it beautiful, makes it real. Stationery in France still has many beautiful and gentle years ahead.