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edit no. 03may 2026

A Small Stationery Shop

A Small Stationery Shop

The first time I walked into a small stationery shop in Seoul, I had to look at every shelf twice before I could tell what I was looking at. The first thing I noticed was the pencil cases — quilted, in a fabric I'd never seen on stationery. A bowl of embroidered bookmarks sat beside them. A stack of softcover notebooks in dusty pastels. A tower of crayon boxes with covers like illustrations from a picture book. The shop had no categories. That was the method.

The shop was small, and one person had picked everything in it. The owner's taste was the whole shop. That's what a neighborhood stationery shop is.

This Edit is eleven objects from four small Seoul studios, arranged the way the shop arranges them. Pull from anywhere.

the objects, in order, ten objects

  1. Quilted laptop and tablet case

    Clam

    $91.00

    We carry this laptop and tablet case for the cotton face. Cream or black sits quietly beside a laptop or inside a bag, while the thick cotton and rows of quilting give you something to feel when you pull it out.

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  2. Embroidered bookmarks, set of four

    MHOM

    $63.00

    We carry this as a small collection, one to keep together across a shelf or split into four separate gifts.

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  3. Farm crayon set

    goober

    $59.00

    We carry it for the shapes, which make a first box of crayons feel like a small farm on the table. The firm wax keeps the color on the paper instead of the hands. It also arrives ready to give, with every crayon tucked into its own groove.

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  4. Vehicle crayon set

    goober

    $56.00

    It draws like a crayon and clicks onto another like a toy brick. Smaller pieces stack back into a full-size crayon as they wear down. We recommend the set as an uncommon kids’ gift.

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  5. Quilted pencil case

    Clam

    $43.00

    We carry this pencil case for the lightness. At 26 grams, it disappears into a packed bag, while the flat shape slips beside a notebook without adding bulk. Small flecks of cotton seed remain in the quilted cloth.

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  6. Quilted pencil case, set of two

    Clam

    $59.00

    We carry this set because the colors end up with different jobs: black alongside the laptop, cream with the notebook. Having both also means the case you need is less likely to be in the other bag.

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  7. Round pencil case

    Clam

    $47.00

    We carry it because rigid organization is overrated. This one lets the contents decide the shape.

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  8. Round pencil case, set of two

    Clam

    $66.00

    We carry the pair because we keep pens in one and markers in the other. It is a small division that works.

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  9. Round pouch

    Clam

    $49.00

    We carry it as an everyday makeup pouch. It settles around what we pack instead of taking up a fixed block of space in the bag.

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  10. Round pouch and pencil case set

    Clam

    $68.00

    We carry the pouch in a bag and keep the pencil case on a desk, rarely thinking of them as a pair until they sit together. Both settle around what's inside, with slightly off-center seams left as they are.

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