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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

    $90.00

    We carried it for the cotton face. In cream or black, the colors stay quiet, sitting with any laptop and any bag, but the 100s pigment quilting gives the surface a texture and weight that carries the design on its own. Beyond the design, Clam chose the thickest grade among quilted cottons and built the case carefully so the laptop or tablet inside is well protected.

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  2. Embroidered bookmarks, set of four

    MHOM

    $90.00

    We carried it as a small collection. Four hand-embroidered bookmarks in different motifs, the kind of set that can sit across four books on a shelf or split into four separate gifts. On a sunny afternoon, the small embroidery is the first thing the eye finds when a book opens, and it shifts the mood of the page.

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  3. Farm crayon set

    goober

    $55.00

    We carried it for the shapes. Eight crayons in the form of vegetables and fruits (strawberry, carrot, banana, pea, cucumber, eggplant, chestnut, mushroom), each shaped to fit small hands while pleasant for any adult to draw with. The kind of small object that arrives well as a gift, especially for a first crayon.

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  4. Vehicle crayon set

    goober

    $55.00

    It draws like a crayon, clicks onto another like a Lego brick, and stacks back into a new full-size crayon when the smaller pieces wear down. We recommend it as an uncommon kids' gift. The four boxes are themed by vehicle: cement mixer, excavator, fire truck, ambulance.

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  5. Quilted pencil case

    Clam

    $45.00

    We carried it for the lightness. 26 grams adds nothing to a packed bag, and the 100s pigment quilting is the kind of clean minimal surface you're glad to see each time you reach for the case.

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  6. Quilted pencil case, set of two

    Clam

    $55.00

    We carried it for the lightness. 26 grams adds nothing to a packed bag, and the 100s pigment quilting is the kind of clean minimal surface you're glad to see each time you reach for the case.

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  7. Round pencil case

    Clam

    $45.00

    We carried it for the room. The round shape holds more than a flat case can (pens, a small ruler, markers all fit comfortably), and the soft cotton-poly fabric stays unstructured so the case feels light and looks rounded rather than rigid.

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  8. Round pencil case, set of two

    Clam

    $65.00

    We carried it for the room. The round shape holds more than a flat case can (pens, a small ruler, markers all fit comfortably), and the soft cotton-poly fabric stays unstructured so the case feels light and looks rounded rather than rigid.

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  9. Round pouch

    Clam

    $40.00

    We carried it as an everyday makeup pouch. The light, soft 100% cotton shapes itself to whatever goes inside (a lipstick, a cushion compact, sanitary pads) and stays soft against the other things in a bag.

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  10. Round pouch and pencil case set

    Clam

    $65.00

    We carried the pouch in a bag and the pencil case on a desk, and never thought of them as a pair until we did. Same fabric, same honest seams, two sizes that cover most of what moves between the two.

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