Stationery Storytelling
What especially frustrated me about #montblancgate is that the ink did not have the same story. … What IS the ink about? Can the same ink mean something else three different times? I don’t think so.
On minimalism
I don’t see minimalism as a virtue. Maximalism is also not a virtue. I think our stationery choices are value neutral in the grand scheme of things. But our stationery habit can tell stories about us - about our identity, history, aspirations, character traits, joys and worries, and even neurotype.
Collecting as a contemplative practice
There is that feeling of joy that moves us beyond acquisition, towards coexisting with rare and curious objects. It is a contemplative practice that encourages us to slow down, to look deeper, to pay attention.