The 2024 Blackwing x Independent Bookstore Day Pencils

Blackwing x Independent Bookstore Day 2024 Retailer Locator

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Find an independent bookstore that carries the 2024 Blackwing Independent Bookstore Day pencils.

Slowing Down Together: 10 Creative Ways to Reconnect This Valentine’s Day

Roses and chocolate are great, but there are many more ways to celebrate Valentine's Day this year. At Blackwing, we believe taking the time to be mindful is always worthwhile. Here are ten ways to slow down and reconnect with yourself and…

Blackwing’s Predictions for 2024

Here’s to 2024! In celebration, we wanted to share a few fun predictions for lifestyle trends, popular activities, and cultural shifts that will be on an upward trajectory this year. In response to our rapidly changing digital landscapes,…

5 Ways to Unplug for the Global Day of Unplugging

Why unplug? What began as an awareness campaign initiated by non-profit group Reboot about the mental health benefits of long-term smartphone use in 2009 has grown into a worldwide phenomenon known as the Global Day of Unplugging (formerly…

Visit Greenpoint, Brooklyn with Blackwing

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Take a trip with us to Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Tucked away in this brick landscape is the cozy Yoseka Stationery shop, where East meets West. “We started Yoseka Stationery as a way of introducing Asian stationery here in the U.S.” says Daisy, who co-owns Yoseka with her husband, Neil, whose parents started the first Yoseka in Taiwan in 1981.

Chuck Jones Creativity Pad Inspiration

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Introducing the Chuck Jones Creativity Pad, our first-ever landscape orientation notebook. Chuck Jones preferred a wide canvas for his sketches. The Creativity Pad is designed to give creative minds the largest unrestricted canvas possible.…

5 Mental Health Benefits of Writing

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. At Blackwing, we believe that taking time to slow down and unplug from our fast-paced digital lives is beneficial to not just your mental health but can also improve your overall well-being. Simple habits…

How to Start Journaling: 5 Tips for Your Writing Ritual

Putting pencil to paper as a daily routine not only has the ability to help you get organized but can also provide a boost to your mental and emotional health. However, knowing how to start can sometimes be a challenge. Journaling is a deeply…