Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 604 SPRING//SUMMER 2017 SPRING//SUMMER 2017 5 NEWS Cover story Leuchtturm1917 celebrates its centenary in style with the launch of a special series focusing on the company’s founding year - 1917.The 1917 Metallic Edition notebooks are available in three shimmering colours, Gold, Silver and Copper. For its centenary year the company looks back on 100 years of quality manufacturing, and is launching an additional two colours, Sand and Nordic Blue, to its range of design-led notebooks, from A7 through to A4 Master, in ruled, plain, squared and dotted rulings. Congratulations, Leuchtturm1917! Looking great for your age. leuchtturm1917.co.uk Italian style Lime Stationery & Art has landed a plum new deal to take over the distribution of Italian brand Forever Napkin.The brand’s signature product, the PRIMA pen, is a unique writing instrument that writes with a precise mark like a pencil and which uses neither ink nor refill.The PRIMA’s elegant Italian design comes in six on-trend colours:Titanium, Silver, Gold, Copper, Rust and Bronze. As a distributor of writing instruments and design-led gifts, Lime Stationery & Art’s Michael Owen saw Napkin as the perfect fit for their existing customer base.The PRIMA will be on display at the London Stationery Show in April. limestationery.co.uk West Design acquires docrafts Whincroft Ltd, the parent company ofWest Design Products Ltd, has strengthened its position in the hobby and craft market with the acquisition of Dorset-based Design Objectives, trading as docrafts, the biggest craft supplier in the UK.The new partnership is a success story for British-made stationery, as it combinesWest Design’s manufacturing capability in Plymouth with docrafts’ reputation for innovation and creativity.The newly expanded group will employ more than 200 people and generate combined annual revenues in excess of £30m. westdesignproducts.co.uk 30 Under 30 We’re delighted to announce a brand new initiative to identify and acknowledge the young people who make the stationery industry such a vibrant and innovative sector and will be key to its future success. Inspired by American trade title StationeryTrends’ 40 Under 40, which recognises the gift and stationery industry’s next generation of leaders, 30 Under 30 will shine a light on who is shaking things up, from the drawing board to the board room.We’ll be talking to them, and some of the US nominees too, to find out what they are contributing to the industry and how they are doing it.  For information about how to nominate your rising stars, or to nominate yourself, visit the Stationery Matters website. stationerymatters.news