b'16 CONTENTS7 NEWSAll the latest news from the stationery industry,including WHSmith, Studio Pens and Derwent 13 LAUNCHPAD WINNERS The judges announce the eight winners of this years LaunchPad competition25 16 STATIONERY WITH A CONSCIENCEJulia Faiers interviews the founders of four ethicaland purpose-led stationery brands21 ICONS OF STATIONERYChris Leonard Morgan on the Helix Oxford Maths Set22 UNZIPPEDThe second in our show-and-tell series that revealsthe contents of a stationery professionals pencil case.Fox + Star founder Ariane Holford opens up25 KIDS STATIONERY: MEET THE MAKERSJulia Faiers talks to three brands making a splash inthe booming childrens stationery sector31 STATIONERY SHOW LONDON:SHOW PREVIEWEditors Letter 32 WORKSHOPS AND TRENDSTheres no escaping the Brexit-shapedWe reveal Stationery Show Londons extensive elephant in the room as this issue ofprogramme of live talks, workshops and trend toursStationery Matters goes to press. By the time you read it perhaps we will have more clarity on this tumultuous political33 STATIONERY SHOW LONDON FLOOR PLANevent. Perhaps not. Instead of focusing on uncertainty and disorder, lets instead look forwards34 FULL LIST OFSHOW EXHIBITORS,to every positive thing our industry hopes to achieveBRANDS & LICENCESbeyond Brexit. For this reason our Spring/Summer issue is a celebrationof forward-thinking companies, of exciting DISCOVER OUR NEW PREMIUM WRITING RANGE new tech, of brands on a mission to create stationery that36 EXHIBITOR NEWSbrings joy and helps to save the planet. In Stationery with a Conscience we speak to four brands paving the way for Fountain, Rollerball and Ballpoint pens a brighter future. The judges Star Choices of our Thirty Under 30 Class of 2018 are the ones to watch for a sneak peak at how this future might look. In Meet the Makers we interview three brands designing delightful products for children. So with Brexit an unknown quantity, we look to the future of stationery and those who will make it.Come and visit our stand at theIts time to Keep Calm and Write On.Stationery Show London on the 30th April1st MayStand M506 Cover image: All pens from the Kaweco AL Sport range. From top to21-22 April 2020bottom: Anthracite rollerball, Silver fountain pen, Rose Gold ballpoint.SPRING//SUMMER 2019 3'