AUTUMN//WINTER 2017 45 There are frequently large queues, with some customers buying up to 10 books at a time. Paperchase offers personalisation of its bestselling notebooks and diaries online. Customers choose from a selection of typefaces to write either a fun or inspirational message, or their own name. Kikki.K is a relatively new entrant to the UK market, but is really embracing the idea of DIY stationery with some products focused very particularly on this. Its DIY Sticker Book contains lots of stickers, tags, quotes and envelope sealers in different formats and styles, while the Paper Lovers Book contains things like notepaper, envelopes, cards, cake toppers and bookmarks. And hot off the Smiggle press and new for Back to School 2017 is its DIY range of wallets, sticker badge sets and backpacks, which can be coloured in to suit each customer’s style. Illustrating the increasingly fluid boundaries between the craft and stationery markets, ExaClair, the UK supplier of Clairefontaine, has just launched its Paper Touch pads. Users have everything they need in one kit to decorate a table for a dinner party or kids’ party. The pads, each with 12 sheets of double-sided card, provide crafters with the means to create coordinated menus, coasters, confetti, gift boxes, place tags and mats. Being able to make your mark on your stationery is a strong trend in 2017. As suppliers and retailers develop increasingly clever and appealing products to keep customers happy, it shows no sign of disappearing any time soon. Rachel Ellen Leuchtturm1917 Boxclever Press Stone Marketing