Nine-to-five, neatly stapled: an office desk setup
An office desk setup: an open A5 notebook and a desk calendar, with a flat stapler, page flags, a tape cutter, a ballpoint, a ruler and scissors.
The desk and every item on it are original illustrations made for this page and owned by Stationery Times, drawn to real size.
Accessories · Stapler
Vaimo11 flat stapler
MAX Vaimo11 Flarme stapler explained: light-force flat clinch for up to 40 sheets, No. 11-1M staples, 110 × 68 × 26 mm, colors and vs the older Vaimo11 Flat.
Accessories · Bookmark ruler
Brass clip ruler
Midori Clip Ruler explained: a 0.3 mm metal bookmark with a 10 cm ruler and stencil, 140.5 × 34 mm, in brass, copper or steel, pens to use, price and origin.
Accessories · Scissors
Fiskars scissors
Fiskars Original Orange-handled Scissors explained: 8 in (203 mm) length, 3.5 in cut, stainless steel blades, the 1967 design story and where it's made.
Accessories · Tape cutter
Karucut tape cutter
KOKUYO Karucut clip-type washi tape cutter explained: clips on any roll, 40 × 20 × 20 mm, 10–15 or 20–25 mm tape, straight cuts, limits, price and colors.
Notebooks · Journal
Leuchtturm1917 A5 notebook
What size is a Leuchtturm1917 A5? The Medium hardcover is 145 × 210 mm (5.75 × 8.25 in), with 251 numbered pages of 80 g/m² paper and a 120 g/m² option.
Accessories · Desk calendar
Midori MD desk calendar
MIDORI MD Desk Calendar 2027 explained: a string-stand calendar on 80 g/m² MD Paper that folds flat to write on, its three types, size, pages, price and origin.
Pens · Ballpoint pen
BIC Cristal
The BIC Cristal ballpoint explained: 1.0 mm medium and 0.8 mm fine points, line width, the 1950 design, Cristal vs Xtra Smooth, and where it's made.
Accessories · Page flags
Post-it Flags
Post-it Flags 680 explained: 1 × 1.7 in flags with a clear end, 50 per dispenser, colors, Sign Here flags, narrow 683 flags vs Tabs, and where they're made.
Hover or press Tab on any item to see what it is.Tap a numbered item to see what it is, then use the arrows to step through the desk. Plain props (keyboard, mouse, plants and so on) are scenery. Everything is drawn at roughly the same scale.
What is on this desk?
Accessories · Stapler
MAX Vaimo11 Flarme stapler explained: light-force flat clinch for up to 40 sheets, No. 11-1M staples, 110 × 68 × 26 mm, colors and vs the older Vaimo11 Flat.
Accessories · Bookmark ruler
Midori Clip Ruler explained: a 0.3 mm metal bookmark with a 10 cm ruler and stencil, 140.5 × 34 mm, in brass, copper or steel, pens to use, price and origin.
Accessories · Scissors
Fiskars Original Orange-handled Scissors explained: 8 in (203 mm) length, 3.5 in cut, stainless steel blades, the 1967 design story and where it's made.
Accessories · Tape cutter
KOKUYO Karucut clip-type washi tape cutter explained: clips on any roll, 40 × 20 × 20 mm, 10–15 or 20–25 mm tape, straight cuts, limits, price and colors.
Notebooks · Journal
What size is a Leuchtturm1917 A5? The Medium hardcover is 145 × 210 mm (5.75 × 8.25 in), with 251 numbered pages of 80 g/m² paper and a 120 g/m² option.
Accessories · Desk calendar
MIDORI MD Desk Calendar 2027 explained: a string-stand calendar on 80 g/m² MD Paper that folds flat to write on, its three types, size, pages, price and origin.
Pens · Ballpoint pen
The BIC Cristal ballpoint explained: 1.0 mm medium and 0.8 mm fine points, line width, the 1950 design, Cristal vs Xtra Smooth, and where it's made.
Accessories · Page flags
Post-it Flags 680 explained: 1 × 1.7 in flags with a clear end, 50 per dispenser, colors, Sign Here flags, narrow 683 flags vs Tabs, and where they're made.
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