IT’S A SAD desk at home, school or office that doesn’t get a Christmas present. But what do you get for the desk that already has everything, including one of those cool perpetual-motion sets of steel balls that swing back and forth in unison?
Well, the Betrend Signature Stationery shops at The Mall, the Emporium and Siam Paragon are a fine place to start looking. They stock more than 120 popular brands of desk and office supplies that are sure to boost your creativity.
Basically you have five themes.
The Classic collection is for businessmen – pricey pens from Parker, Cross, Ferrari and Sheaffer, for example, that perfectly pair with vintage-looking leather pieces from local brands Mephenomenon, Theorm, Folio and Fantom.
The Minimal Design Simple line is more for designers, but also looks great in any home – well-made stationery in white, black, gold and beige like Lamy and Artifact pens and Midori notebooks imported from Japan with inspiring messages on the cover.
The Art Passion theme is a good choice for artists – colourful marking pens by Touch and Seikai, pencils from Caran d’Ache, writing pens from Troika and notebooks by Christian Lacroix and Mola.
The Trendy Stationery is popular with students – eye-catching notebooks, document bags, pens and cartoon stickers by Elle Stationery, Paul Frank, Pentel and Ooh La La.
And Premium Pen is where you find the limited-edition Larindya pens from Caran d’Ache, Peerless 125 pens in 18-carat rolled gold from Cross, and Duofold Giant pens by Parker.