{"title":"Sale 2021","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"1990-special-edition-madras-clairefontaine-notebook","title":"1990 Special Edition \"Madras\" Clairefontaine Notebook","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile there is  sadly only one remaining reference still manufactured in France in the BIC catalogue (which is the 4 colour ballpoint pen) hats off to Clairefontaine, another stationery giant, which has kept its production 100% in France. Even more impressive, the main factory is still located in the eponymous town of Etival-Clairefontaine where the company was established 160 years ago. The factory produces 120 000 notebooks every day, or 25 million a year!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is indeed a European rarity for an industrial company to remain family-run (now 6th generation in the Nusse family) and having resisted de-localisation. Clairefontaine is also the only European notebook maker to command the entire vertical chain of production as indeed it also makes the paper for its own notebooks. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany French students and pupils will remember Clairefontaine notebooks as the staple of their back-to-school shop each September, known in France as \u003cem\u003ela rentrée\u003c\/em\u003e. Clairefontaine launched its first notebook range in 1951 and the design has evolved over the decades but seemed to always have been a riff on some sort of tablecloth design. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere presented are faithful replicas of the 'Madras' version, first made in 1990 which ran through the main part of that decade. For those familiar with it, long lost memories of ink stains, botched pop-quizzes and the much feared \"dict\u003cspan\u003eé\u003c\/span\u003ee\" will come rushing back. The pattern takes its name from a lightweight cotton cloth type usually featuring a plaid or checker pattern from India, \"Madras\"\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClairefontaine paper quality is beyond reproach despite its honest pricing: bright and extra smooth, the perfect partner for fountain pen or any other tool as needed. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe hope you enjoy the nostalgia of these special edition 80s Madras Clairefontaine Notebooks as we do. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eDetails:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eSize: \u003c\/em\u003ePocket (11 x 17 cm)\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e         \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eLarge A5 (14.8 x 21 cm)\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/em\u003e64\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePage Type: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRuled\u003cbr\u003ePaper Weight: \u003c\/span\u003e90gsm\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFountain Pen Friendly: \u003c\/em\u003eYes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease note each notebook is sold separately - choose your preferred size and coloured from the menu here above. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease click here below for a 1991 advert for the Madras notebook\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"346\" frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/mp4.ina.fr\/lecture\/lire\/site\/visio:1144855\/securekey\/A6L6Pv4Tq50QUfxs3qAZQ6XQQcg3rQMsrQlPB61ZPQkkfWSvS4LZJdljKu7DMPaQFgVdNidKdHuPxrZ-_BrWY_h7XBNTbqrkwQj1yGubLxY.mp4\" allow=\"fullscreen,autoplay\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ZYBA-1216","offers":[{"title":"Pocket \/ Blue-Brown","offer_id":14977162805291,"sku":"12481","price":3.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Pocket \/ Denim Black (Turquoise)","offer_id":14977184792619,"sku":"12482","price":3.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"A5 \/ Blue-Brown","offer_id":14977162838059,"sku":"12476","price":5.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/0673\/products\/Copyright_Choosing_Keeping_20180725_BS_33_RT.jpg?v=1571438808"},{"product_id":"graphite-smoke-platinum-curidas-retractable-fountain-pen","title":"Graphite Smoke Platinum Curidas retractable Fountain Pen","description":"\u003cspan\u003eChoosing Keeping is honoured to present, exclusively until March 2020, Platinum's newest high-tech release - a retractable and capless pen named \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCuridas. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis Japanese writing equipment powerhouse had already explored this difficult mechanism and launched in 1965 its first \"knock\" pen on the occasion of the Tokyo Summer Olympics in 1964. Consider Curidas Platinum's second generation retractable pen, which comes serendipitously on the occasion of Tokyo's 2020 Olympics, a new an improved version on the original with a youthful futuristic design. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe mechanism incorporates a sealed nib pocket, preventing any ink dry out for 6 months! The clip can be removed with the use of a special tool provided with each pen. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStainless Steel Nib currently only available only in Medium.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eBody material: \u003cspan\u003eBarrel, front barrel, push button, taper: PMMA resin\u003cbr\u003eScrew: Chrome plating on brass \u003cbr\u003eClip: Chrome plating on spring steel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRefill Type: Takes Platinum cartridges which can be found \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/choosingkeeping.surf\/products\/platinum-10-pack-ink-cartridges\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and accepts a Platinum converter for use with bottled ink.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: \u003cspan\u003e153mm (full length) x 13.8mm (max. diameter); weight: 24.0g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"540\" height=\"304\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4saWwP6hDLc\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"540\" height=\"304\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CU6m6gTZbn4\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ZYBA-1366","offers":[{"title":"Extra-Fine","offer_id":32159534252164,"sku":"14612","price":95.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Fine","offer_id":32159534284932,"sku":"14617","price":95.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Medium","offer_id":32159534317700,"sku":"14622","price":95.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/0673\/products\/CURIDAS_Grey.jpg?v=1581436759"},{"product_id":"christmas-bauble-selection-44","title":"All I want for Christmas Decoration","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAt the shop we often joke around that we live and breathe Christmas all year round. Unfortunately, or fortunately - depending on how you feel towards this annual occasion, there is some truth to this statement and certainly somewhere in Germany there are people who live in glitter 12 months a year for the sole purpose of our delight and enjoyment. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIndeed planning for our Christmas display is something we do with much gusto and the selection process for what will grace our shop Christmas tree this year has led to many sleepless nights wondering: \"should we get the Macaroni and Cheese ornament or the branch celery?\". \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eMore often than not, we had to take both for what we hope is our best spread yet. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt may be also of interest, that out of concern for authenticity (tree decorating having been introduced to the world from Northern Europe and Germany broadly) that bar a few lone exceptions (which are labelled), all our ornaments are 100% made in the EU by hand. 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