Glue made from rice, crayons that draw on any surface and a stool that turns into an easel are among the unconventional craft equipment developed by Tokyo children's brand Woset for the next generation of artists and designers. More about Woset creates pared-back art supplies to kickstart children's imagination
German design firm Paperlux Studio has collaborated with stationery brand Leuchtturm1917 to develop a ballpoint pen made from milled aluminium and brass that evokes a design from the company’s past. More about Leuchtturm1917's Drehgriffel pen is a modern take on a 1920s design
Los Angeles-based studio Ensso has designed an all-in-one fountain pen with scale ruler for architects and engineers. More about Escala is a scale-ruler and fountain pen for architects and engineers
Tokyo-based design studio Nendo has updated the humble ballpoint pen, with a more ergonomic design called bLen, for Japanese pen manufacturer Zebra. More about Nendo rethinks the ballpoint pen to be more comfortable and reduce rattling
New York designer Nik Bentel has reimagined the humble chalk stick as toys in various shapes so that budding artists and architects can draw hatching, dots and circle patterns. More about Nik Bentel reshapes chalk to create architectural drawing toys for children
Architecture graduate Sean Riley has designed a curvy cutting knife to spare architects from the hand cramps, bruising and sore knuckles endured while making models. More about Architects' cutting knife ErgoKiwi alleviates "unbearable" hand cramps
Italian stationery brand Moleskine has added to its collection of smart products able to digitise handwritten notes with the release of a planner that syncs with phones, computers and tablets. More about Moleskine's Smart Planner lets users organise notes on page and screen
The pencils used by architects, designers and artists including David Adjaye, Tracey Emin, and Thomas Heatherwick are revealed in this new series of photographs by Alex Hammond and Mike Tinney. More about Photographs reveal the drawing tools of David Adjaye, Thomas Heatherwick and more
Canadian company The Work of Mind has crowdfunded a compact measuring tool that professionals like architects, designers, sewers and carpenters can use on the go. More about Coin-sized Rollbe measuring wheel can be kept in a purse or pocket
As the new school year approaches we've updated our stationery Pinterest board, adding useful tools such as a corrugated ruler designed to aid concentration and desk accessories that resemble concrete sculptures. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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An Indian startup company has developed a method for transforming carbon emissions from vehicles and chimneys into ink, and is now selling it in the form of pens. More about Graviky Labs captures air pollution and turns it into ink
3D-printed homeware brand Othr has added to its growing range with an analogue calendar designed to counter the prevalence of digital schedules. More about Othr's tactile Perpetuum calendar aims to tempt users away from their smartphones
This ridged ruler created by Turkish designer Erdem Selek is made to help "distracting" offices become places of concentration. More about Erdem Selek's Corrugated Ruler "soothes eyes" when not in use
Swiss architect Mario Botta, whose San Francisco Museum of Modern Art building reopens next week with a Snøhetta-designed extension, has put his stamp on the iconic Fixpencil tool for architects. More about Mario Botta adds chequered pattern to architects' Fixpencil
Denmark's Normann Copenhagen is set to become the latest furniture brand to launch a range of stationery and accessories, echoing strategies used by the fashion industry with its Daily Fiction collection (+ slideshow). More about Normann Copenhagen to launch Daily Fiction range of accessories and stationery
It's World Stationery Day! We've pencilled in designs for unusual writing accessories, including a pen for architectural drawing by Shigeru Ban and a desk tidy set that resembles a still-life painting. See more stationery »
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Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with stationery brand Rubberband to give five readers the chance to win a set of six notebooks designed by Memphis artist Nathalie Du Pasquier. More about Competition: win a set of six Nathalie Du Pasquier-designed Rubberband notebooks
Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has designed a retractable and refillable pen for Acme Studio that doubles as an architect's scale ruler. More about Shigeru Ban creates Scale pen for architectural drawing
This collection of concrete stationery by Chinese studio Umn Design is based on the geometric shapes made by folding paper (+ slideshow). More about Umn Design creates concrete stationery based on folded paper
The wooden desk accessories in this collection by Russian designers Nasya Kopteva and Sasha Braulov are based on architectural landmarks in their home country, including Melnikov House and the Red Banner Textile Factory (+ slideshow). More about Russian Avant-Garde architecture influences wooden desk accessories