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Meet A:B Notebooks at YOUR-MIND, Seoul.

I heard of ‘YOUR-MIND’ from one of my friends that it is a small bookstore both online and offline. I was intrigued by the fact that it was not just an ordinary bookstore selling same books as large bookstores but they help people make independent books and sell them in their stores. The online store is full of books made by individuals as well as small independent publishers. I also felt like to create my own as I looked through those books created with passion and determination…. more

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Meet us at MOCA

Now you can meet our notebooks at any of three … more

Week 17, 2012 – now and then

It has become already reaching at the end of the … more

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Meet A:B Notebooks at SeMA.

One of my favorite places in Seoul SeMA: Seoul is … more

Week 49, 2011 – Insuring a small business

Hyunsun shares how entrepreneurship is being aided and encouraged in Helsinki, and what it meant to us, About:Blank. … more

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2 weeks exhibition at Common in Helsinki

A midnight footage on About:Blank’s 2 weeks exhibition at Commom from 28 Oc t to 10 Nov 2011. … more

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Making A:B Folding Chair

A three-minute video on making of About:Blank Folding Chair. … more

The interesting interface of Toothpic Nation online store

Online retail partner in UK!

Now you can purchase About:Blank Notebook from Toothpic Nations!… more

The first test mould for About:Blank Stand

How A:B Stand is made

We couldn’t reveal the designing and manufacturing process of About:Blank … more

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The official video of Cooter Binding that made the About:Blank Notebook possible. … more

Thank you all we met at Code11

Code11 ended today. We would like to thank you all … more

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Week 34, 2011 – a news from Korean Customs

One miserable news came: with only three days left to … more

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Week 34, 2010 – registration of A:B in Finland

Besides the fair, there has been one thing to be … more

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Week 34, 2010 – a packing day

DSV, the official transportation partner of Code11, is scheduled to … more

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Dear friends and customers Thank you for your support for … more

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Week 33, 2010 – How to use a pallet?

We have ordered a pallet delivery service from a transportation … more

Welcome to our new website!

Welcome to our new website! I managed to build this … more

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Week 33, 2010 – the finishing stroke

Until the fair a little less than a months is … more

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Week 32, 2010 – Self adhesive felt pad

Seungho asked me to find a vendor in Korea for self-adhesive, … more

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Week 31, 2010 – places to eat in Helsinki

View this in a larger map Recently Hyunsun and I … more

Week 30, 2010 – Keep it steady.

What I have wanted to achieve joining About Blank is … more

Week 29, 2010 – too small to be a customer

We figured out that protecting pad should be attached underneath … more

Heikki helping us understand and choose a right box for our chair.

Week 25, 2011 – boxing the Folding Chair

As we are aiming to launch our new products at … more

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Week 23, 2011 – Nagano

I visited Nagano to confirm the new squared lines for … more

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Week 16, 2010 – the 1st meeting with the Aaltonens

Since Seungho came up with new idea for our stand, … more

The 1st model of the stand

Week 12, 2011 – A:B Stand

Last year in New York it was a jaw-dropping experience … more

the first model with fault (only yellow line is the stand structure.)

Week 13, 2010 – A fresh new start

Since Seungho and I are in Helsinki and Seunghoon is … more

Study of folding chair joint, 2008

Week 11, 2011 – making Folding Chair in Helsinki

Lately, I have been in touch with Sakari Paananen, a … more

Meet new A:B notebook

About:Blank has been producing and distributing notebooks for two years … more

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A:B goes to Good Design Expo 2010.

About:Blank is exhibiting at the Good Design Expo in Tokyo. … more

Meet A:B Notebooks at Minimal Goods in North America.

We’ve got a good news for those who inquired how … more

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Meet A:B Notebooks at Property Of in Amsterdam

Property Of has derived from a very simple and strong … more

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A:B Notebooks at On Sundays in Tokyo, Japan

On Sundays is a place where you can enjoy the … more

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A:B Notebooks at Strangelets, Singapore

Strangelets has a few guiding principles; Strangelets works closely with … more

A:B Notebook’s product description has changed

There has been one incident that one of our customer has destroyed his beloved About:Blank notebook by wiping it with wet cloth. The initial idea was to let our customers know that they can use damp cloth carefully to remove white dusts on a black or red notebook as our cover is stronger than ordinary paper although it is not plastered. We decided to remove the cleaning part in the product description because the cover is nevertheless 100% paper and how wet and how careful remain rather ambiguous. … more

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A:B Notebooks in Stockholm – Konst-ig

Konst-ig is the largest independent art bookshop in Scandinavia founded … more

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Meet A:B at Angers Ravissant Shinjuku

We are very happy to provide Angers Ravissant Shinjuku with … more

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Meet us in Osaka! Neustädt in Mino-shi

Form follows function in Neustädt Mino. Neustädt carefully selects and … more

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A:B in Kyoto – Angers Kawaramachi

With their collection of three floors, Angers Kawaramachi offers distinctive … more

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Meet Stitch at a new location

Stitch has moved to New Marunouchi building to better serve … more

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A:B at Hongik Art and Design Shop in Seoul

Now you can meet About Blank Notebook at Hongik Art … more

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A:B Notebooks at Design Shop

Designshop in Tokyo Azabu introduces modest, not so trendy yet … more

Second Hotel in Seoul is going under renovation

Our dear partner Second Hotel is currently going under renovation. … more

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Meet About:Blank at Papershop in Helsinki

The selection of Papershop covers paper products from designers around … more

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Meet A:B at Graanmarkt 13 in Antwerp, Belgium

Graanmarkt 13 is a special House, where each and every … more

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About:Blank at Mid-Century Modern in Tokyo

Now you can meet About:Blank Notebooks at Mid-Century Modern on … more

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Meet About:Blank at Stitch in Tokyo

Stitch has a large collection of various design products including … more

Meet A:B notebooks at Common in Helsinki

Common aims to communicate the shared life-style of Japanese and … more

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Meet A:B at Second Hotel in Seoul

Second Hotel is a very special gallery and shop embracing … more

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Meet A:B in Artek, Finland.

You can meet About Blank notebooks at three cities in … more

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Meet A:B in Design Pilot, Seoul.

You can meet About Blank notebooks at Design Pilot on … more

Thank you all we met during 100% Design London.

We met 43 trade visitors, 23 press visitors and more … more

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A:B goes to 100% Design London.

About:Blank is exhibiting at a contemporary interior design exhibition in … more