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It might seem perverse but this Autumn seems a particularly good time to celebrate the joy that is shopkeeping. With the doors closed for a few months, we’ve had a bit of time to reflect on how much we love what we do. With the doors back open, we’re appreciating the things, the people and the place that make this such a lovely job.

Who knew we needed a scratch and sniff greetings card? Clever Joanne K, the artist behind witty brand Yes Paper, saw a scent shaped gap in the market. Find out all about the London based stationer's fun filled Instagram life here.

Meet Henry. Former antique dealer, Georgian and Victorian glass afficionado and founder of The Vintage List, suppliers of our most favoured etched glasses. Here's how Henry got into the drinking game.

To celebrate our new Card Shop Project Space, we invited some of our very favourite British stationers and designers to make us a one off poster to mark the occasion.

Move over Paperchase. Step aside Scribbler. What even is Clintons? For the next couple of months, we’re turning our Project Space into a pop up card shop, featuring our trusted favourite designers and new kids on the stationery block.

We are absolutely thrilled to welcome to The Hambledon the interiors icon that is Hay. Read the what, the why and the how of the arrival of Denmark favourite design brand to Winchester.

Meet Nora from Projektityyny, purveyor of the very finest and prettiest cotton cushions. We had a little chat about how a Finnish fashion girl comes to be living in deepest Dorset with a business making soft furnishings.

All the way from sunny San Francisco, Austin Press has winged its beautiful way to us. We meet Kim Austin, Austin Press's founder, and chat about life, work and get some top tips for your next holiday to California.

It has been a strange old time for the past couple of months and we thought it might be nice to let you know what’s been happening while you’ve been away and what’s happening now you’re back in the room.

Meet the inimitable Eva Gernandt Waldekranz, founder and designer of our much loved by Mutti ceramics. Here she talks china, tattoos and living by the water in Sweden.

I know. We’re so shallow. We were completely seduced by the packaging of our latest Beauty and Grooming acquisition that we almost overlooked what absolutely brilliant products they are.

Meet the Renaissance woman, super high achiever and long standing friend of the shop, Silvana de Soissons. From economics to cooking to blogging to soap and all the bits in between: read about her lovely life.