Brands

Shinnippon Calendar Co. Ltd. was founded in 1922 and produces approximately 30 million calendars per year.

The Amatruda family had been producing paper since the 13th century. On their oldest watermark "Amatrulo" you can see three Angeline lilies. This tends to show that the Amatruda family has already produced paper during the domination of the Angevins in the "Kingdom of the Two Sicilys" (1282-1442).

Nissan Note is a company which started on January 1, 2019, but it is a combination of two companies, Kyokuto Associates and Apica, which have a history of 100 years.

Personally, I feel fresh every time I open a brand new journal or notebook. I think everyone felt the joy of creating their own worldview in a blank notebook.

In recent years, the practice of handwriting at work, school, and home has declined due to the spread of computers and smartphones, but handwriting not only stimulates the brain.

Nowadays, digital recording is more and more common, but we want to convey the unchanging and sensual charm of handwriting in notebooks through our products.

As a manufacturer, we always take a positive attitude to create new value and provide new satisfaction to all of our customers.

OUR MISSION

If you share our obsession for pretty paper goods, intentionally designing your days, and creating margin in your life, we’ll be fast friends! At Archer & Olive, we create handcrafted journals and planners that help you plan your days with intention, improve your mental health, and carve time out for creativity.

In 1492, when Christopher Columbus discovered America, the paper mill ofArches was born in the Vosges.

Since 1948 Atoma has been a typically Belgian product designed by the duo André Tomas and André Martin (A-to-ma).

Aurora was founded in Turin in 1919.

Throughout its history the company remained strongly linked to the values that have made it an international market leader: the passion for beauty and style, along with a commitment to quality up to the refined detail.

Aurora is the only company in Italy, and among the few in the world, to produce the nib, the true heart of the pen, thus offering customers the opportunity to choose their own writing style with a view to fine tailoring, as well as creating prestigious limited and numbered editions for collectors from all around the world.

IT'S IN OUR DNA

Our story starts with a pencil, but it doesn’t end there. We're a team of writers, artists, musicians, designers, and DIYers who think the world is a little bit better when you slow down.

We believe that thoughtful interaction with the world around us leads to a healthier life. That interaction may come from scribbling a thought in your journal, flipping through the dusty pages of a familiar book, or listening to the warm tone of your favorite record. No matter what form it takes, there's something profoundly human about it that's in our DNA.

Established in Iserlohn (North Rhine Westphalia) since 1850, Brause produces nibs for writing, drawing and decorating.

The quality of the craftsmanship allows to have nibs of great finesse.

Each nib thus has its own qualities and can be classified according to two criteria: flexibility and finesse.

The Canson company stems from a family tradition spanning several centuries. Jean Montgolfier, taken prisoner during the crusades in Damascus, would have, in the 12th century, learned to make paper. After his escape, he would have brought the secret to Europe, would have settled in the production of paper, in order to replace parchment.

In 1557, while François de Guise armed a troop to take back the kingdom of Naples from the Spaniards, at a time when tensions reigned between Catholics and Protestants, Jacques Montgolfier, Ambert's stationer, left his native Auvergne to settle in Beaujolais.

This was the start of the geographical expansion of this family which, for several centuries, created a large number of paper mills.

CANSON papers are still made in France with a quality recognized by all artists around the world.

The Clairefontaine paper mills were founded in Etival-Clairefontaine in the Vosges in 1858. The company is part of the Exacompta Clairefontaine group.

Since its establishment in 1919, "Too Corporation" has been offering a wide variety of art/design-related services and supplies with world-class, cutting-edge technology.

Our company, "Too Marker Products" is a group company of "Too Corporation", and is working on developing and producing the innovative art/design products (such as Speedry Markers and COPIC® Markers) in order to continually meet the demand of the times.

Manufacturers since 1864, DIAMINE Inks relocated in 1925 to Liverpool considered "the place specialized in the construction of art factories", where they continued to successfully use traditional methods and formulas in the production of inks. Over the years, the company has changed hands and is now located near the world famous Aintree Racecourse

Made in Germany, DIPLOMAT writing instruments have been manufactured using traditional methods of crafts- manship since 1922.

It is the combination of an exceptional know-how and high quality materials, that allows our pens, to stand the test of time and anchor the link between generations.

The Endless Story

Endless Works is a premium stationery brand with Tomoe River paper. Every product created has just one simple mission: to provide an exceptional user experience.

Our products are designed to delight.

ETIKET is the result of our love for beautiful paper, clean colors and graphic prints.

ETIKET was founded in 2017 in Copenhagen and is of German-Danish origin, it is nothing less than combining the spirit of Scandinavian minimalism and German quality, Japanese aesthetics and French laissez-faire .

It was during the Renaissance that stationery experienced its greatest development, as shown by the many documents that have come down to us and the use, during this period, of many watermarks. It is also found in the correspondence of certain great artists of the time, such as Michelangelo, for example. Numerous testimonies allow us to verify the progressive affirmation of the artisan workshops of Fabriano on the markets of Italian cities (Rome, Genoa, Florence, Venice) and abroad (Provence, northern France, Spain).

Field Notes Brand is a collection of smartly-designed, vintage-styled pocket notebooks, calendars, and various office accoutrements.

WE KNOW WHERE WE’RE FROM

THE INSPIRATION BEHIND OUR PRODUCTS

When we released our 14th seasonal limited edition, we decided it was about time to get back to our roots. Field Notes in general, and the National Crop Edition specifically, owe their existence to a tradition of promotional memo books distributed to American farmers over the last hundred years by seed, tractor, and other agricultural companies.

Field Notes co-founder Aaron Draplin has been collecting these for years, “rescuing them” from obscurity. He talks about Field Notes’ ancestry in this film, From Seed, and we’re happy to present an ever-growing collection of our “family tree” for your perusal.

The surprising popularity of Filofax might suggest that it is a recent concept. And yet, its origins date back to the aftermath of the 1st World War.

In 1921, a company was created in London for the purpose of marketing by mail order, in Great Britain, a system for organizing personal data.

In 1930, the Filofax brand was registered, an acronym describing this original system, namely “file of facts”.

Filofax continues to prosper, with 1,250 outlets in Great Britain in 1987. His items are sold worldwide by prestigious stores, including Harrods and Harvey Nichols in London, Neiman Marcus and Bloomingdales in the United States, Bon Génie in Switzerland, Galeries Lafayette in Paris and Seibu in Japan.

From a simple notebook and loose-sheet binder, the Filofax organizer has evolved into an indispensable organizational tool and an essential icon of the 80s.

The company G.Lalo was founded in Paris in 1919 by Georges Lalo who was employed in a printing and printing workshop.

General Pencil Company's art and craft pencils come to you from our factory in Jersey City, New Jersey. We believe in quality, tradition, value, and the fun of creating. We take pride in handcrafting quality pencils and artist materials using traditional methods passed down for six generations.

Our history dates back to 1860 when Edward Weissenborn began the first pencil factory in the USA. In 1889, Edward and his son, Oscar A., began what is now General Pencil Company.

Still family owned and operated, our goal is to create consistent, quality products in a sustainable manner for artists of all levels. We thank you for choosing our fine art and craft products for your creative talents and enjoyment.

Founded in 2002, GRAPH’IT is a dynamic and innovative French brand whose vocation is the development of products for the expression of today's artists. GRAPH'IT thus offers a wide range of material for illustrators, Manga / BD designers, architects, designers, stylists or students in art schools made in Japan.

Born in Paris to a Japanese father and a Chinese mother, Hana Kanehisa is the mother of two little boys.

She graduated from the Ecole Centrale Paris and the Politecnico di Milano.

She worked at Dominique Perrault in France and at Kengo Kuma in Tokyo before embarking on her childhood passion: drawing.

She has illustrated in card making since 2016 and recently decided to create her own publishing house.

All cards are painted by Hana Kanehisa and printed in Gentilly in the Val de Marne.

The Herbin company, manufacturer of sealing wax, was founded in 1670 during the reign of Louis XIV. It is also the oldest brand of ink in the world.

It was at the beginning of the Meiji era that European techniques for making matches were introduced to Japan. Then, thanks to their quality, Japanese matches became an export product. In particular, the area between Kobe and Himeji with the Port of Kobe and foreign-run trading houses has flourished as a pole of match trading.

Kobe Match was established in Himeji in 1929, where matchmaking remains a local industry to this day.

"We need to pass the story of the match on, even if matches don't play the leading role."

Incense (incense sticks, etc.) made on the island of Awaji, where the pleasant smell of aromatic wood floats, accounts for about 70% of the Japanese national production. Incense-making techniques introduced from Sakai in 1850 were anchored on this island thanks to the westerly wind ideal for drying incense.

Daihatsu Company has a long history of making incense on Awaji Island. From the start of its creation in 1936 in Sakai, it manufactured innovative products such as incense with aromatic materials produced by a French perfumery.

Two companies from two traditional Hyogo industries - Awaji Island Incense and Harima Matches - met in 2011.

The solidity of the match and the aromatic quality of the incense, the choice of scents corresponding to the image of the new brand, the choice of the name of the products and the development of a packaging embodying the Japanese sensibility ... everything is studied to offer a new way to enjoy scents.

Meaning of name and logo

hibi means in Japanese "every day". This name was chosen in the hope that hibi gives you pleasure every day around a scent chosen according to your mood and the occasion. The logo, made up of two identical Chinese characters meaning "day", was designed to convey a "cool & simple" image.

The company ITO Bindery was born in Tokyo in 1938. Initially specialized in bookbinding, the company was able to adapt to its time. With 80 years of experience ITO Bindery offers a very high level of quality.

Kartotek Copenhagen is a Danish stationery and design accessories brand. We design for the small everyday moments where we are at peace with ourselves or share time with those we care for. We search for ways to slow the pace of everyday life and make these small moments feel special.

Kaweco is a German brand of writing implements, originally introduced by the Heidelberg Pen Company for its dip pens line in 1889. Kaweco became a public limited company in 1921, then being taken over by the Knust Woringen and Grube company (KWG), after Kaweco went bankrupt in 1930.

In 1994, the Gutberlet GmbH, a cosmetics company based in Nuremberg, acquired the rights to the "Kaweco" name. The core competency is the production and distribution of fine writing instruments including accessories.

The philosophy of the KOKUYO Group is to constantly look for ways to make people more creative by carefully observing their lives and work. Stationery is an important tool for intellectual activities. By developing products that meet the needs of users, the goal of Kokuyo is to develop a more creative society.

Konrad Żurawski is a big fan of fountain pens and all that is associated with them. He enjoys the little pleasures of life, especially a good night's sleep. He also defines himself as a handyman at heart.

Konrad is a graduate of the Faculty of Chemistry at Warsaw University of Technology.

The creation of l'Artisan Pastellier was born from the fusion of a talent of chemical engineer and a heritage reborn with natural colors and dyes, in the region of Albige.

The specificity of l'Artisan Pastellier is to offer its customers various authentic products based on natural, mineral and vegetable colors, available in ranges for the arts and decoration.

Pastel blue is the brand's flagship product, given the historical importance of this dye in our local and regional history.

Manufacturing is distinguished by a know-how guaranteeing the original and artisanal character of the products, and their "high-end" quality in respect and knowledge of European environmental standards.

Thus, l'Artisan Pastellier does not use solvent, and favors natural colors, but also the "recipes" used in the past; raw materials are therefore mostly natural.

le typographe is a workshop in Brussels where printing technology is favoured with moving characters in lead and wood.

Founded in 1917, LEUCHTTURM can look back on over 100 years of experience in the manufacture of high-quality paper and stationery.

Born in Tokyo in 1986, Mark’s Inc. is recognized today as the leader in Japanese lifestyle stationery. Must of the "Tokyo Edge", Mark’s cultivates the art of design at all levels.

Permanent invention of new features, exclusive design and material qualities are the very essence of Mark's products. Each collection is a subtle combination of color, style, and originality that meets some of the highest Japanese standards in the world.

Inspired by the Cool Japan trend, colorful and fun, Mark's products have won over more than 4,000 points of sale around the world: from concept stores to department stores and museum boutiques.

*****If you're looking for Traveler's Notebook, it's here: Traveler's Notebook*****

In 1950, Midori Shokai Co., Ltd. is created.

The production and sale of letterhead with the letter symbol and other paper products such as notebooks and sketchbooks began.

The brand continued to explore the unique qualities of MD PAPER throughout the 1960s in order to continually refine the feel of writing on paper.

minimal.plan was created by Claire in Paris in 2017

Morici was founded in 1979 in Recanati, birthplace of the poet Giacomo Leopardi, and cradle of the Marche craftsmanship.

Driven by a passion for craftsmanship, Luciano Morici and his wife Doriana Marconi started their business in the late seventies. They design and manufacture wood and leather accessories for the most important companies of the territory. The small artisan workshop became a company with a fundamental craftsmanship vocation.

The production premises are expanded and new workers are added to support the expert craftsmen in order to satisfy the growing demand and the complex challenges of the market.

Beginning of mt was a book.

It was a mini book created by three women who were fascinated by masking tape. It was filled with fantastically designed features, clearing away our concept that masking tape is a typical product for an industrial use.
We were deeply impressed by them and started development of mt to meet their request to make "masking tapes of different new colors."
mt tape with twenty different colors like color pencils was completed as a result of repeated try and error.

Multifolia was founded in 2014 by Rita Girola. His goal is to mix his passion with his skills - paper, illustrations and textile design - in order to obtain original products for binding, packaging and creative leisure.

With 5mm high building blocks, nanoblock® is hands down the most incredible building set in the world. It allows you to build mini figures of unparalleled precision.

Launched in 2008 in Japan, the nanoblock collection continues to grow with the seasons. These miniatures close to the graphic art of the pixel appeal to the smallest to the largest. The models are available around the following themes: animals, famous monuments, musical instruments and many others ... So many possibilities to have fun or to offer. Each model of nanoblock® has a different degree of difficulty. From beginner to expert, there is always a model that satisfies the desires of fans around the world.

In each package, the model comes with a 3D type assembly instructions to follow step by step. Some additional building bricks are included.

NOTEM has a simple and functional approach to design.

Rooted in the Scandinavian design tradition that emphasizes space and light, NOTEM products are simple, aesthetic and easy to use.

The NOTEM collection is the result of an in-depth study of the intrinsic utility of each product.

"We are inspired by human nature, by our sense of time and our memory. Our mission is to make paper add value to your daily habits and tasks."

NOTEM was created in 2017 in Copenhagen. All products are designed in Denmark and made in Europe with high quality Scandinavian paper.

Ohto was founded in Japan in 1929 and produced inks and dyes.

In 1949 the brand produced the world's first ballpoint pen with a chrome ballpoint.

In 1964 Ohto marketed the world's first rollerball pen.

Always at the forefront of innovation Ohto continues to produce all of its writing instruments in Japan.

The history of Crown Mill has its roots in the modernist momentum of the Renaissance. It all began in 1478 when Emperor Maximilian allowed the monks of the Monastery of La Hulpe, Belgium, to build a mill on the banks of a tiny river beautifully named Argentina. Two centuries later, on the orders of King Charles II, this water mill became the Royal Manufacture of stationery.

For many decades, the craft of the company Otto Hutt was in the hands of the Hutt family – first founded by Karl Hutt in 1920, then successfully run by his son Otto, whose name the brand still carries today. The company founder was an enthusiastic follower of the Bauhaus movement and felt highly inspired by the design language of this new school of design. As a resident of Pforzheim – the "golden city", which had earned its first-class reputation around the world through centuries of jewelry, watch, and consumer good production – he transferred the idea of the Bauhaus style to new products and founded a company for pocket consumer goods and noble writing devices made of silver. 

The word of the creators

Ecological stationery. It's us in a nutshell.

The longer version ?

We use resource-friendly, tree-free paper made from construction and agricultural waste to make the highest quality notebooks. Designed for fluid writing, doodle and drawing. Ideal for writers, creatives, professionals and anyone who wants to change the world with a flict of a pen.

Join our mission and rewrite the rules.

PS: 5% of our time, services and purchases are spent on reforestation efforts and conservation initiatives.

PPS: We are B Corp. certified.

OF THE ESSENTIAL USEFUL AND THE NECESSARY FUTILE

We design quality stationery that is out of the ordinary.

Like you !

Since 2012, Papier Tigre has championed the idea that we are all creative, all artists: meeting room virtuosos, senior scribbling executives, managers of unique lives ...

With each collection, we strive to make Papier Tigre more local, more responsible and transparent. We continue to innovate and create more sustainable products for the future. To promote local production, we are manufacturing more and more items directly in our workshop in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris.

Welcome to the world of PARKER.

This universe is based on more than 130 years of avant-garde innovation, unique style and world-renowned craftsmanship in fine writing instruments. With over a century of passion and experience, the PARKER brand continues to build on its heritage and reputation, continually energizing and transforming the writing experience.

Always convinced of the importance of writing, we strive to give our writers the confidence to bring their own remarkable stories to life. Because if the words fly away, the writings remain.

The strength of Pelikan his experience and expertise of more than 179 years in all the supplies needed for the office and for artistic expression. Generations of customers have grown up with the brand. In the global premium segment, Pelikan combines its excellent quality, innovation in trends and educational concepts with perfect functionality and clear aesthetic design.

Pelikan is also a pioneer in product development. Together with teachers and researchers, he creates school products that promote the development of children's motor skills and the precision of writing from the beginning. In the premium writing segment, Pelikan also offers writing instruments made in Germany.

Namiki Manufacturing Company was founded in 1918. The name Pilot was adopted in 1938. Today Pilot Corporation is the largest pen manufacturer in Japan and the world's number 2.

The company "Papeteries Vérilhac Frères" was founded in Lyon in 1932 by Henri and Robert Vérilhac.

The Vérilhac brothers first marketed notebooks and stationery, then, in 1934, they embarked on the manufacture and sale of Rhodia pads.

The story begins somewhere in the past.

At the close of 1950s German migrant Barossa Valleyan history was born after two Austrian sisters, a loner. Known as Robert Oster, that boy never left the man. Inventing a private world where colour and imagination were king and queen.

That has never changed. Colour - the enduring king - and imagination, its queen - live on.

Robert Oster Signature® colour collection, both in Fountain Pen Ink and inkArt.ink™ products, embodies the ethics, the imagination and the very heart and soul of the maker. It is virtually impossible to speak of the brand without this living reference to he himself. He is the brand. The brand is him.

What you see is what you get... an under- promised product and an over-delivered experience.

In 1892, lithographer Adolf Johann Rohrer (1850-1918) began production of special graphic preparations in the city of Leipzig. His son Johann Adolf Rohrer jr.,1980-1953 - like his father a lithographer by training - took over and founded in 1907, with his partner Arthur Klingner Felix, the company that until today bears the name "Rohrer Klingner Leipzig Co".

In 1915, the Kohsaku Miki rubber production company was established in 1915 in Japan.

In 1950, the name is changed to SEED Rubber Co., Ltd.

In 1956, launch of the world's first ever plastic eraser.

In 1985, launch of the world's first ever correction tape.

SEED Rubber is a Japanese company that is always looking for innovations.

Based in Kansas City, Missouri, Skylab Letterpress is a full-service print shop focused on the craft of letterpress printing in the modern landscape. Since 2006, we have been building relationships with our clients by offering Skylab as an incubator for their dreams, ideas, and printing needs. We have also developed close working relationships with a network of great digital and offset printing vendors in the Kansas City area that gives our clients an unbeatable range of printing solutions.

For Lee and Jeong (co-founders), a plant can be at the center of everyone's life, influencing their race, attitudes and relationships. "It can replace a television set, for example, and determine how we spend our time after work, how we approach work and who we meet, even," Lee said.

It is in this philosophy that Lee and Jeong approach their work as a kind of prescribed diet requiring face-to-face consultations and close follow-up.

SM∙LT Art - Open, independent & socially responsible brand with unique attitude to products, people and business.

SMISKI is a trademark owned by Dreams Co., Ltd. founded in 1996 in Japan.

The SMISKI is a funny and mischievous little "ghost". He lives hidden in the corners of the house (behind a book, at the foot of the lamp on the nightstand ...) You can't see him during the day, but at nightfall he appears and shines gently ...

You cannot choose the particular character because with the SMISKI the surprise is total!

The Soumkine stationery brand was founded by Paris-based graphic designer and typographer Fyodor Sumkin. The great specialty of Soumkine is to design and hand-craft high quality notebooks.

What should have been, is. What should have been, is.

The link between stationery and men was born when they first used a stick to draw on the floor. This link has never ceased to evolve with the times.

We are now rethinking this evolution.

Our goal is to eliminate the superfluous and get back to basics.

STALOGY - stationery, standard - technology - stationery, standard and technology

Storage.it is a trademark owned by Mark’s Inc.

Born in Tokyo in 1986, Mark’s Inc. is recognized today as the leader in Japanese lifestyle stationery. Must of the "Tokyo Edge", Mark’s cultivates the art of design at all levels.

Permanent invention of new features, exclusive design and material qualities are the very essence of Mark's products. Each collection is a subtle combination of color, style, and originality that meets some of the highest Japanese standards in the world.

The City Works is a contemporary souvenirs brand based in Vienna, Austria. Each city collection is carefully researched and intricately drawn, with a variety of items made using the designs. Everything is designed in-house and made within the European Union.

Tombow is a Japanese family-owned business that manufactures reliable, high-quality writing instruments and has also been supporting creative people in their daily lives since 1913. Since its inception by pencil maker Harunosuke Ogawa over 100 years ago , the company is still run by the Ogawa family.

Tomoegawa Paper Factory was founded in 1914 in Shimizu on the banks of the Tomoe River in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.

The cherished good-old-day vintage stationery.

A lot of fine stationery in the past has been cast out due to the change of generations and the closed factories. TOOLS to LIVEBY wants to re-vitalize and share the beauty of those disappeared good stationery.

We duplicate the very products with refined modeling and packaging.

The company TRAVELER'S COMPANY owns the brands TRAVELER'S NOTEBOOK, BRASS PRODUCTS, SPIRAL RING NOTEBOOK and other related products. TRAVELER'S COMPANY also owns and runs THE TRAVELER'S FACTORY stores.

Traveler's Notebook (TN) has become a must-have accessory for travellers, they slip everywhere, can hold up to 3 notebooks and several accessories.

In the Traveler's Notebook collection you will find all kinds of refills, ruled notebooks, Grid, united, dot, watercolor paper... for all needs.

The company Troika was founded in England in 1972.
Since the beginning the brand has specialized in quality gifts for men.

uni-ball is a brand owned by Mitsubishi Pencil Company, which distributes its products in more than 100 countries.

In the first century before our era, the roman architect Vitruvius  wrote a treaty on architecture entitled De architectura, a work that has been enormously influential, especially during the Renaissance when it was rediscovered. In it he described the qualities a building should have, such as: Firmitas - a building has to be solid, Vtilitas - a building has to serve to a purpose, and finally, Venvstas - a building has to be beautiful.

To explain what is solid and what is useful can be for many a simple thing to do, but for most to try to put into words why something is or not beautiful has been always a difficult task. If we refer to the latin word "venvstas"- all we need to know is that beautiful is considered such because it has the characteristics of Venus.

Handcrafted inks made with love in the Philippines.

The Vinta Promise

Vinta Inks are obsessively designed and meticulously mixed. Our inks are meant for fountain pen or calligraphy use. We promise that we use the finest ingredients to make the best ink that we can.

Visconti’s history began in Florence, Italy. A cradle of art and culture, Florence also known for being home to one of the Country’s largest industrial districts for luxury and fashion.

The company is the brainchild of Luigi Poli and Dante del Vecchio, two friends who met in Florence and decided to turn a common passion into business by founding Visconti on October 20, 1988.

On that date, luxury writing instruments began to make their way in a city that was strongly linked to jewellery, leather goods and any other form of art. Over time, Visconti products became iconic pieces that helped to spread Italian values worldwide: design and creativity, craftsmanship and innovation, quality and luxury.

French-made, WATERMAN perfectly illustrates the refined Parisian style, a symbol of elegance since 1883. Made from precious materials and offering sublime designs such as those of Exception, Carène, Expert and the very trendy Hémisphère collection, these instruments fine writing embody a timeless manifestation of taste and self-confidence. WATERMAN pens offer those who use them a touch of French sophistication and are an ideal gift for any occasion.

WATERMAN's remarkable history is a testament to our passion for making elegant and sophisticated writing instruments. The WATERMAN company gained its notoriety during the Universal Exhibition of Paris of 1900, during which it received the highest distinction possible: the gold medal of excellence. This early recognition aroused real enthusiasm from the French public who adopted WATERMAN as an emblematic brand. A feeling that is still present today as our premium pens are manufactured in our center of excellence in Nantes, France.

From idea to product

It's a long and difficult road between the idea and the international brand. Especially if you are not a large, long-established company with a lot of industry experience, but just a man with a vision: to deliver the best agendas in the world.

The Zebra trademark was created in 1914. Legend has it that Mr. Ishikawa, founder of Zebra Co. Ltd., wanted a company name that would be memorable and also appropriate for their export business to other countries. He took an English/Japanese dictionary and, opening it Japanese style from the back, started with the “Z” words. He stopped at “Zebra”.