PYRAMID INTERNATIONAL www.pyramidinternational.com Pyramid International is building strong momentum in licensed stationery for 2026, with a Back to School offering designed to support retailers with high demand formats that feel both practical and collectable. As students and shoppers continue to look for everyday essentials that reflect their favourite worlds, licensed stationery remains a category that performs consistently across age groups and store types. For the 2026 season, Pyramid is expanding its stationery essentials with a line-up that covers classroom must-haves and desk-friendly favourites. Key formats include erasable gel pens, ideal for schoolwork and revision, alongside multicolour topper pens that add a playful, character led twist to everyday writing. The range also includes exercise books, sticker pads and stationery sets, supporting retailers with options that work across entry-level impulse buys and larger bundled gifting opportunities. A standout addition for the year ahead is the Luxe Slider Notebooks, created to bring a more elevated feel to licensed stationery. With premium finishes and a smooth sliding mechanism, they are designed to feel giftable while still fitting neatly into the Back to School category. These notebooks offer a strong option for retailers looking to introduce premium stationery into their ranges without moving away from core volume drivers. Supported by Pyramid’s in-house design expertise and one of the largest licensing portfolios in the industry, the stationery line offers the flexibility retailers need to build cohesive themed displays or mix and match bestselling formats. With Back to School stock arriving from March, retailers have a timely opportunity to plan ahead and refresh their stationery offering for the season to come. MAPED HELIX www.mapedhelix.co.uk Kidy Learn Concentration is a complete range of school accessories that offer sensory stimulation to help students concentrate, and that easily fit into their pencil cases and school bags including: • A sensory pencil case with stimulating fabric and an ultra-resistant closure • A shatterproof ruler with tactile sensory zones and clear markings to facilitate learning • An ergonomic textured eraser • A graphite pencil with a chewable topper made from food-grade silicone • A pencil sharpener with softtouch rotating sensory rings that soothe on handling Maped’s goal is to offer quality supplies that meet all academic standards and are suitable for everyday school life. ZEBRA PEN www.zebrapen.co.uk The new range of retractable bLen ballpoint pens from Zebra provide an ideal addition to any notetaking or journalling enthusiast’s stationery collection. Benefitting from a sleek, modern look, they have been specifically designed with a low centre of gravity and direct touch tip, which enables them to reduce the natural vibration that is caused between a pen and paper during writing. The bLen ballpoint pens also feature an innovative emulsion ink that combines both oil and water based properties to ultimately offer the user a smoother writing experience. As Lawrence Savage, Marketing Manager at Zebra Pen UK explains, “This emulsion ink technology means that the bLen will provide the user with a more flowing, fast drying ink, as well as creating a richer colour with a greater vibrancy. By utilising the vibration-free functionality alongside this low-viscosity ink, it allows it to write like a gel pen, but still feel like a traditional ballpoint.” Available with either black or blue ink, the full range currently contains 16 different models across a choice of 0.5mm and 0.7mm point sizes and various barrel colours, including white, black, grey, purple, mint green, pink, light pink and light blue. DRIFTWOOD DESIGNS driftwooddesigns.co.uk Brand new from Driftwood Designs – cheerful folding heart cards that will share the love at any time. Beautifully illustrated by artist Lizzie Spikes, these cards are perfect for any occasion when you want to show someone you care. Inspired by Victorian puzzle cards, the beauty starts with the brightly coloured envelope. When your recipient opens it, the card pops out in a heart shape with one of two beautiful designs. It then folds out into four joined hearts, each panel bearing one of Lizzie’s wonderful pieces of art in bold colours, front and back, with a special section for your message. There are two version of the cards available. One has a delightful flower design on the front, surrounded by hearts, with the other panels sporting floral motifs, other than one with a pair of doves on the wing. The other is fronted by a red admiral-inspired butterfly, with other sections bearing designs of hearts and flowers, and striking, stylised animal pairs. Victorian puzzle cards – or puzzle purses – have their origins in the 8th Century in Japan but they became particularly popular in the 1800s. A form of romantic token or love letter, the carefully-folded cards often hid private outpourings of affection, poems or even locks of hair. All products in the Driftwood Designs ranges beautifully incorporate the work of Welsh artist and illustrator Lizzie Spikes, whose passion is creating colourful illustrations that can be translated to homewares, cards, prints and so much more. 38
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