Stationery is undergoing a worldwide renaissance. Partly in defiance of digital media, beautifully-designed objects from the past and present are once again appearing on desks as tools, as ornaments and as status symbols. "Stationery Fever" provides a panoramic overview of this cultural development, including the history of individual stationery items, showing how even the humblest of desktop accoutrements represents the tip of an iceberg of technological progress. In addition, collectors, writers and designers are inveted to consider what it is about stationery that is inspiring such devotion and passion around the world. Whether you are a confirmed fanatic or curious beginner, "Stationery Fever" is an insightful guide to the ever-changing, always fascinating universe of stationery.