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Introducing the June Box Theme: Steep & Unfold

Introducing the June Box Theme: Steep & Unfold

Something happens when you sit down with a cup of warm tea 🍵 The conversation opens up in a way it usually doesn't. 

Introducing the June Box Theme: Steep & Unfold

Something happens when you sit down with a cup of warm tea 🍵 The conversation opens up in a way it usually doesn't. 

That's so cute 🥺, but you can't say why

That's so cute 🥺, but you can't say why

The Japanese feeling of instantly loving something before you can explain why, and how that feeling shapes every Paper Bento box.

That's so cute 🥺, but you can't say why

The Japanese feeling of instantly loving something before you can explain why, and how that feeling shapes every Paper Bento box.

Behind the Scenes: Doing things before we are ready

Behind the Scenes: Doing things before we are r...

A Mother's Day weekend in Sequoia, one night in a tent, and what it reminded me about things I’m not ready for.

Behind the Scenes: Doing things before we are r...

A Mother's Day weekend in Sequoia, one night in a tent, and what it reminded me about things I’m not ready for.

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Why I chose these pieces for May

May calls for things that do not ask much of you. Here is what I chose for this month's box, piece by piece, including a Pentel pen designed for low-pressure...

Why I chose these pieces for May

May calls for things that do not ask much of you. Here is what I chose for this month's box, piece by piece, including a Pentel pen designed for low-pressure...

Softer Days in May

Softer Days in May

April in Japan is a season of beginnings, and the quiet exhaustion that follows. In the space after it all, there’s shinryoku — a brief window where the world softens...

Softer Days in May

April in Japan is a season of beginnings, and the quiet exhaustion that follows. In the space after it all, there’s shinryoku — a brief window where the world softens...

Scale doesn't have to mean losing the soul

Scale doesn't have to mean losing the soul

Scale doesn't have to mean losing the soul. Here's how I'm thinking about growth for Paper Bento, and how I'm thinking of building systems to protect the human touch. 

Scale doesn't have to mean losing the soul

Scale doesn't have to mean losing the soul. Here's how I'm thinking about growth for Paper Bento, and how I'm thinking of building systems to protect the human touch.