Happy summertime, friends! It's been a couple of months since we've done a monthly summary photo since we were busy at the beginning of June with our release, which went so well and we have you all to thank for that. A lot is new around Yoseka!In May, we announced that Jane would be leaving Yoseka in order to go back to school for her PhD and she had her last day with us at the end of May. We all went out to dinner with her to celebrate her great accomplishments at Yoseka and the amazing things in her...

We are super excited to be able to bring back some events at Yoseka this summer into fall and hopefully many more in the future! Here is our rough schedule of events taking place at Yoseka with more detailed information on each one coming as we nail things down:Traveler's TRAVEL and SKETCH // July 22-24Using your Traveler's Notebook, sketch your day, sketch the shop, sketch around our shop, sketch anything! Stop by our shop and show us your sketch to collect the special edition stamp imprint in your Traveler's Notebook to commemorate the day. LCN Pop Up // July 27-August...

Excited for everyone to meet Bethany (left) and Alex (right)! Bethany and Alex only joined our team a couple of months ago but they have fit right in and have already been a huge help to us around the shop and behind the scenes.Bethany recently moved to NYC from San Francisco to be closer to the art and design world. Before joining the team, she had worked at other stationery/art supply stores and was even a watercolor maker! Her background is in interior design and technical theatre, and she enjoys sketching landscapes and architecture. Check them out @bethanylwu. Her current favorites...

In this episode of Catching Up, Ashley, our lovely viral Tik Tok-er, and I chat about why you may have missed her recently at the shop, on our IG and on our recent Catching Up episodes. Send her all your good vibes, energy and wishes for good health! We are so excited to give a sneak peek of our Yoseka exclusive LCN stamp which will be available at the end of the month at our LCN pop up and online! Of course, we loved talking about our favorite new stationery and our picks for Customer Friend of the Week. Thank...

Pilot Custom Heritage SE. Released February 2021, and they just recently arrive in the US. It features Pilot’s No.5 14k gold nib with cartridge/converter filling mechanism, and they come in colorful marbled patterns! It’s very rare to see colorful Pilot Custom pens, but soon we will also see the same marbled patterns on Pilot’s Vanishing Point in the US.
The same marbled resin colors were first introduced on Pilot’s Timeline ballpoint pens. The Timeline series was released in 2005, with three themes: Past, Present and Future. It’s a bold and stylish twist to retract pen designed to withstand the test of time. Surprisingly,...

Join me and Neil in our newest episode of Catching Up! We are talking about some recent news in the stationery world, Yoseka's newly added stationery from the latest edition of Hobby Stationery Box magazine to new wax seal stickers and more, and of course our pick for Customer Friend of the Week, Raquel! In this episode, we also give more details on all the in-store events we have planned from our Traveler's TRAVEL and SKETCH on July 22-24 to Stalogy pop up in October. Thanks for watching everyone! Be sure to let us know in the comments which event...

As a Traveler's Company Partner Shop in New York, we are so happy to announce that we will be participating in Traveler's Company's TRAVEL and SKETCH events this summer that are meant to encourage Traveler's Notebook users to take their journals on an adventure outdoors, around their local neighborhoods, exploring a new area and just to get creative with your TN by capturing your favorite moments!  This summer, our fellow partner shops around the US such as Oblation Papers, Paper Seahorse and Two Hands Paperie will take turns hosting their very own versions of TRAVEL and SKETCH. For those who aren't...

Catch up with me and Neil this week. We talk about some seriously awesome podcast mentions by our good friends in the stationery world, some interesting research that Neil has been working on about traditionally popular Japanese desk pens, the return of Pilot's signature nib, our favorite new stationery and Customer Friend of the Week, Van Anh! Let us know in the comments what you think of our new setup :) Thanks for watching everyone!

Join us for this week's Catching Up to find out what nibs everyone chose for their Refresh Fountain Pens, hear about our newly introduced team member, Authan, and of course to discover Ashley's new favorite bird stationery! Thanks for watching everyone :) See you next week!

As many of you know, we have been looking to grow our team for the last few months and after many conversations with so many amazing candidates, we are excited to begin introducing some of the new faces that you may have already seen around the shop! Today, we’d love everyone to welcome Authan to our team. Authan has been with us for a few months now and we are so happy to be able to introduce him to you all!Authan grew up in Taoyuan, Taiwan, and was actually a frequent visitor at the original Yoseka store, where he was...