Birth Stationery
Origin & History
Creation of Birth Stationery
Birth Stationery is a concept discovered from behavioral patterns where people unconsciously choose specific stationery in their digitalized daily lives. Common behaviors were observed: writing New Year cards with fountain pens in January, leaving messages on sticky notes in March, choosing new planners in December. Deep research into this phenomenon revealed that monthly social events and seasonal transitions influence people's stationery choices. Stationery functions not merely as tools but as mediums that embody emotions and desires of each moment, naturally forming as a psychological calendar for modern people. This discovery led to the systematization of monthly relationships with stationery, establishing the concept of Birth Stationery.
The Stationery Shop's Revenge
Gekko-do, an 80-year-old stationery shop, was on the brink of closure due to digitalization. On the final clearance sale day, owner Kotaro Tsukino discovered his grandfather's dusty diary in the back of the shop. It contained cryptic notes stating 'stationery controls human destiny' and detailed observations about monthly compatibility between people and stationery. Skeptical Kotaro, with nothing to lose, disguised himself as a fortune teller and started 'Monthly Stationery Divination.' The accuracy was unnaturally high, and it went viral on social media. Investigation revealed his grandfather was a wartime cryptographer who secretly studied correlations between human behavior patterns and stationery choices. Though scientific evidence remains unclear, Birth Stationery has become established as a psychological pillar for modern people.
The Ironic Legacy of a Decluttering Consultant
Marie Kondogno, a world-famous decluttering consultant, preached 'one pencil is enough' and made clients throw away stationery. After her death, a massive stationery collection was discovered in a hidden room, nearly causing a scandal. Panicked disciples noticed exactly 12 types of stationery and forcibly interpreted it as 'deep teachings about monthly mental states.' They decoded shopping notes in her planner like 'January: fountain pen sale' and 'March: out of sticky notes' as 'divine revelations,' constructing an elaborate theoretical system. Ironically, from the contradictions left by the decluttering guru emerged a new culture of cherishing objects. Believers still insist 'The teacher was testing us.'
Monthly Information
January
Fountain Pen
A noble writing instrument that eternally inscribes New Year's resolutions. Its ink flows uninterrupted, beautifully weaving words of beginning.
February
Correction Tape
An innovative Japanese-born stationery that gently covers mistakes with white tape, creating new possibilities.
March
Sticky Notes
Stationery that conveys temporary yet memorable messages, accompanying the season of farewells and encounters.
April
Mechanical Pencil
A precision writing instrument that continuously advances new lead. A reliable companion supporting new term challenges.
May
Colored Pencils Set
Creative tools that color the world with diverse hues, creating unified works while cherishing each family member's individuality.
June
Highlighter
A guiding stationery that illuminates important words and brings clarity to clouded minds under the dim rainy season sky.
July
Gel Pen
An expressive creative writing tool that vividly colors summer wishes and gratitude
August
Photo Album
A tool for organizing and preserving memories, connecting past and present, passing precious memories to the next generation.
September
Ruler
The birth stationery of September that governs perfect equilibrium. Like the autumnal equinox when day and night are equal, it is the guardian of measurement bringing order to the world through fairness and accuracy.
October
Masking Tape
The guardian stationery of October births, embodying duality of decoration and protection, enabling creative expression and temporary transformation.
November
Bookmark
A modest guide that quietly watches over the journey of reading, accompanying as a beacon of knowledge.
December
Planner/Diary
The time keeper that closes the year's records and prepares for the new year