Gorgeous green office supplies from O’Bon

March 12th, 2010

Photo: O'BON

I’ll admit, I’m a nerd. It’s been years since I set foot in a classroom, and I still get excited over a fresh pack of pencils or a crisp new notebook. (Though that probably reveals my age — do students even use real paper and writing utensils anymore?) So when I recently stumbled across the O’Bon website, which sells stylish, eco-friendly school and office supplies like vivid rainbow-hued pencils made from 100 percent recycled newspaper, I practically drooled.

A few of my faves:

bird binder

Bird 1″ Binder (Pearl). Constructed from 100 percent recycled cardboard, this elegant binder features an exotic bird-feather design, printed using soy-based inks.

Rainbow 2B

Rainbow 2B Pencil Pack. Each pack includes 10 brightly patterned graphite pencils, made from 100 percent recycled newspaper.

a6-apple_1

O’BONanza A6 Notebook (Apple). With a cover made from 100 percent recycled cardstock, this cheery notebook comes stocked with 80 pages of O’Bon’s own sugarcane-based paper.

Need a little extra incentive to spend $6 on a pack of pencils? O’Bon will match every purchase with a donation to the Arbor Day Foundation, to help fight deforestation.

–Jennifer Grayson