When embarking on a new venture, whether that be planning a wedding or hen do, or simply working from home, you want your desk looking fabulous! There are all kinds of gorgeous desk accessories out there, but it is almost impossible to find ones that match. The mission at Avorium, the siblings-run, sustainable stationery business in York, is to provide customers the opportunity to curate their desk with luxury, colour-matched desk accessories, for a chic, unified look!
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Avorium is all about colour - everything the company sells comes in the same eight pastel tones. This allows customers to curate an organised, matching desk for a perfect working environment! Most of Avorium's products can have a name or initial added in gold foil for that extra personal touch!
Products
Products include notebooks (£20), diaries (£20), phone stands (£20) and pen pots (£20) and all are made sustainably and without the use of animal products.
Details
There's a focus on all the small things - all paper is 100gsm so no ink will show through to the other side of the page; notebooks (£20) and diaries (£20) include a matching ribbon marker for keeping your page and folios (£50) are refillable and intended to last a lifetime.
Giving
Gifting is easy with Avorium - all orders arrive wrapped in Avorium tissue and packed an a beautiful blue gift box. Free next day delivery on all orders is a crowd pleaser!
You can buy online and out of the store in the centre of York. Avorium is pastel heaven and a stationery lover's dream!
Avorium
13 Colliergate, York
https://avorium.co.uk
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