What Present & Correct is known for

Present & Correct sells new and vintage stationery from its Bloomsbury shop, alongside paper goods of its own. The business began with market trading before launching online in 2009 and opening a Clerkenwell shop in 2012. Its larger Bloomsbury premises followed in 2023, continuing the interest in office supplies and printed ephemera.

Present & Correct's story begins with occasional market trading off Brick Lane in 2005, before its online shop launched in 2009. A Clerkenwell shop followed in 2012, giving the business a permanent setting for its stationery and paper goods. The move to larger Bloomsbury premises came in 2023, with an interior by Architecture for London.

The stock combines new office supplies with original vintage stationery and printed ephemera from different countries. Some products are made for the shop itself, while others are found and selected during its sourcing work. Writing tools sit alongside ways to organise a desk through trays and other storage accessories. Paper goods extend from cards and labels to calendars and printed material collected for its graphic interest.

That combination gives the shop two practical uses: replacing a working desk accessory or looking for an unusual paper object. Neither requires treating the stock as a single period collection because it deliberately mixes new pieces with older ones. The Bloomsbury shop continues that approach in a physical setting where the range can be considered together.