About Station N°5

A stationery company built for lovers of well-crafted, well-curated and highly tailored writing tools, gifts and accessories.

Vintage green Zebra Sarasa pen and brown wood and gold Soothi pen on top of a light desk

The Company

Station N°5 is a Black Woman-Owned stationery company that honors the art, craft and history of handwriting. It is inspired by African American writing stations of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Writing stations were used to teach and practice the art and craft of handwriting and penmanship. After being legally denied the right to literacy, many African Americans considered good handwriting a marker of intellect and a path to freedom.

Our Mission

Here at Station N°5, we aim to spread the love and benefits of handwriting and penmanship through thoughtfully crafted and carefully curated writing tools, gifts and accessories. We think beyond stationery as fancy desk adornments to stationery as a pathway to self-expression and strong connection.

The Founder

I’m ariana, a graphic designer, storyteller and lifelong lover of all things pen and paper. (In fact, you may have seen my alter ego pairing pens and papers at the former @penandpaperpairings on Instagram).

I’ve been well-acquainted with penmanship throughout my life: My father, aunts and uncles showed great pride and care in penmanship through letters, greeting cards and scribbled notes. Over the years, I refined (and continue to refine) my own penmanship. Eventually, my friends, family and colleagues noticed my obsession with quality pens and journals, as well as my super fine print. I got asked more and more for writing pen recommendations.

Shortly before graduating from my master’s degree program in design and technology, I felt a strong urge to officially launch my own stationery company. Station N°5 gives me a welcomed break from the digital demands of my professional work. It allows me to merge my interests in history and storytelling with my personal taste in stationery. I’m really excited to share and grow the vision of Station N°5 with fellow stationery lovers.

Station N°5 arriving soon,
ariana

Vintage green Zebra Sarasa pen and brown suede journal on top of grey blanket

ariana / STN°5 Founder

“I tend toward precision pens, list pads, sticky notes, undated calendars, narrow- and college-ruled layouts, and a mix of masculine and feminine designs and materials. Think: leathers and suedes mixed with graphic floral prints.”