1. art and entertainment
2. visual art and design
3. design

PRODUCT DESIGN SOLUTIONS
STAND OUT WITH A
UNIQUELY DESIGNED
HANDMADE PRODUCT
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Corban & Blair is Gillian Corban and Amanda Blair, who with
our talented team have been designing stationery and lifestyle
products for over 20 years.
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Our approach is hands on and design oriented. We constantly
search for new ideas and concepts to add value and meaning
to our handmade products. We believe that the power of
authenticity and meaning can make a product stand out and
that if designed with care and consideration, can say something
about the giver to the receiver.
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Our ideas are inspired by nature, technology, different cultures,
materials and textures or are often intuitive responses to the
market place. The Corban & Blair brand reflects our personal
philosophy to be creative and find meaningful solutions, while
striving to remain sustainable, passionate and relevant.
Featured Products
1. Darwin Convention Centre A5 Refillable Journal. Leather, 80gsm white paper, blind
(no colour) deboss.
2. Darwin Convention Centre Business Card Holder. Leather, blind (no colour) deboss.
3. Corban & Blair A5 Refillable Journal*. Recycled leather, 80gsm white paper.
*A4, A5 and A6 journals are available as part of our retail collection. Corporate
branding can be applied to these products for clients with short deadlines.
4. Woolmark A5 Refillable Journal. Felt, elastic closure, screen printed polypropylene,
80gsm white paper.
5. Corban & Blair A6 Bound Journal. Genuine leather, 80gsm white paper, clear foil
deboss.
6. Corban & Blair Zip Travel Wallet. Leather.
7. Corban & Blair Medium Photo Album. Leather, acid-free card, opaque interleaving.
8. Australian Tourism A5 Bound Journal (in calico slip). Screen printed calico, veg tan
leather, book cloth, blind (no colour) deboss.
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JOURNALS AND
COMPENDIA
Keep track of everyday inspiration, ideas and meeting notes
with our unique journals and compendia. Most A4, A5 and A6
journals feature an inner pocket for loose notes and come with a
refillable unlined white wire bound pad, making them essential
must haves.
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Journals and compendia can be custom made in a selection
of styles, colours and materials including leather, book cloth,
fabric and polypropylene. Logos and graphics can be applied
in interesting and significant ways to reflect your purpose and
brand image.
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Featured Products
1. Hillsong Square Journal. Book cloth, 80gsm white paper, silver foil print.
2. National Museum of Australia, Canberra A5 Bound Journal. Printed paper, book
cloth, 80gsm off-white paper.
3. Australian Tourism A5 Bound Journal (in calico slip). Screen printed calico, veg tan
leather, book cloth, blind (no colour) deboss.
4. Sheridan A5 Journal. Flocked fabric, elastic closure, blind blocked (no colour)
deboss, 80gsm white paper.
5. Corban & Blair A6 Diary. Veg tan leather, blind (no colour) deboss, ring bound.
6. Moët Hennessy A5 Leather Wrap Journal. Genuine leather, white 80gsm paper
blind (no colour) deboss.
7. Hamilton Island A6 Leather Wrap Journal. Veg tan leather, white 80gsm paper,
blind (no colour) deboss.
8. Freedom A5 Journal. Woven fabric, elastic closure, blind blocked (no colour)
deboss, 80gsm white paper.
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FOLDERS
Made from high quality materials including heavy weight
recycled board, coated book paper or book cloth, leather, vinyl
and polypropylene, Corban & Blair folders ensure durability and
longevity.
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Working with a wide range of materials, colours and production
processes means products can be designed exclusively to
highlight brand guidelines and create a unique presentation
solution. Branding details such as logo application can
be approached in highly creative ways through the use of
debossing, embossing or screen-printing to create very
individual products.
Available in a variety of sizes, orientations (landscape or
portrait), thicknesses and styles, our folders are ideal for office
presentations, conferences, housing property, sales or guest
information, product specifications and promotional material.
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Featured Products
1. Standford Brown A4 Portrait Box Folder. Book cloth, black foil deboss, lever arch,
magnetic closure.
2. Campus Living Villages Landscape Binder Folder. Printed celoglazed paper, lever arch.
3. Johnson & Johnson Medical A4 Portrait Box Folder. PU coated paper, red foil deboss,
lever arch, magnetic closure.
4. Suzannegrae A5 Landscape Binder Folder. Book cloth, white and blind (no colour)
deboss, ring bound.
5. Cadrys A4 Portrait Binder Folder. Book cloth, gold foil deboss, lever arch.
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SATCHELS AND
TECHNOLOGY COVERS
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SATCHELS
Featuring a gusseted pocket, magnetic closure and available in
standard A4 and A3 sizes, our satchels are a popular item with
designers, architects and photographers for presenting their
bodies of work. As well as their suitability for presentations, our
satchels are ideal for meetings, conferences, housing agendas
and for use as sales kits.
Aside from our retail range, custom designed satchels can be
made to size in different grades of leather, dependent on budget
and purpose, and can feature company logos or personal
branding for a unique look.
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TECHNOLOGY COVERS
Available in a range of styles, colours and materials, our growing
collection of technology covers and sleeves are perfect for
keeping your technology safe, stylish and conveniently portable.
By incorporating a logo and brand elements, they make the
perfect corporate or staff gift.
Featured Products
1. Corban & Blair iPad Sleeve*. Split leather, blind (no colour) deboss.
*iPad sleeves are available as part of our retail collection. Corporate branding can be
applied to these products for clients with short deadlines.
2. Corban & Blair A4 Satchel*. Split leather, magnetic closure.
*A3 and A4 satchels are available as part of our retail collection. Corporate branding
can be applied to these products for clients with short deadlines.
3. Corban & Blair Zip Laptop Cover*. Synthetic leather, canvas.
*15” laptop covers are available as part of our retail collection. Corporate branding
can be applied to these products for clients with short deadlines.
4. Corban & Blair A4 Satchel. Synthetic leather, canvas.
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PORTFOLIOS AND
PRESENTATION COVERS
Present yourself or your company in style with a book cloth
or leather bound refillable portfolio. Popular with designers,
photographers, students and fashion houses for showcasing
projects, portfolios are a perfect solution for displaying,
presenting and archiving.
Available in portrait and landscape format, all portfolios comprise
black acid-free card pages assembled with durable Chicago
screws and provide superior archival quality. The durable and
hardwearing surface makes them ideal for personalisation and
branding, creating a beautifully deep and textured impression
on the covers.
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The following sizes and colours are available as part of our retail
collection:
A4 Portrait Portfolio (Black, Grey, Metal)
A3 Portrait Portfolio (Black, Grey, Red, Metal)
A3 Landscape Portfolio (Black, Grey, Red, Metal)
A4 Portrait Presentation Covers (Black, Metal)
A4 Landscape Presentation Covers (Black, Metal)
A3 Portrait Presentation Covers (Black, Metal)
A3 Landscape Presentation Covers (Black, Metal)
Featured Products
1. Sylvia Park A3 Landscape Portfolio. Book paper, concealed Chicago screws, blind
(no colour) deboss.
2. BWM A4 Landscape Presentation Covers. Laser etched plywood, book cloth,
Chicago screws.
3. Mangoes A4 Hinged Portrait Portfolio. Book cloth, blind (no colour) deboss,
Chicago screws.
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BOXES
Predominantly made in Australia and bound in durable book
cloth, presentation boxes are perfect for storing documents,
keepsakes, memorial books, exhibition and portfolio
presentations.
Specialty boxes are designed to individual size specifications
and can contain multiple compartments and levels to suit their
purpose and use.
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Popular styles include but are not limited to clam boxes and
binder and slipcase sets. Application of colour, branding, logo
and graphics is custom tailored to reflect a company brand
image and provide a distinctly individual item.
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Featured Products
1. Susan Norris Box and Exhibition Information Set. Book cloth, blind (no colour)
deboss, printed card.
2. Ginger & Smart Square Box. Box board, clear foil deboss.
3. National Australia Bank (NAB) Box and Bound Journal Set. Book cloth, silver and
blind (no colour) deboss, printed inner page.
4. The Spastic Centre Box Folder. Book cloth, blind (no colour) deboss.
TRAVEL
Be organised and give your travel adventures a charming
touch with a Corban & Blair travel essential. Made in various
colours, materials and styles, travel products such as luggage
tags, travel wallets, journals and passport covers are perfect as
staff gifts, client loyalty gifts or for use as marketing collateral or
promotional items.
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Add texture and create a visual connection with your brand
or company by applying a coloured or clear debossed logo in
combination with brand colours. While being excellent standalone products, travel items can also be grouped and packaged
together to create meaningful and useful travels sets.
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Featured Products
1. Corban & Blair Travel Wallet*. Split leather, blind (no colour) deboss.
*A selection of travel wallets are available as part of our retail collection. Corporate
branding can be applied to these products for clients with short deadlines.
2. Lime Soda Group A5 Leather Wrap Journal. Genuine leather, 80gsm white paper,
blind (no colour) deboss.
3. Kingsgrove North High School A7 Bound Journal. Leather, 80gsm white paper,
blind (no colour) deboss.
4. Darwin Convention Centre A5 Refillable Journal. Leather, 80gsm white paper, blind
(no colour) deboss.
5. Darwin Convention Centre Business Card Holder. Leather, blind (no colour)
deboss.
6. Corban & Blair Luggage Tag. Split leather, blind (no colour) deboss.
*A selection of luggage tags are available as part of our retail collection. Corporate
branding can be applied to these products for clients with short deadlines.
7. Corban & Blair Luggage Tag. Split leather, blind (no colour) deboss.
*A selection of luggage tags are available as part of our retail collection. Corporate
branding can be applied to these products for clients with short deadlines.
8. Vogue Living Business Card Holder. Split leather, blind (no colour) deboss.
*A selection of business card holders are available as part of our retail collection.
Corporate branding can be applied to these products for clients with short deadlines.
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FRAMES AND ALBUMS
FRAMES
Handmade in New Zealand from plantation timber, Corban &
Blair frames invigorate and add life to an office, conference
room, reception area, retail window display or an intimate bar or
dining space. Available in a selection of styles and sizes, frames
can stand alone or create visual impact when styled together in a
range of shapes, profiles and colours.
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Aside from our retail collection of frames, we make to order for
quantities of 20 and over, tailoring to exclusive colours, sizes,
profiles, mat sizes, logo placement and printed inners.
ALBUMS
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Handmade in Australia, commonly from durable book cloth
and comprising black acid-free paper with opaque interleaving,
our archival quality albums are an ideal solution for archiving
milestones, achievements, press clippings and displaying
photographic work.
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Similar to our retail frame collections, albums too can be
exclusively created to meet company brand requirements and
guidelines through a tailored use of colour, material choice and
logo application.
Featured Products
1. Corban & Blair A4 Certificate Frame. Plantation Timber, glass.
2. Corban & Blair 5x7” Slim Box Frame. Plantation Timber, glass.
3. Corban & Blair 5x7” Block Frame. Plantation Timber, glass. Artwork by Thomas Avery.
4. The Royal Botanic Gardens Large Album. Book cloth, gold foil deboss.
5. Corban & Blair Photostickers (Tin of 200). Clear adhesive.
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RESTAURANT AND BAR
MENUS AND IN ROOM
RESTAURANT AND BAR MENUS
Customarily made in small runs and manufactured in Australia,
bill folders and restaurant and bar menus are designed exclusively
to complement the eating or drinking experience. Tailor made,
they reflect the look and feel of the restaurant, café or bar and
mirror the ambience of the space. Uniquely individual, products
can be made from a selection of materials that not only echo
brand image but also contain properties such as waterproof
qualities that make them durable and hardwearing and extend
their longevity.
IN ROOM
Chiefly manufactured in Australia, we design and create a
selection of useful and practical items such as menus, room
compendia, guest books, trays, folders and laundry bags for hotel
restaurants, rooms and waiting areas. Each item is created with
its specific purpose in mind reflected in the size and style of the
object and the materials used to produce it.
Featured Products
1. What Bar DL Menu. Printed celoglazed paper, elastic spine.
2. Bayside Lounge Square Menu. Book cloth, blind (no colour) deboss.
3. Summer House A4 Menu. Book cloth, black deboss.
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CORPORATE GIFTS
Corporate gifts can vary from single objects to sets, whether
they be travel, stationery or homeware based. Dependant
on the receiver and purpose of the gift, we are able to help
differentiate between gift options and provide a meaningful
and appropriate gift. As the process of gift giving is highly
personal, we encourage the addition of notes, stories and
other acknowledgements to add another level of meaning and
significance.
Gifts may be used as staff incentives, conference giveaways,
promotional products, at marketing and product launches or in
combination with VIP and loyalty programs.
Featured Products
1. Etihad Travel Set (A4 Compendia, Travel Wallet and Luggage Tag). Leather, 80gsm
white paper, matte celoglazed box.
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS
CLIENT TESTIMONIALS
Block
A block is an engraved or etched metal plate of a logo, image or
graphic. It is used in the process of debossing and embossing.
Book Cloth
A durable solution for bookbinding and presentation products, available in a
variety of colours, textures and fabric compositions.
Book Binding
The process of assembling a book from a number of folded sheets of
paper. Perfect binding is a technique where pages are aligned or cut
together and glued. A flexible outer layer allows for the book to be held
together.
Book Paper
Used for binding solutions and available in a variety of colours and finishes
such as coated and uncoated.
Deboss
To indent a logo or image into the surface of a material so that the
graphic sits below the products surface. Debossing is a technique
commonly applied to leathers, book cloth, card and book paper.
Emboss
When a logo or image is embossed into the surface of a material,
it creates a raised surface, sitting above the products surface.
Engrave
The process of etching a design onto a hard, flat surface by cutting
grooves into it. Engraving can be applied to brushed aluminum
(0.5mm aluminum is commonly used).
Lettering
Lettering is the process of debossing type onto a products surface.
Unlike debossing where a block is created, lettering uses a specific set
of fonts and point sizes. Available font types include: Mayfair Cursive
(24pt, 36pt), Copperplate (24pt), News Gothic (24pt), Bank Gothic
(18pt, 24pt), Cheltenham Bold (24pt), Park Avenue (24pt), Goudy
(24pt, 36pt). Lettering can be applied to leathers, book cloth and book
paper and can be used in combinations with coloured foils.
Brushed Aluminium
Aluminium that has a linished finish creating fine lines whilst retaining its
lustre. Ideal for engraving.
Genuine Leather and Veg Tan Leather
Genuine leather retains its natural markings, fibre strength and durability. Veg
Tan leather obtains the same durability as genuine leather but darkens with
age and use.
Plantation Timber
Timber that has been harvested from specially grown plantations.
Polypropylene
A durable and hardwearing thermoplastic that has solid or opaque
appearances and smooth texture.
Split Leather
Created by splitting one hide of leather into two pieces.
Recycled Leather
Composed of leather off cuts bonded together to create a leather finish.
WESTPAC BANK
SCARLET DESIGN GROUP
Dear Amanda,
Corban and Blair were the first suppliers who came to mind, for sourcing
a high quality compendium that would house a luxurious brochure for our
client, Investa Property Group. This brochure and compendium would form
the centre piece of a super premium marketing campaign for an iconic office
building in Melbourne’s CBD.
I would like to say how delighted we are with the new red notebooks
you have designed and made for us - they are gorgeous. Everyone we
give them to just loves them.
Thank you we always appreciate how fast you are with quotes and
then getting our products to us on time. I spread your praises where
ever I can.
Larke Riemer, Head of Women’s Markets
THE BEAUTY DIRECTORY
Dear Amanda,
I want to thank all the team at Corban & Blair for making our work with
them so seemingly easy and stress-free! Your assistance in product
selection – colour, size, inclusions etc – was invaluable and always
delivered in a professional and timely manner. The delivery was on
schedule and most importantly was, as always, a beautiful product of
great quality. All our clients loved the diary, as do we!
No matter whom you deal with at Corban & Blair the results are the
same – the job gets done. Over the 5 or so years we have worked
with you everyone is always very helpful and friendly. I could not
recommend your company highly enough and I look forward to
working with you again in the future.
Diana Smith, Marketing
Synthetic Leather
A PU leather-look alternative that is cost effective, lightweight and washable.
We have continued to use Corban and Blair and have always experienced high
quality production and excellent customer service.
Tania Robinson, Creative Director
RARE ID
We have been working with Corban & Blair for many years.
They are helpful, quick to respond, meet deadlines and offer interesting
design solutions.
As designers we find they are able to offer another layer of technical solutions
we can offer our clients.
Peter Howie, Managing Director
WN BULL FUNERALS
Working with Gillian and Amanda from Corban and Blair is an absolute delight.
They understand our business and the range of products that they have
designed and created for us, reflect this. Delivery dates are always as expected
and the quality and standard of their work is excellent.
Patsy Healy, General Manager
CORPORATE SHOWROOM & ENQUIRIES
RETAIL STORE & GENERAL ENQUIRIES
Open by appointment, Monday to Friday.
2 Victoria Street Lewisham NSW 2049 Australia.
Open Monday to Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm.
2 Victoria Street Lewisham NSW 2049 Australia.
Amanda Blair
Email amandab@corbanblair.com.au
Phone +61 9560 0122
Fax +61 9560 0543
Email info@corbanblair.com.au
Phone +61 9560 0122
Fax +61 9560 0543
www.corbanblair.com.au