Retail Range Autumn / Winter 2017
The School of Life The School of Life is an organisation devoted to teaching us how to grow into happier, calmer, more successful people. Our retail offering is made up of a range of emotional wellbeing tools that can help us to flourish and better understand ourselves and the world. These items are elegant, surprising, smart, often witty and most of all, useful. Our tools help us to make relationships work, build fulfilling careers, understand ourselves, find calm, nurture friendships and get the most out of culture. We arrange our products under themes that customers tend to be most curious and passionate about – and where we know we can bring about the most powerful and positive change. These are products to entertain, delight and genuinely transform us.
• Love
• Work
• Self-Knowledge
• Friendship
• Calm
• Culture
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LOVE It is estimated that 70% of a person’s life-satisfaction depends on the quality of their relationships. Yet this is an area where we too often get stuck, unable to make ourselves understood or find the sort of love we need. Our tools are designed to help us escape our frustrations, learn to communicate properly and put us on the path to sincere and flourishing relationships.
100 Questions: Love Edition Carton of 6, SKU: 4166 Paper / 100 question cards with box / 150 × 115 × 50 mm
20 Poems Carton of 6, SKU: 4165 Paper / 20 cards 220 × 158 × 25 mm
Stay or Leave? Card Game Carton of 6, SKU: 6322 Paper / 52 game cards 89 × 126 mm
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Who Should I Be With? Card Game Carton of 6, SKU: 6088 Paper / 52 game cards 89 × 126 mm
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Work Most of us don’t want to work merely for money: we also want to ensure that work can be a source of creativity, meaning and (on a good day) pleasure. The tools in this range help us to overcome some of the obstacles to finding the sort of work that can truly satisfy and develop us.
100 Questions: Work Edition Carton of 6, SKU: 4167 Paper / 100 question cards with box / 150 × 115 × 50 mm
Confidence Prompt Cards Carton of 6, SKU: 6657 Paper / 60 cards in box 104 × 73 × 36 mm
What Should I Do With My Life? Card Game Carton of 6 / Carton SKU: 6200 Paper / 52 game cards 89 × 126 mm
Writing as Therapy Journal: Projects Carton of 6, SKU: 5535 Paper / A5 Linen bound notebook 192 pp / 210 × 148 mm
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Career Crisis Prompt Cards Carton of 6, SKU: 6039 Paper / 60 cards in box 104 × 73 × 36 mm
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Self-knowledge In Ancient Greece, when the philosopher Socrates was asked to sum up what all philosophical commandments could be reduced to, he replied: ‘Know yourself.’ Self-knowledge matters so much because it is only on the basis of an accurate sense of who we are that we can make reliable decisions – particularly around love and work. These tools help us to understand the hard-to-access bits of our minds and to know our deep personalities as well as we can.
Know Yourself Prompt Cards Carton of 6, SKU: 6038 Paper / 60 cards in box 104 × 73 × 36 mm
Am I Normal? Card Game Carton of 6, SKU: 6671 Paper / 52 game cards 89 × 126 mm
Imperfection Pot Carton of 4, SKU: 4850 Ceramic / 100 × 100 mm ceramic pot / Wooden box / 120 × 120 mm
Writing as Therapy Journal: Night Thoughts Carton of 6, SKU: 5536 Paper / A5 Linen bound notebook 192 pp / 210 × 148 mm
Writing as Therapy Journal: Journeys Carton of 6, SKU: 5538 Paper / A5 Linen bound notebook 192 pp / 210 × 148 mm
Writing as Therapy Journal: Affairs Carton of 6, SKU: 5537 Paper / A5 Linen bound notebook 192 pp / 210 × 148 mm
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Emotional Baggage Pencil Case: Yellow Carton of 6, SKU: 7128 100% Cotton / Heavy-duty canvas 200 × 60 × 30 mm
Emotional Baggage Pencil Case: Black Carton of 6, SKU: 7129 100% Cotton / Heavy-duty canvas 200 × 60 × 30 mm
Emotional Baggage Pouch: Orange Carton of 6, SKU: 7130 100% Cotton / Heavy-duty canvas 266 × 180 mm
Mood Book: Daring Carton of 6, SKU: 7106 Paper, coloured stitching / Plain Paper / 132 pp / 189 × 247 mm
Mood Book: Sceptical Carton of 6, SKU: 7108 Paper, coloured stitching / Plain Paper / 132 pp / 189 × 247 mm
Mood Book: Productive Carton of 6, SKU: 7107 Paper, coloured stitching / Plain Paper / 132 pp / 189 × 247 mm
Emotional Baggage Pouch: Blue Carton of 6, SKU: 7131 100% Cotton / Heavy-duty canvas 266 × 180 mm
Emotional Baggage Tote: Khaki Carton of 4, SKU: 7133 100% Cotton / Heavy-duty canvas 375 × 400 mm
Emotional Baggage Tote: Navy Carton of 4, SKU: 7132 100% Cotton / Heavy-duty canvas 375 × 400 mm
Key Traits Key Tag: Idiosyncratic Carton of 10, SKU: 7101 Acrylic / 51 × 19 mm
Key Traits Key Tag: Conciliatory Carton of 10, SKU: 7097 Acrylic / 51 × 19 mm
Key Traits Key Tag: Sane Carton of 10, SKU: 7105 Acrylic / 51 × 19 mm
Emotional Baggage Luggage Tag: Tomato Carton of 4, SKU: 7126 100% Leather 110 × 70 mm (without strap)
Emotional Baggage Luggage Tag: Navy Carton of 4, SKU: 7125 100% Leather 110 × 70 mm (without strap)
Emotional Baggage Luggage Tag: Green Carton of 4, SKU: 7127 100% Leather 110 × 70 mm (without strap)
Key Traits Key Tag: Guileless Carton of 10, SKU: 7100 Acrylic / 51 × 19 mm
Seeds of Virtue: Flowers Carton of 6, SKU: 7115 Card, Seed Packets / 280gsm Five seed packets / Printed gift box with sleeve / 161 × 114 mm
Seeds of Virtue: Herbs Carton of 6, SKU: 7114 Card, Seed Packets / 280gsm Five seed packets / Printed gift box with sleeve / 161 × 114 mm
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friendship We all long for warm and close connections with our families and friends – but too often our social life ends up superficial and unsatisfying. Our tools help to bring out the best in ourselves and others – and ensure that gatherings can be occasions for genuine sharing, discovery and joy.
100 Questions: Original Edition Carton of 6, SKU: 3184 Paper / 100 question cards with box / 150 × 115 × 50 mm
100 Questions: Family Edition Carton of 6, SKU: 5322 Paper / 100 question cards with box / 150 × 115 × 50 mm
Pessimistic Greetings Cards Set Carton of 10, SKU: 6240 Paper / 350 gsm / Five cards, five envelopes, gift box / 156 × 110 mm
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The Confessions Game Carton of 6, SKU: 6203 Paper / 100 playing cards with dice 100 × 90 × 60 mm
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calm Calm has a deep and natural appeal. Most of us long to be more patient, unruffled, at ease and capable of reacting with quiet good humour to life’s setbacks and irritants. But if calm is an ocean, most of us are still in the shallows. These hugely effective tools help us to secure calm on a regular basis and to grow into the serene people we have always longed to be.
Calm Prompt Cards Carton of 6, SKU: 5706 Paper / 60 cards in box 104 × 73 × 36 mm
Small Pleasures Carton of 10, SKU: 6054 Paper / 60 cards in box 100 × 80 × 22 mm
Gratitide Card Set Carton of 10, SKU: 6692 Paper / 114g / 60 cards in box 100 × 80 × 22 mm
15 Minutes Timer Carton of 6, SKU: 3780 Glass / Hourglass, instruction booklet and box / 130 × 55 mm
Cleaning as Therapy Soap: Sea Breeze Carton of 6, SKU: 7134 Soap / Sea Breeze / 230 g
Cleaning as Therapy Soap: Cilantro & Lime Carton of 6, SKU: 7135 Soap / Cilantro and Lime / 230 g
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Cleaning as Therapy Tea Towel Carton of 6, SKU: 7116 100% Cotton / White with Blue Stripe / 730 × 530 mm
Cooking as Therapy Tea Towel Carton of 6, SKU: 7117 100% Cotton / White with Orange Stripe / 730 × 530 mm
Colouring as Therapy: Still Life with Fruit Carton of 6, SKU: 7092 A1 Colouring poster / 128 gsm art paper / 680 × 990 mm
Drawing as Therapy Sketchbook Carton of 6, SKU: 5227 Paper / A4 with multi coloured stitching / Plain sketch paper 132 pp
Glass Paperweight: Stars, Small Carton of 4, SKU: 7110 Glass / Gift boxed Diameter: 60 mm
Glass Paperweight: Sand, Small Carton of 4, SKU: 7109 Glass / Gift boxed Diameter: 60 mm
Colouring as Therapy: Know Yourself Carton of 6, SKU: 7089 A1 Colouring poster / 128 gsm art paper / 680 × 990 mm
Colouring as Therapy: Wave Carton of 6, SKU: 7094 A1 Colouring poster / 128 gsm art paper / 680 × 990 mm
Colouring as Therapy: Walden Pond Carton of 6, SKU: 7093 A1 Colouring poster / 128 gsm art paper / 680 × 990 mm
Glass Paperweight: Algae, Medium Carton of 4, SKU: 7112 Glass / Gift boxed Diameter: 70 mm
Glass Paperweight: Moth, Medium Carton of 4, SKU: 7113 Glass / Gift boxed Diameter: 70 mm
Glass Paperweight: Sea, Large Carton of 4, SKU: 7111 Glass / Gift boxed Diameter: 80 mm
Utopia Candle: City of Tomorrow Carton of 6, SKU: 3781 Freshly cut grass with green pear, rose, lily, jasmine and balsam Ceramic candle pot / 80 × 90 mm
Utopia Candle: Walden Carton of 6, SKU: 3782 Wild berries, citrus, geranium, cassis, amber and sandalwood Ceramic candle pot / 80 × 90 mm
Utopia Candle: The Republic Carton of 6, SKU: 3783 Warm spices with bergamot, mandarin, nutmeg, black pepper, cardamom, cumin and vetivert Ceramic candle pot / 80 × 90 mm
The Pessimist’s Umbrella Carton of 6, SKU: 6659 Hand open umbrella with printed inside layer / 342 g / 240 × 60 mm (when closed)
Emotionally Intelligent Keyring Carton of 10, SKU: 6541 Gold Plated Iron / 35 × 95 mm
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culture The School of Life is hugely interested in art, literature, psychology and philosophy – and draws upon these disciplines for its many ideas. It proposes that works of culture were all made, in one way or another, with the idea of improving how we live. This range of products connects up culture with our own dilemmas and hopes around love, work and our psyches, and invites us to see culture as a resource with which to address the complexities of being human.
20 Aphorisms Carton of 6, SKU: 3183 Paper / 20 cards 220 × 158 × 25 mm
The Thinker Game Carton of 6, SKU: 5675 Paper / 52 game cards 89 × 126 mm
Cultural Memory – A matching game Carton of 6, SKU: 5674 Paper / 36 Pairs 60 × 60 mm cards
Birthplaces of the Great Ideas Postcards Carton of 10, SKU: 4440 Paper / 20 postcards with cover 148 × 105 mm
Untranslatable Words Carton of 6, SKU: 6055 Paper / 20 cards in box 159 × 115 × 20 mm
German Untranslatable Words Carton of 6, SKU: 6731 Paper / 20 cards in box 159 × 115 × 20 mm
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The School of Thought Notebooks: The Anti-Capitalists Carton of 4, SKU: 4686 / Paper Plain, grid and lined paper (one of each) / 64 pp / 125 × 178 mm
The School of Thought Notebooks: The Feminists Carton of 4, SKU: 4684 / Paper Plain, grid and lined paper (one of each) / 64 pp / 125 × 178 mm
The School of Thought Notebooks: The Bauhaus Carton of 4, SKU: 5197 / Paper Plain, grid and lined paper (one of each) / 64 pp / 125 × 178 mm
The School of Thought Notebooks: The Buddhists Carton of 4, SKU: 4685 / Paper Plain, grid and lined paper (one of each) / 64 pp / 125 × 178 mm
Keyword Pencil Set: Psychoanalytic Carton of 12, SKU: 3185 Six pencils / Definition booklet, buckram finish box / 185 × 53 mm
Keyword Pencil Set: Visual Arts Carton of 12, SKU: 3186 Six pencils / Definition booklet, buckram finish box / 185 × 53 mm
The School of Thought Notebooks: The English Modernists Carton of 4, SKU: 5196 / Paper Plain, grid and lined paper (one of each) / 64 pp / 125 × 178 mm
The School of Thought Notebooks: The Pop Artists Carton of 4, SKU: 5199 / Paper Plain, grid and lined paper (one of each) / 64 pp / 125 × 178 mm
The School of Thought Notebooks: The Minimalists Carton of 4, SKU: 5198 / Paper Plain, grid and lined paper (one of each) / 64 pp / 125 × 178 mm
Keyword Pencil Set: Literary Criticism Carton of 12, SKU: 3187 Six pencils / Definition booklet, buckram finish box / 185 × 53 mm
Keyword Pencil Set: Philosophical Carton of 12, SKU: 4697 Six pencils / Definition booklet, buckram finish box / 185 × 53 mm
The Psychology of Colour Pencil Set Carton of 6, SKU: 4698 12 coloured pencils / Definition booklet, buckram finish box 184 × 102 mm
The School of Thought Notebooks: The Existentialists Carton of 4, SKU: 3189 / Paper Plain, grid and lined paper (one of each) / 64 pp / 125 × 178 mm
The School of Thought Notebooks: The Stoics Carton of 4, SKU: 3188 / Paper Plain, grid and lined paper (one of each) / 64 pp / 125 × 178 mm
The School of Thought Notebooks: The Pessimists Carton of 4, SKU: 3190 / Paper Plain, grid and lined paper (one of each) / 64 pp / 125 × 178 mm
Big Thinker Notebooks: Darwin / Woolfe Carton of 5, SKU: 4696 / Paper A4 with multi coloured stitching Plain sketch paper / 132 pp
Big Thinker Notebooks: Nietzsche / Freud Carton of 5, SKU: 4695 / Paper A4 with multi coloured stitching Plain sketch paper / 132 pp
Campus Bag Carton of 6, SKU: 6247 100% Cotton / 380 × 430 mm
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Emotionally Intelligent Pin Badge Carton of 10, SKU: 6260 Gold Plated Iron Diameter: 30 mm
Existentialist Pin Badge Carton of 10, SKU: 6261 Gold Plated Iron / 41 × 9 mm
Philosophical Pin Badge Carton of 10, SKU: 6262 Gold Plated Iron / 41 × 9 mm
Stoic Pin Badge Carton of 10, SKU: 6263 Gold Plated Iron / 28 × 7 mm
The School of Life Pin Badge Carton of 10, SKU: 6264 Gold Plated Iron / 32 × 28 mm
The School of Life T-Shirt Carton of 4 100% Cotton / Grey marl with white print / Unisex / Multiple sizes available
Interesting Guests: Conversation Placemats Set 1 Carton of 6, SKU: 5927 Cork / Set of 4 cork based placemats / 215 × 290 mm
Interesting Guests: Conversation Placemats Set 2 Carton of 6, SKU: 5929 Cork / Set of 4 cork based placemats / 215 × 290 mm
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the school of life press The School of Life Press brings together the thinking and ideas of The School of Life creative team. Our books share a coherent, curated message that speaks with one voice: calm, reassuring, and sane. Our books address issues such as how to find fulfilling work, how to master the art of relationships, how to understand one’s past, how to achieve calm, and how better to understand and – where necessary – change the world.
Essay Book – The Sorrows Slipcase (Coming Soon) Carton of 10, SKU: 7425 200 × 120 × 20 mm
Great Thinkers Carton of 8, SKU: 6085 Hardback book, Yellow ribbon bookmark / 480 pp 202 × 150 × 45 mm
Calm Carton of 10, SKU: 6181 Hardback book, Yellow ribbon bookmark / 136 pp 190 × 160 × 17 mm
Essay Book – Why You Will Marry The Wrong Person Carton of 30, SKU: 6707 Hardback book / 72 pp 187 × 115 × 7 mm
Essay Book – On Confidence Carton of 10, SKU: 7379 Hardback book / 96 pp 187 × 115 × 10 mm
Essay Book – How to Find Love Carton of 10, SKU: 7371 Hardback book / 96 pp 187 × 115 × 10 mm
Small Pleasures Carton of 8, SKU: 6241 Hardback book, Yellow ribbon bookmark / 247 pp 210 × 140 × 25 mm
Relationships Carton of 8, SKU: 6316 Hardback book, Yellow ribbon bookmark / 118 pp 190 × 140 × 16 mm
Sex Carton of 8, SKU: 6539 Hardback book, Yellow ribbon bookmark / 128 pp 179 × 120 × 15 mm
Essay Book – Why We Hate Cheap Things (Coming Soon) Carton of 10, SKU: 7383 Hardback book / 72pp 187 × 115 × 7 mm
Essay Book – The Sorrows of Work (Coming Soon) Carton of 10, SKU: 7413 Hardback book / 104 pp 187 × 115 × 10 mm
Essay Book – The Sorrows of Love (Coming Soon) Carton of 10, SKU: 7415 Hardback book / 80 pp 187 × 115 × 10 mm
A Job to Love Carton of 8, SKU: 6544 Hardback book, Yellow ribbon bookmark / 189 pp 195 × 130 × 18 mm
On being Nice Carton of 8, SKU: 6693 Hardback book, Yellow ribbon marker / 123 pp 125 × 185 × 15 mm
Things Never To Tell Children Carton of 10, SKU: 7138 Hardback illustrated book / 32 pp 180 × 180 × 7 mm
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