It's Stendig calendar time

Originally commissioned in 1966 for the American furniture importer Charles Stendig - a contemporary and competitor of Knoll Associates - Massimo Vignelli's oversized wall calendar has been in production ever since. It is the only calendar in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York and is beloved of architects and designers - and font fans - across the globe.

Measuring 48 inches by 36 inches and printed on heavyweight matt paper, the format is in the European style with Monday as the start of the week. The typface is Helvetica with each month alternating between black on white or white on black. The sheets are perforated along the top edge, just under the binding which holds three eyelets for easy level hanging on the wall. After the month has passed, the sheet also makes excellent gift-wrapping paper once torn off the calendar.

Because it is made by a small family owned printing press in Nashville, Tennessee, each year the calendar is available in only very limited numbers - especially in the UK where trans-atlantic shipping is a significant and restrictive cost factor. But for the cognoscenti, buying their calendar each year is somewhat of a ritual and we love it when our customers return time and again for theirs. Stock has arrived in early October and we always sell out by January so it is worth placing your order in good time - especially bearing Christmas gifts in mind!

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