£8.99
That lightbulb moment... 'I think...' A detail from Darwin's first sketch for a Tree of Life. Adapted from his 1837 notebook. Large strong cotton book bag with long handles. Measures 38 x 43cm.
£4.99
Intellectual and proud? We approve! Part of our Badges of Honour range. Enameled blue and gold metal badge. Measures approx 3 cm long. Made in the UK.
£7.99
This odd pair of socks combining the classic yellow pencil and lined file paper - in sock form! A fantastic gift for writers, students, or stationery obsessives everywhere. Choice of 2 adult sizes: Small/Medium 4 - 7 UK (8-11 US) and Medium/Large: 7 - 11...
£17.95
A (hopefully) self-explanatory encyclopædic treat for fruit lovers. Also available in other styles and shapes 100% cotton.Cream coloured t-shirt with distressed, softened digital print. Care: Machine wash cool. Tumble dry low. Do not iron text/images.
£4.99
Celebrate women working and achieving in STEM with this brilliant pin. Part of our Badges of Honour range. Enameled blue metal badge. Measures approx 3 cm long.
£15.00
The Pessimists: Pascal, Chamfort, Schopenhauer. The School of Life has created sets of three notebooks, each dedicated to a Great Thinker. Each notebook carries an introduction to that thinker on the inside front page, his or her name beautifully printed on the cover, and otherwise empty pages...
£35.00
Are we all privately haunted by a fear that we’re freakishly odd? The only people we can mistake for ordinary, however, are those we don’t yet know very well. From close up, we are all gloriously compulsive, over-anxious, confused and bizarre. This is no reason...
£15.00
The Minimalists: Twombly, Martin, Stella. The School of Life has created sets of three notebooks, each dedicated to a Great Thinker. Each notebook carries an introduction to that thinker on the inside front page, his or her name beautifully printed on the cover, and otherwise empty pages...
£18.95
A stunning 1833 etching of 11 different examples of plant fossils in schistose. Image from the Wellcome Collection. Also available in other styles and shapes 100% cotton. Fitted shape.Cream coloured t-shirt with a high quality colour digital print. Care: Machine wash cool. Tumble dry low....
£4.99
Be proud of your individuality, and your ability to take part in an unstoppable avalanche. Part of our Badges of Honour range. Enamelled blue and silver metal badge. Measures approx 3 cm long. Made in the UK.
£15.95
We wouldn't normally want to label people, but this t-shirt features a pretty accurate summary of the ingredients of a human being. Wear your gold content with pride. And your magnesium, and molybdenum, manganese and mercury content too. Also available in a women's fit and...
£18.95
Tesla's original patent application for the use of his famous coil to transmit electricity wirelessly. This amazing device is a radio frequency oscillator that drives an air-core double-tuned resonant transformer to produce high voltages at low currents. 100% cotton t-shirt.Colour printing on a slate grey...
£8.99
Behn's musings encapsulates our feelings for those precious and special places, libraries. Show your love for our much-threatened common resource with this beautiful bag, printed in white on blue. Strong cotton book bag with long handles. Strong cotton book bag with long handles. Measures 38...
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The Circle of Fifths is a fundamental concept in western music, underlying the mathematical relationships between musical keys and key signatures as well as the chromatic scale itself. This elegant tote bag is made in high quality cotton canvas with thick soft handles, and a...
£16.95
A list of useful symbols which records the 18th-century period when alchemy was still transforming into chemistry; alongside familiar elements and measurements you will find phlogiston and Caput Mortuum. Engraved by Andrew Bell, co-founder of the Encyclopædia Britannica. Image made available by the Wellcome Collection....
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Don't hide your light under a bushel (a measure of capacity equal to 8 gallons or 36.4 litres, in case you didn't know), wear your smarts with pride. Part of our Badges of Honour range. Enameled green and gold metal badge. Measures approx 3 cm...
£4.99
Celebrate your passion for precision with this librarian style enamel pin. Part of our Badges of Honour range. Enameled black and silver metal badge. Measures approx 3 cm long. Made in the UK.
£18.95
A textbook engraving of the heart and lungs, had been printed in stunning detail on this striking t-shirt. Hand-printed by Present Indicative. 100% cotton.Black t-shirt printed in white and grey. Care: Machine wash cool. Tumble dry low.
£10.99
Can't really argue with this answer. This wonderful maths oriented exam answer mug would be perfect for any maths student or teacher. Dishwasher resistant. Suitable for use in a microwave. Fine Bone China, 8cm tall.
£15.00
The Feminists: Greer, Mill, De Beauvoir. The School of Life has created sets of three notebooks, each dedicated to a Great Thinker. Each notebook carries an introduction to that thinker on the inside front page, his or her name beautifully printed on the cover, and otherwise empty pages...
£4.99
A beautiful pin in the design of an HB pencil. A perfect gift for any writer or writing enthusiast. Enameled metal badge. Measures approx 4 cm long.
£15.95
We wouldn't normally want to label people, but this t-shirt features a pretty accurate summary of the ingredients of a human being. Wear your gold content with pride. And your magnesium, and molybdenum, manganese and mercury content too. 100% soft, ringspun cotton.Care: Machine wash cool....
£4.99
For fans of properly fronted adverbials and appropriately subordinating conjunctions, this pin is must for anyone passionate about grammatically correct English usage. Enameled green metal badge. Measures approx 3 cm long.
£18.95
This lovely illustration of the tides and the influence of the sun and moon comes from Smith’s Illustrated Astronomy, Designed for the Use of the Public or Common Schools in the United States, New York 1848. A slim, 'fitted' t-shirt; design also available in other styles...
£10.99
This mug is printed with the basic formulae used by physicists to calculate unknown quantities. Useful for students! Printed in three colours on fine bone china. Bone china mug.Measures 8.5 cm high.Dishwasher and microwave safe.
£6.00
Wear your angst with pride with this stylish. Don't fret about trying to understand the meaning of life, just buy beautiful stuff! Enamelled metal pin.Measures approx 3cm long.
£18.95
This lovely illustration of the tides and the influence of the sun and moon comes from Smith’s Illustrated Astronomy, Designed for the Use of the Public or Common Schools in the United States, New York 1848. Available in other shapes and styles here. 100% cotton.Black...
£4.99
Fun? It's massively overrated. Part of our Badges of Honour range. Enameled red metal badge. Measures approx 3 cm long. Made in the UK.
£4.99
Celebrate your strong commitment to... dabbling, with this librarian style enamel pin. Part of our Badges of Honour range. Enameled purple metal badge. Measures approx 3 cm long. Made in the UK.
£17.95
A vast range of crystal forms from Frederich Mohs’ 1825 Treatise on Mineralogy, gorgeously arranged into a cloud of refracted colour. Mohs is of course mainly remembered for his Hardness Scale, used to this day. Also available in other styles and shapes. 100% cotton.Black t-shirt...
£19.95
Wear your love of libraries with style. This library inspired t-shirt certainly gets our stamp of approval and is definitely worth checking out. 100% cotton. Grey t-shirt with distressed, softened print. Comes in a choice of 4 sizes. Machine washable, do not iron the image....
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The Stoics: Seneca, Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius. The School of Life has created sets of three notebooks, each dedicated to a Great Thinker. Each notebook carries an introduction to that thinker on the inside front page, his or her name beautifully printed on the cover, and otherwise empty...
£4.99
A skill we all wish we had, but you've got it in droves. Or so you told us! Part of our Badges of Honour range. Enameled white and silver metal badge. Measures approx 3 cm long. Made in the UK.
£16.95
We've adapted this 1944 diagram that shows Emerging Evolution and the triumphant Procession of the Vertebrates. The original design was by D.F. Levett Bradley. Also available in a women's fit. 100% cotton.White t-shirt printed in full colour. Care: Machine wash cool. Tumble dry low. Do...
£15.95
An elegant diagram showing the process of cell division taken from a vintage scientific textbook. Also available in a women's fit. 100% cotton.Burgundy t-shirt printed in colour. Care: Machine wash cool. Tumble dry low. Do not iron text/images.
£18.95
A stunning 1833 etching of 11 different examples of plant fossils in schistose. Image from the Wellcome Collection. Also available in other styles and shapes 100% cotton.Cream coloured t-shirt with a high quality colour digital print. Care: Machine wash cool. Tumble dry low. Do not...
£15.00
The Anti-Capitalists: Rousseau, Marx, Adorno. The School of Life has created sets of three notebooks, each dedicated to a Great Thinker. Each notebook carries an introduction to that thinker on the inside front page, his or her name beautifully printed on the cover, and otherwise empty pages...
£7.99
The classic blue lines, red margin and punched holes are knitted into our Lined Paper Socks. A fantastic gift for writers, students, or stationery obsessives everywhere. Choice of 2 adult sizes: Small/Medium 4 - 7 UK (8-11 US) and Medium/Large: 7 - 11 UK (10-12...
£18.95
A diagram from 1848 featuring ‘the various phenomena of the atmosphere’. The chart includes 24 different meteorological effects including zodiacal light, falling stars and mirage. A high quality colour printed t-shirt. Also available in other styles and shapes. 100% cotton.Dark grey t-shirt, printed in colour. Care:...
£4.99
Be proud of being bookish with this fantastic pin! Made in a rich purple coloured enamel, this would make a great gift for bibliophiles or librarians. Part of our Badges of Honour range. Enameled purple metal badge. Measures approx 3 cm long. Made in the...
£17.95
On this deep crimson t-shirt is Johannes Kepler’s depiction of the motions of Mars between 1580 and 1596 - as they would have to be in a geocentric universe. The woodcut is from his Astronomia Nova (1609). 100% cotton.Red t-shirt, printed in white. Care: Machine...
£19.95
Show your love for libraries with this library stamp inspired t-shirt. We definitely give our stamp of approval. This is a slim-fit t-shirt; you might want to consider going up a size. (Please note: sizes have been updated in 2019 and the new sizes are...
£4.99
Pretentious? Moi? Mais Oui! Wear your phoniness with pride. Part of our Badges of Honour range. Enameled orange and silver metal badge. Measures approx 3 cm long. Made in the UK.
£17.95
A vast range of crystal forms from Frederich Mohs’ 1825 Treatise on Mineralogy, gorgeously arranged into a cloud of refracted colour. Mohs is of course mainly remembered for his Hardness Scale, used to this day. 100% cotton.Black t-shirt printed in full colour. Care: Machine wash...
£18.95
A diagram from 1848 featuring ‘the various phenomena of the atmosphere’. The chart includes 24 different meteorological effects including zodiacal light, falling stars and mirage. A high quality colour printed t-shirt. This t-shirt has quite a slim fit - consider ordering a size larger thank...
£16.95
We’ve adapted this 1944 diagram that shows Evolution Emerging and the triumphant Procession of the Vertebrates. The original design was by D.F. Levett Bradley. Also available in a unisex shape. 100% cotton. Fitted, tapered shape.White t-shirt printed in full colour. Care: Machine wash cool. Tumble dry low....
£15.00
The Existentialists: Kierkegaard, Heidegger, Sartre. The School of Life has created sets of three notebooks, each dedicated to a philosophical School of Thought. Each notebook carries an introduction to a great thinker on the inside front page, his or her name beautifully printed on the...
£17.95
A vast range of crystal forms from Frederich Mohs’ 1825 Treatise on Mineralogy, gorgeously arranged into a cloud of refracted colour. Mohs is of course mainly remembered for his Hardness Scale, used to this day. 100% cotton.Black t-shirt printed in full colour. Care: Machine wash...
