Edward Gorey | The Helpless Doorknob 2027 Mini Wall Calendar
Edward Gorey built an entire cast of characters whose names all start with A, then let strange, small things happen to them. This mini wall calendar pulls twelve of those moments from his book The Helpless Doorknob, a shuffle story Gorey designed so the pages could be read in any order and still make a kind of unsettling sense. Each month pairs one of his signature cross-hatched illustrations with a single deadpan line: someone learns a dance step, someone finds a secret in a diary, someone simply vanishes from a picnic. None of it is explained. That's rather the point.
If you already know Gorey's work, you'll recognise the mood straight away: Victorian and Edwardian figures rendered in fine pen lines, framed by a sense that something has gone quietly wrong just out of view. If you don't know him yet, this calendar is a good way in. It rewards a second look each month, and the humour is the kind that sneaks up on you rather than announces itself.
Beyond the artwork, it's a properly useful calendar. It works whether you're hanging it at a desk in a shared office or by the back door at home. The paper comes from environmentally sourced stock, printed with soy-based inks, and the whole thing ships in plastic-free, flap-and-seal packaging that's easy to open without scissors.
At 15.2 x 19.1 x 0.3cm closed and opening out to 15.2 x 38.1cm, it's compact enough to pin up almost anywhere without crowding the wall around it. A thoughtful gift for anyone who likes their stationery a little strange, or a quiet addition to your own desk for the year ahead.
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