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I haven’t walked the winter markets yet, so this is something of a hunch, but if I had to pick...
A while back, I read that J. Crew was bringing back its once-iconic print catalog — and I wondered if...
Part of the magic of stationery is its very accessibility and simplicity. Anyone can modify it to suit a larger message, whatever that message that may be. Sometimes that message is larger than all of us — for example ending ageism, or supporting migrants — and sometimes it’s as simple as “happy...
It’s a big deal when any brand reaches its 10th anniversary, but when the brand in question is a stationery...
In Cleveland, we have a saying: If you don’t like the weather, wait 10 minutes. Thus in the past week...
As the first full month of 2024 comes to a close, I cannot be the only person feeling as though I’m languishing in a sea of gray. As if Cleveland weather isn’t dismal enough, lately a rather persistent fog has transformed my walks with Scout into a Sherlock Holmes movie...
There’s been some noise lately in our community about makers “stealing” the images and messaging of other makers and repurposing...
Life began in a garden, but what is a farm if not a productive garden? Just ask Lauren te Velde,...
Lately I’ve been comparing the current stationery market to the classic rock masterpieces that filled the FM airwaves during the early 1970s. Back then, singer-songwriters from Neil Young to Joni Mitchell to James Taylor created auditory universes that were certainly influenced by each other, but remained completely distinctive in and...
I’ve been totally in love with New York City since age 6; I still remember the moment I fell. It...
The more distant NY NOW gets in my mental rear view mirror, the more I’m dreaming of February ’23, when...
I’ve been home from New York City for nearly a week now, and as usual, I’m still walking on air! While I love visiting any market, anywhere, to me there’s just nothing like experiencing fresh design in Manhattan. Perhaps I’m so attached to NYC because it was my first market...
