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A Kickstarter post is a first for this old nerd, and I haven’t posted here this early in the week...
Anyone who has been through any sort of hard time knows that it does eventually pass. Once every last bit...
Some of you sharp nerds reading this will think a Midwestern Stationery Fest MUST be in Chicago — but you would be incorrect. Some of you sharp nerds reading this will also recognize Debra Skinner’s name. She is already an official and esteemed Paper Nerd at Large, with an impressive expertise...
It’s never not interesting to discover a super-fresh brand, then sit back and watch it evolve over a few years....
Stickers have become stationery stars these past few years, and watching makers play with the form — and maybe even use...
Centuries before the words ‘password protected’ were paired, wax seals provided security. While their usage dates back to the ancients, they came into their own in the Middle Ages. Family crests were engraved onto seals, which were then pressed into wax so the letter’s authorship was immediately clear; meanwhile any...
In 1911, Leon Leonwood Bean returned from a hunting trip with freezing feet — and the kernel of an idea that...
Hey nerds, it is my pleasure to introduce you to a dear retailer friend of mine, Hannah Rodewald. Hannah is...
Design trends are easy to spot, but longevity is a completely different matter. Sometimes a trend — like bows for example — turns out to be a flash in the pan. Others, like garbage bins, show no sign of going anywhere anytime soon. I see pickles as part of a larger food...
It may only technically comprise 25% of the year, but somehow the three short months of summer end up housing...
Along with all things analog, stationery is having a media moment. At the end of April, The New York Times’...
Sometimes life imitates art, and sometimes stationery imitates life to generate new understandings, new connections — and a collective strength that was there all along. That was certainly the case for queer designer Luke Gasbarro of Lucasano Creative, based in Washington, D.C. Last year, as Luke saw Pride crosswalks being...
