Design
Some of you sharp nerds reading this will think a Midwestern Stationery Fest MUST be in Chicago — but you would...
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 them to put themselves on the design map (hello Erin Dayhaw!) — has been a really fun ride. As much as I want to buy a million stickers to either hoard...
Centuries before the words ‘password protected’ were paired, wax seals provided security. While their usage dates back to the ancients,...
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 officially retired, but her store — The Pleasure of Your Company in Lutherville, Maryland — is still open for reorders. Why her customers will never leave her should be clear after reading...
Design trends are easy to spot, but longevity is a completely different matter. Sometimes a trend — like bows for example...
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’ esteemed Wirecutter department provided its ultimate selections for custom stationery, informed (in part) by a panel including Temple University’s program head of printmaking. Then at the beginning of June, Forbes...
Sometimes life imitates art, and sometimes stationery imitates life to generate new understandings, new connections — and a collective strength...
Spring is here — as is the latest The Paper Society (TPS) box! This mailing in particular has the potential to...
Long before I was a paper nerd, I was a book nerd. I cannot actually remember my Montessori teacher, Mrs. Hissong, teaching me to read at age four — but I remember her taking me into the room where it all happened, and then leaving with this incredible power. The first...
