Design
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...
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....
Lately I’ve found myself recalling all the fantastic paper brands — and of course the fantastic maker friends behind them — that I’ve had the pleasure of knowing over the years. Many have moved on to other projects — but fortunately, many have stayed in our wonderful world, with their...
There’s very few things I swoon more for than a collab that highlights the best of two distinct creative worlds. These collections...
Spring is here, with its requisite sunlight and plenty of flowers. Fortunately for paper and stamp nerds, that includes blooms...
According to NBC News (not just me this time), texting is officially out — and handwritten notes are most certainly in. Of course, part of the magic of stationery is the enormous breadth of makers in our community. Here you are encouraged to go off the mainstream path to discover — well,...




















