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I almost hate to say it, but I was working from home WAY before it was cool. I was fortunate...
I received an email last week inquiring if trade shows are “over.” While I don’t have the authority to provide...
We’re just going into production with the winter issue of Stationery Trends, and I realized as I was reviewing copy that with this issue, I’m pretty much retracing my footsteps through NY NOW and Shoppe Object. I can’t wait for all the exquisite discoveries filling that issue — including several...
Yesterday I was chatting with a maker and the subject of the perfect notebook came up. It turns out she...
Running a small brand alongside the chaos of everyday life is certainly not for everyone, but for some, it is...
I love discovering new paper brands at trade shows, on Instagram … or best of all, sometimes they track me down to say hi! I also find them in Stationery Trends ads, as believe it or not, sometimes makers take out an ad without submitting editorial. And that, my friends...
To me, a gift is not truly a present until is wrapped enticingly. Ideally, I like any gift I give...
Recently I was describing a few stationery makers I’m rather fond of to a non-industry person. I found myself prefacing...
Back at the turn of this century, houses of letterpress completely dominated the entire market. Inspired by Martha Stewart, would-be stationers rescued and resurrected behemoth presses that had been gathering dust for decades. As a result, the nearly forgotten printing method — which had its first 15 minutes of fame...
If you have seen our Winter 2021 issue of Stationery Trends, hopefully you saw a new favorite maker of mine,...
Greeting cards have been receiving a lot of well-deserved attention during the isolating circumstances of quarantine, but there’s another domain...
I am feeling so lucky today to have something really fantastic to share with all of you: an interview with Ashley Molesso and Chess Needham. You probably know them better as Ash + Chess — and if you’ve ever seen their National Stationery Show booth, chances are it made a big impression....