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I’m trying something new this week — though it’s certainly not new to the rest of the internet. Search for ‘scroll’...
Even if you know very little about paper (perish the thought!), Paper Mirchi offerings immediately stand out. Before I spied...
Anyone who has been through any sort of hard time knows that it does eventually pass. Once every last bit of lingering detritus dissipates and life begins anew, there is a new appreciation for those friends who helped us through it. The cards they sent as we were floundering become...
Some of you sharp nerds reading this will think a Midwestern Stationery Fest MUST be in Chicago — but you would...
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...
Howdy folks and happy Friday! I am currently in my new digs, still unpacking boxes and still unburying myself from...
In 1911, Leon Leonwood Bean returned from a hunting trip with freezing feet — and the kernel of an idea that...
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...
