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Continuing my meanderings through High Design at AmericasMart, today I’ve got three fabulous San Francisco makers to share. First off,...
You may or may not be familiar with the card & gift company Visual Treats — but the quirky house...
One of the things I love most about what I do is that I never know what maker will materialize and completely floor me with their artistry. That was certainly the case with Shamese from Artisaan. “Hi Sarah,” she wrote me back in August, “Since 2018, I have been making...
Back in August, I received an email from Yusuf at Galen Leather. “Hi Sarah,” he wrote. “I’m thrilled to be...
As the clock ticks closer to National Stationery Show — it’s less than three months away, if you can believe...
There are too few things made by hand, one by one, these days. The concept certainly drives the popularity of printing techniques like letterpress or screen-printing, but I’m not sure I’ve ever seen it used on a pocket notebook — that is, until now. Most pocket notebooks are a dime a...
Subscription boxes are nothing new of course, but then again, neither is letterpress! Although the printing method was founded in...
NY NOW was full of design wonders, but for me, stumbling across one eighty five was something of a surprise....
Here's a first, at least to come across my desk: A paper range born during a pandemic. Meet Send a Stitch, created stitch by exacting stitch by Katrina Simon.
I can hardly believe that National Stationery Show is less than a week off! When I think about what I...
Hand-written communications endure over time and space — but interestingly, the definition of what comprises a “handmade” card has definitely evolved...