NY NOW
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...
Howdy folks and happy Friday! I am currently in my new digs, still unpacking boxes and still unburying myself from last week’s incredible jaunt to NY NOW and Shoppe Object. I still have approximately 200 emails gathering digital dust, to say nothing of a shoe collection to organize, so I...
Spring may well have sprung, but all this week I’ve been back in NYC’s record February cold putting this post...
I never feel a work trip is really complete until I compile my Market Report, and my NY NOW | Shoppe...
Happy ’26, folks! Much of our community is prepping for or already experiencing the winter markets, but regardless of your travel plans, our beautiful winter issue of Stationery Trends is here to deliver a gorgeous glimpse of the freshest currents in the world of paper. Within it of course is...
At its core, stationery is all about discovery and connection, whether you are journaling or sending a letter to a...
Despite shifting from spring to summer dates, it’s still hard to believe *Noted is nearly here! The expo will run...
We put a lot on our stationery, but what about what goes into our stationery? As a child of the 70s, I didn’t think much further than my cherished Hello Kitty stickers, but I wasn’t working as a stationery market editor for very long before realizing that much of what...
Paper Nerd readers know that nothing tickles my fancy like discovering a fresh new brand at Market — and then...
The Winter markets I visited in January and February — Atlanta Market, Shoppe Object, and NY NOW — are officially over, and...
My niece, who just completed all her education and started her first “real” job — as a veterinarian! — recently moved into her first “real” apartment. When my daughter Veronica and I visited, I was suitably impressed and proud of course, but completely struck by her bare walls. “I’ll help you...




















