sarah schwartz
A Kickstarter post is a first for this old nerd, and I haven’t posted here this early in the week...
Anyone who has been through any sort of hard time knows that it does eventually pass. Once every last bit...
It’s never not interesting to discover a super-fresh brand, then sit back and watch it evolve over a few years. That was definitely the case with SHEWOLF DESIGNS, which I stumbled across in the NY NOW incubator in Winter 2024. It was a treat to get acquainted with its go-getter...
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,...
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...
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...
