sarah schwartz
The stationery industry is full of family stories, as any walk though National Stationery Show (NSS) attests. The booths are...
Years ago, I seriously considered opening a gift store, and read up on several successful shop owners. “Never listen to...
I have judged the LOUIEs several times now — including the most recent one, for which winners will be announced next month — and it is an interesting process on so many levels. You review anywhere from say 6 to 40 entries per category, and there are if you can...
Stationery’s closest design relative is most likely textiles — and indeed, card and invitation designers often dabble in the medium....
There are so many gift subscription services out there, but this is the first one I’ve heard for wrapping gifts —...
I have written in the past about a lot of the excitement going on at Mohawk — but I only got a larger sense of their vision & philosophy this past National Stationery Show, when I got to sit down with Mohawk’s Senior Vice President of Marketing Bart Robinson and its...
Many times over the years, I have looked at amazing patterns on stationery & gift surfaces and thought to myself, these should...
I have always loved Redouté roses, so when this Botanical Vintage Roses Wedding Invitation popped into my in-box yesterday unexpectedly from...
The theme of Mohawk Maker Quarterly #4 is Community — an idea that has evolved over the past century. In the industrial age, people worked side by side to produce well-designed goods. In the information age, people worked in cubicles, connecting virtually with colleagues and clients. Now Mohawk believes we...
I first came across the work of photographer Sarah Sloboda in 2010, when I was working on an article for...
Evoking the idea of a never-ending ticker tape parade, lavish diamond dust portraits are just what their name describes —...
If you are a stationeryphile, you have already most likely heard of the amazing Antiquaria and the design duo behind it, Bailey Ammon and Emma James. But, if you are a retailer, you may not have heard of them, since up until now their incredible array of product has only been sold...