snail mail
If you walked *Noted this past April or spied the Fresh Picks frontispiece in the Spring 2022 Stationery Trends, it...
Typically, a holiday finds me as far as humanly possible from work. But not this July Fourth; these days my...
During this past *Noted, I couldn’t help falling in love with the Meet The Maker videos. These short intros were designed to circumvent the digital format of that event and allow buyers to get acquainted with brands they are considering taking on. While nothing can ever replace actually hobnobbing in...
Snail mail and greeting cards have assumed a renewed importance in American life that has been absent for decades upon...
Boxed sets have had an interesting trajectory these past several years. Dyed-in-the-wool letter-writers have always loved them. They’ve multi-functional and...
These days, writing papers appeal to anyone feeling isolated with a lot to say—so, pretty much everyone. That's great timing for beve!'s new stationery sets!
Almost from the moment that E. Frances Paper made its National Stationery Show (NSS) debut in 2013, it was a...
In my last post, I asked makers to let me share promotions they’ve unveiled in the last week or so...
The clever new Café Collection from Sapori is like having a cup of coffee with a loved one — in enduring, paper form no less. And, like most ranges that just feel right, it came to life organically, Scott told me. “I was researching color palettes while drinking coffee one...
The concept behind Piggyback is so simple and so ingenious, it’s unbelievable that no one thought of it before! Here’s...
From the looks of these lovingly and carefully collaged releases, it seems like Colleen Attara has been quite busy of...
If ever an industry needed a cheerleader, it’s stationery … and it’s found one in Taylor Swift. The pop star not only has transformed a walk-in closet in her Manhattan apartment into a greeting card writing room, she even carries a stash of birthday cards on her. “You never know when...



















