stationery design
So often the simplest of nature’s offerings hold the most promise. So while we’ve all looked at — and most likely...
My niece, who just completed all her education and started her first “real” job — as a veterinarian! — recently moved...
I haven’t walked the winter markets yet, so this is something of a hunch, but if I had to pick a forward-looking word to describe the stationery, boutique gifts and home décor category in 2025, it would be heirloom. But I’m not talking about Grandma’s silver or that century-old Grandfather...
Happy New Year, nerds! For me, a fresh new year means fresh new brands to discover and enjoy — and...
With a new year comes a new awards season. I certainly can’t speak for anyone else, but I for one...
Roughly a year or so back, Biely & Shoaf Co. began sponsoring my Card Wall. That felt like an immense stationery seal of approval — so it took me a while to realize that the partnership also gave me a heady peek behind the glorious design curtain of this esteemed Seattle...
Before I started working my first annual Stationery Trends gift guide last summer, my colleague Carly McFadden pointed out that...
Well nerds, I was planning to release the First annual Paper Nerd Gift Guide today, but life intervened in the...
I think probably the only thing all Americans can agree on this week is that America has no shortage of problems. This includes an epidemic of loneliness that I would argue has reached pandemic proportions. According to the NPR article I’ve linked, one of the cures is “creating a culture of...
You’ve doubtless heard of the famed September issue (of Vogue). Why is it traditionally so important? Well, as the seasons...
A while back, I read that J. Crew was bringing back its once-iconic print catalog — and I wondered if...
Don’t mind me here swooning away for the latest holiday edition of the famed Sugar Paper x Target collab. Every year I review it, and every year I find myself asking the same question, Groundhog Day-style: How exactly is such stellar, stylish packaging reinvented every year, and at such reasonable...
