stationery trends
Spring is here, with its requisite sunlight and plenty of flowers. Fortunately for paper and stamp nerds, that includes blooms...
Spring may well have sprung, but all this week I’ve been back in NYC’s record February cold putting this post...
Watercolor is having a moment — one only has to witness Emily Lex Studio’s 276K followers to see what I mean. Emily’s work is clearly beyond delightful, but when it comes to watercolor, there are endless approaches to explore and experience. To truly develop one’s own style, wandering off the main...
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...
I hope everyone reading this is shopping independent and scoring thoughtful finds (meaning, no gift cards!) this holiday season. To follow up on last week’s Maximalist cavalcade, Part 2 of my second annual gift guide centers on Self-Care. This is yet another trendy buzzword, but with good reason: Sometimes (and...
Well nerds, Black Friday has come and gone, so the holidays are officially on! Fortunately, there’s no shortage of gift...
So, how’s everyone’s Thinking of You week going? Whether you are taking the challenge and sending seven cards in seven...
Trendspotting is one of my favorite parts of my job — and while I’ve been doing it a while, anyone with a set of eyes is an expert. If you are recurrently seeing an icon or color or pattern or style of lettering, it objectively exists and you are definitely...
This week is all about last month in Las Vegas. Stationery Trends just shared my official writeup, where I focused...
Despite shifting from spring to summer dates, it’s still hard to believe *Noted is nearly here! The expo will run...
Stationery-Core has officially taken hold, as I pointed out in my most recent Stationery Trends editor’s letter, but it is really just a small part of a larger slow living offline movement. So, while people born in the digital age are rediscovering the wonders of card-sending and letter-writing as if...




















