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National Stationery Show 2013: Felix Doolittle

Jane — Fri, 24 May 2013 22:00:52 +0000

Felix Doolittle returned to the Stationery Show in 2013, marking its 10th anniversary with the launch of Hello!, a brand new line of notecards, notepads and mirrors anchored by its mascot, Ikootan, the sweetest little black bird. Volume 1, the first collection of notecards, has 40 options/illustrations to choose from that are divided into 8 [...]

National Stationery Show 2013: Studio Carta

Jane — Fri, 24 May 2013 18:00:26 +0000

If you’re looking for the very best in ribbons, Angela Liguori’s Studio Carta should be at the top of your list: her Italian ribbons are simply sublime. At the moment, I’m besotted with the thinner 2/8″ ribbon in tightly woven cotton, and I think 2013 is the year I treat myself to a pair of [...]

National Stationery Show 2013: Letter & Lark

Jane — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:00:39 +0000

So happy to see Letter & Lark make its Stationery Show debut: designer Colleen Ellse’s line of letterpress cards and prints are simple + sweet without being twee. Not to mention, I’m in love with her handwriting, and thus the Letter & Lark press kit is going into the “save” pile. all photos by jane [...]

National Stationery Show 2013: Sweet Bella

Jane — Thu, 23 May 2013 18:00:08 +0000

One booth that I never miss at NSS is Sweet Bella. Their roster of vendors is a marvelous mix of sophisticated workaday and avant-garde product. It gives me a good chance to visit perennial favorites, like Korea’s O-Check and Italy’s Antica Cartotecnica, as well as see what owner Nina Allen’s unfailing eye has discovered while [...]

National Stationery Show 2013: Ink ♥ Meets Paper

Jane — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:00:23 +0000

Charleston, SC just may be the epicenter of all things paper at the moment. (Which is good news for me as I visit often!) Ink ♥ Meets Paper‘s booth was full of cards that were cheery, clever + fun, and it was nice to finally meet + chat with co-owners Allison and Daniel Nadeau. I am [...]

National Stationery Show 2013: Ornament Letterpress

Jane — Wed, 22 May 2013 22:00:54 +0000

Ornament Letterpress was an oasis of serenity in the middle of the crazy that is Javits. Designer Miranda Hunt Borden’s work is heavily influenced by textiles, but I’d say she has an eye for botanicals, too: her fern notecards (available to purchase at the Ornament Letterpress Etsy shop) are magnificent. photos by jane potrykus/for more [...]

National Stationery Show 2013: Lemon Drop Papers

Jane — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:00:41 +0000

Lemon Drop Papers’ line of greeting cards decorated with functional, tiny envelopes completely enchanted me. (And reminded me of this fantastic installation by Cheree Berry for Kate Spade.) all photos by jane potrykus/see more from the show at my flickr set “stationery show 2013″

Week Twenty-one: Plain English Colour Collection

Jane — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:00:31 +0000

If you will accept “kind of” as a synonym for “completely”, then I will admit to being “kind of” obsessed with London’s Plain English bespoke cabinetry. The cabinets, handmade in Suffolk using traditional joinery methods, are utterly gorgeous, and the resulting kitchens simple, functional, and best of all, serene. Part of the appeal is undoubtedly [...]

National Stationery Show 2013: Paper Boat Studios

Jane — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:00:26 +0000

Paper Boat Studios, based in St. Louis and Seattle, drew me right in with its celestial-themed invitation and zodiac notecards. (I have a thing for the night skies.) A peruse of their Etsy shop once I was back home turned up these adorable decorative paper boats and a gorgeous geometric themed 2013 Calendar, too. Well done, ladies. [...]

National Stationery Show 2013: Power & Light Press

Jane — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:00:47 +0000

Marvelous simplicity and attention to detail at Power & Light Press. I need “A Tiny Calendar” to take with me to London (hope it’s added to the online shop soon), and I’m swooning over the “Tiny Post Offices” postcard series – there’s even a Tumblr dedicated to it! all photos by jane potrykus/for more from power [...]