Category Archives: paper

National Stationery Show 2013: Felix Doolittle

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

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

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

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

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 [...]