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 their color palette, which is why I’m so excited that they’ve launched a paint line.
Developed in collaboration with interior decorator Adam Bray, the tightly-edited range of 12 colors contains everything I desire in a paint line: luscious hues paired with clever names. I’ll take a bucket of “Draughty Passage”, please. (The collection, specifically designed for cupboards, is produced by Papers & Paints exclusively for Plain English’s clientele, but that only makes me want it all the more.)
image credits, from top: photos 1, 3, and 4 courtesy of plain english/photo 2 from houseandgarden.co.uk
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.
close-up of celestial invitation
zodiac cards
photos by jane potrykus/for more from the show, visit my flickr set, “stationery show 2013”
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!
“tiny post offices” postcards
closer/blurrier look at the calendar (double-sided set of 6 cards)
all photos by jane potrykus/for more from power & light, click over to my flickr set: “stationery show 2013”
Iron Curtain Press, a labor of love from Los Angeles designers Rosanna and Joel Kovernmo, had plenty of options for those who favor clean, simple graphic design. As far as I’m concerned, their simple take on the thank you card is perfect. (And I love their striking red logo.)
you are my sunshine (brings back memories)
the perfect thank you card
birthday balloons
all photos by jane potrykus/more from the show at my flickr set “stationery show 2013”
The National Stationery Show is currently underway at NYC’s cavernous Javits Center, and I’m happy to be sharing a few of my finds at the blog this week. My very first stop after checking my bag was booth 1852, home to Charleston’s Sideshow Press. I’m a big fan of Courtney Rowson + Amy Pastre’s designs (they’ve helped me out a bit with my branding), and press-woman Virginia Gregg turns out meticulously crafted product. Sideshow’s NSS debut was full of fun outdoor/camping themed products that will appeal even if like me, you prefer a nice hotel bed to sleeping in a tent. I’m especially fond of the journals with their simple cover icons, the enclosure cards with wood-veneer letterpress envelopes, the gift wrap (always on the lookout for simple gift wrap), the sweetest little tin filled with old-school erasers, and …. well, everything. The all-new Sideshow Press website (including the Sideshow Press blog) is live to coincide with the show + shopping is open. Congrats, ladies! Let the games begin!
journals w/20 blank kraft pages
enclosure card w/wood veneer envelope
all photos by jane potrykus/to see more photos from the sideshow booth (as well as other stationery finds), check out my stationery show 2013 set at flickr: i’ll be updating it throughout the week.
