Writer: Sarah Schwartz
Designer to Watch in 2021: Natalie Henry-Charles
Natalie Henry-Charles from Pretty Peacock Paperie, has shown herself as a stationery star and is one of Stationery Trends’ 10 Designers to Watch in 2021.
Designer to Watch in 2021: Jodee Stevens
Jodee Stevens from Cardthartic, has shown herself as a stationery star and is one of Stationery Trends’ 10 Designers to Watch in 2021.
Designer to Watch in 2021: Alexa Pulitzer
Alexa Pulitzer has shown herself as a stationery star and is one of Stationery Trends’ 10 Designers to Watch in 2021.
Q&A with Alissa Sampogna
Owner, Alissa Sampogna, of The King’s Scribe sits down with Stationery Trends for a fun Q&A and desribes some of her favorites.
Home Office Havens
To establish the home as not just a retreat, but an inspiring space in which to conquer it all, we’re presenting Fresh Picks in the office and desk accessories categories that are conducive to getting it all done.
The Big Picture
With so many brick-and-mortar selling stages altered, social media feeds and websites need to engage and inspire with imagery that brings offerings to vivid life.
Shop, Interrupted
2020 has been difficult for everyone, but for Alissa Sampogna, owner, The King’s Scribe, Chappaqua, New York, it’s been one of reinvention. Like many retailers, she found herself navigating stay-at-home orders and setting up e-commerce, but she was also wrestling with the fact that one of her main offerings — invitations — were no longer viable.
Climate Change
In response, the GCA hosted a pitch panel event, Noted: A Focus on Diversity, on July 16. During the event, nine Black makers, picked at random, “pitched” their lines to a panel of top retailers, with the participation fee waived.
Stationery with Substance
Among the many fatalities of COVID-19 are traditional shopping habits. But a revised balance is beginning to assert itself. That means that in stationery, invitations are off the table for now, but coronacards fill in the gap as they decrease emotional if not social distances.
A Thirst for Connection
It’s official, 2020 has left its ugly mark on all of us somewhere. So much, it seems, has been canceled, then rescheduled with lower expectations, only to be canceled yet again.
Stationery with Substance, Part 2: Letters N through Z
Stocking your shelves has become trickier than ever — that is, if your customers are able to access your shelves at all! So as you begin to buy and present your all-important fourth quarter offerings, seek that which tugs on the heartstrings, allows us to connect with others, or helps make our private spaces as well as those of those we love that much more positive.
Stationery with Substance, Part 1: Letters A-M
As you begin to buy and present your all-important fourth quarter offerings, seek that which tugs on the heartstrings, allows us to connect with others, or helps make our private spaces as well as those of those we love that much more positive.
Simple Gifts
Simple gifts are “in” and 2020 may well be remembered as the year of the priority shift and many now find the authentic to be far more meaningful.
The Trend Pulse
The summer markets may be postponed or canceled, but these summer product introductions are at the ready to dazzle your clientele.
Coming of Age
Jubiliana, a home based invitation business grows and was founded by two longtime New Jersey friends that helps its clients navigate COVID-19.
22 Tips for Holiday 2020
Card and gift stores share what succeeded in ‘19 — and their 2020 plans.
Thanksgiving
The attitude of gratitude amongst family and friends — especially if they can’t gather together on Thanksgiving — should reach record highs in 2020.