May 13, 2014 / national stationery show, pre-show picks, Uncategorized
1Canoe2 Letterpress {Booth No. 1965}
9th Letterpress {Booth No. 1752}
A. Smyth Co. {Booth No. 3127}
A. Favorite Design {Booth No. 1831}
Albertine Press with Studio Carta {Booth No. 1652}
Anemone Letterpress {Booth No. 2055}
Archie’s Press {Booth No. 1252}
Banquet Atelier & Workshop {Booth No. 2058}
Belle & Union {Booth No. 1856}
Bench Pressed {Booth No. 1653}
Bison Bookbinding & Letterpress {Booth No. 1768}
Blackbird Letterpress {Booth No. 2059}
Brainstorm {Booth No. 2271}
Crow and Canary {Booth No. 2824}
featuring: Black & White & Red All Over, Blue Barnhouse, Candyspotting, Carolyn Suzuki, Dude and Chick, Ghost Academy, Lark Press, Melissa Rachel Black, Red Cap Cards, Rock Scissor Paper, The Good Twin Co., Two Trick Pony and Waterknot
Dear Hancock {Booth No. 2052}
E. Frances Paper Studio {Booth No. 2045}
Egg Press {Booth No. 1758}
Enormous Champion {Booth No. 1771}
Fancy Seeing You Here {Booth No. 2157}
Farewell Paperie {Booth No. 2158}
Fawnsberg {Booth No. 1354}
Ferme a Papier {Booth No. 1934}
Fig. 2 Design Studio {Booth No. 1937}
Flywheel Press {Booth No. 2063}
Fugu Fugu Press {Booth No. 2056}
Gilah Press + Design {Booth No. 2542}
Gingiber {Booth No. 1557}
Girls Can Tell {Booth No. 1230}
Gold Teeth Brooklyn {Booth No. 2153}
Golden Fox Goods {Booth No. 2171}
Greenwich Letterpress {Booth No. 1769}
Hammerpress {Booth No. 1763}
Hartland Brooklyn {Booth No. 1668}
Hello! Lucky {Booth No. 1759}
Iron Curtain Press {Booth No. 1962}
Knot & Bow {Booth No. 2833}
Lure Design, formerly L2 Design Collective {Booth No. 2135}
Ladyfingers Letterpress {Booth No. 1862}
Life is Funny Press {Booth No. 2164}
Linda & Harriett {Booth No. 2543}
Moglea {Booth No. 2046}
Near Modern Disaster {Booth No. 2168}
Night Owl Paper Goods {Booth No. 1655}
Oh, Hello Friend {Booth No. 2169}
Old Tom Foolery {Booth No. 2328}
Paper Bandit Press {Booth No. 1351}
Paper Lovely {Booth No. 2065}
Parrott Design Studio {Booth No. 2064}
Pistachio Press {Booth No. 2057}
Power & Light Press {Booth No. 1867}
Puddleduck Paper Co. {Booth No. 1656}
Rag & Bone Bindery {Booth No. 3130}
Sapling Press {Booth No. 2630}
Shana Frase {Booth No. 1859}
Smock {Booth No. 2341}
Sue Jean Ko {Booth No. 1568}
Sugar Paper {Booth No. 1943}
Sugarcube Press {Booth No. 2047}
Sycamore Street Press {Booth No. 1851}
The Great Lakes {Booth No. 1767}
The Paper Cub Co. {Booth No. 2159}
The Regional Assembly of Text {Booth No. 2262}
The Social Type {Booth No. 2053}
Thimblepress {Booth No. 2167}
Think & Ink Studio {Booth No. 2067}
Tradeshow Bootcamp {Booth No. 1850}
>>> Link to all TSBC exhibiting alumni and speakers here
Warren Tales {Booth No. 1357}
Wild Ink Press {Booth No. 2137}
Yellow Owl Workshop {Booth No. 1756}
It is officially time for C&C’s 2014 Stationery Show pre-show picks! Fingers crossed that I will get some time to walk the show and check out some great companies that I may have missed including on the list this year. You can browse the archives for previous year’s picks here: 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010 & 2009. See you in New York, in just a few short days!
{Companies in BOLD type are represented by Crow and Canary}
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May 7, 2014 / illustration, national stationery show, new releases, sneak peek
It is with great pride that I post a sneak peek of a few of E. Frances Paper’s newest product debuting at NSS. I had the utmost pleasure of offering a bit of mentorship to E. Frances, prior to their launch last fall and I continue to be blown away by their beautiful, poignant and funny releases – perfect combo in my book! The ladies behind E. Frances, Ali, Pip and Jenni, will be launching quite a few new cards including a new take on their watercolor washes with foil stamping and a very fun new product is shown above with many uses, “Little Notes”, they each include 85 itty bitty notes to be used for any occassion, a gift tag, a lunch note, to put under a windshield wiper, etc. Be sure to say howdy to these three sweet sisters in Booth No. 2045
{images provided by e. frances paper studio}
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I cannot wait to lay my eyes on Fig. 2 Design Studio’s “Be List” quarterly calendar for 2015 at NSS next week! This 2015 calendar is their very first and what a beauty it is — the neon + pastel screen printed calendar, with copper foil accents is 12×18 in size and can be trimmed down to frameable prints once the months have passed. Fig 2 will have over 60 new products in their festive & chic booth, head to Booth No. 1937 to see them all!
{images provided by fig. 2 design studio}
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Carina has had the pleasure of blogging about talented stationers, gift designers and retailers since 2008. The blog often features up and coming companies and is known for their extensive press coverage of the National Stationery Show each May. Buyers and boutique owners turn to C&C to discover new talent and identify industry trends. Submissions are welcome and can be sent to 
