Markets of New England ~ Press

After a long, sunny weekend, it was nice to receive my copy of the Markets of New England, mentioning the Squam Art Fair, just in time before the fair this coming Saturday. Lots of colorful photos from the show, and happy to find our table display included in the book. Thank you to the writer and photographer Christine Chitnis for mentioning our company and for making a comprehensive book about all the markets in this area. Definally a guide I will use this summer! And if you are visiting New Hampshire this weekend, come to visit us at the Squam Art Fair from 7:30 to 10 pm. The location by the lake is amazing!

Birch San Francisco

It always make me happy when some of my products arrive in the hand of a florist designer. I wish I could see more often the way they use the cotton ribbons in their creations. A box of ribbons is shipping today to Birch and these amazing photos are from their site. They certainly brighten my day!

Missing NYC

Last few notes on the Stationery Show and a few pics from those days. NYC was beautiful, filled and exciting as much as it could be, despite days and days of rain. The MoMA, beyond the show, was the best part of the trip. Spent almost an entire day there, mostly in the garden with the children, I have to say, but it felt great! and loved going to buy launch at the Westside Market, everyday, before going to work. My ideal life, but only last for a few days....
If you still haven't seen enough of the show, also great shots by Pushing Papers and The Obsessive Imagist. A big thank you to all the bloggers that continue to visit our booth and supporting what we do!

After the Show 2011

Back to my studio after a week in New York. Being away for the Stationery Show and meeting hundreds of people in just a few days, always make me feel I have been away for an entire month! there is nothing like this show for me, and it is exciting to meet in person so many new contacts and the designers behind what I love. I need a few days to recover from all the excitement and get used to a quite studio again. It will be a busy summer head, I'm sure, and I will start slowly with sorting my new collection of business cards. My favorite, love at first sight, was Linda and Harriet's red stripe card, and, I found out this morning, someone else share the same idea. Best coverage of the show is always by Nole, that this year even came with a professional photographer. There were less time to take breaks and walk around the show, but I wanted to thank everyone that took the time to visit us, to take photos of our products and inspiring us with their support. More pics soon, but for now, I better organize my studio again!

NSS almost done!

Almost done with the samples and delivered all the boxes to Albertine Press for our trip to nyc. Everything is almost ready! This year I decided for a green choice and make a simple price list to give away, instead of a real printed catalogue. The wholesale catalogue is then visible only online and hopefully this will help to save paper and waste. Not sure if this will be the best, practical idea, but I wanted to try. Took some quick photos this morning of the hand-bound brochure and the price tags. Always love the baker twine on the blue table. Ok, back to packing and I hope to see some of you very soon!

Open publication - Free publishing - More catalogue

National Stationery Show 2011

Fourth year at the Stationery Show! This time I might know what to expect, maybe a bit less nervous compare to the first time, but already having some sleepless night and busy preparing until the very last minute. Come to visit, booth #2142, my favorite part is meeting old friends, new designers and all the great people that come to the show! Again, and with great pleasure, I will be there with Albertine Press. We have a lot of new products in display and I just packed more vintage stamps for the giveaway!


In the same tradition as our past invites, design and photo by angela and letterpress card on the background, by Albertine Press. Hope you like it.

Wire type

Before the next posts will be only about the trip to New York City, I don't want to forget this day trip to Providence over the weekend. Love Nael's type, he quickly made out of wire on the steps of the RISD Museum!

A new site for Carta, inc.

Sorry for the lack of posts lately. The preparation for the Stationery Show is taking most of the time and completing a new site, just in time for the show, was really a big challenge. Even though I planned to design a simple site, not too many photos, not too much text, and with very basic knowledge of Dreamweaver, I found myself in a much bigger project, than initially estimated. The fun part was talking and discussing with an old friend, Katherine Lewis, a writer and editor, what it seems to be the story of my life! I thought she was brilliant to resume years of work in a few sentences, and I hope the text doesn't seem too long, in the end. So here it is, please let me know what you think, any feedback, good or bad, is appreciated! I always can make some changes after the show.....