National Stationery Show 2014

The National Stationery Show is only a week away. We couldn't be any happier to launch the new products we have been working on for the last few months. They are all exclusively custom made in Italy for Studio Carta: Coda di Topo ribbon in eight vibraint colors, The Neon Round Cord and the Loose Weave Metallic ribbon in Gold and Silver. Our booth # is 1762. Please stop by, we are in great company with Albertine Press and close by Hammer Press, Egg Press, Hello Lucky and Yellow Owl Workshop. Along with these great companies, we are running several promotions, with a scratch-it card and treasure chests. To preview our products, please take a pick at the new Wholesale Catalogue 2014 and let us know what you think. Thank you and see you soon!
 

National Stationery Show 2013

The NSS was completely overwhelming this year and I needed more time to rest and get back on track in our studio. We loved being in the new corner location with Egg Press and Hammer Press and getting to know them better, and meeting new customers and Instagram followers. So much fun! the new Metallic cotton ribbons were really a big hit at the show. They will soon be announced in our online shop. Thank you everyone to make this new product so well received at the show! here is a peak to our days in NYC, but, as usual, I like to refer to Nole for the best coverage of the NSS and host of the Paper Party 2013. I'm so happy I went, even though it mean much less sleep that night! Glad to be back and in full production, thank you everyone for making this Stationery Show so fabulous for us!

Wholesale catalogue

As before any trade show, I updated the Wholesale Catalogue with new products, prices and swatch book. I'm thrilled about the sparkling, new Metallic Cotton Ribbons that will debut at the NSS this Sunday and I hope you will enjoy it as much as we do. Thank you to Nole for featuring a sneak peak of the new products and companies debuting the NSS, it really helps to have a sense of what it is new this year. Much to get ready before the show, see some of you very soon and thank you for following!

New! Metallic cotton ribbon

The NYC Stationery Show is less than two weeks away and the metallic new ribbon, I was working on during this winter, finally landed in our studio! What a spark on my desk! With weddings and stylish wrapping in mind, I designed the new metallic ribbon with a fine, delicate line of silver and gold thread woven, in the center of the Natural cotton. I believe the metallic thread can add a fine touch to any personalized project. Made in Italy, exclusively for our company, the metallic ribbon are available in the 2/8" and 5/8 width and in different size spools. Deputing at the upcoming Stationery Show, the new ribbons will be available for wholesale orders and online, by the end of May. I will spend the rest of the day taking photographs of the new product, but I would love to hear your option! Thank you and more soon......

100% pure cotton twine

After a long journey, we are excited to launch at the upcoming Stationery Show an high quality Cotton Twine, custom made exclusively for our company, with pure 100% cotton fiber and custom colors. When I learned that most of the baker twine in the market, is made with a content of synthetic fiber, I started to look for nothing else than a natural unbleached cotton fiber for producing our line. It wasn't an easy process and it took months of work, searching for a dye house and a twine manufacturer, by keeping the production within the USA. But it is finally here and a huge stock of twine is now in our studio and I can't stop photographing these beautiful and rich colors. The twine is available in a deep Cherry/Red and White, Black and White, Citrine and Emerald and Natural. Some basic colors I liked to continue to produce and make them available for gift wrapping and packaging design. Come to see them in person at our booth # 1762 or wholesale and online orders are available right away. Stay tuned for more news on the show and have a nice weekend!

Anthropologie's wrapping station

The Open Studio, on Saturday, was a lot of fun and I can't wait to share some photos taken during the day. Thank you so much to everyone that came to celebrate the season with us!
While I'm trying to catch up with orders and getting ready for the next holidays sale this weekend, I found these colorful images on the Anthropologie's website, that shows some great ideas and products for the holidays wrapping. I happily spotted our Citrine and Emerald Twine in their display and how fun is the hand-made pom pom on the package? I'm a big fan of Paperphine from Austria and I was delighted to find her bright blue and green twine there too! Also, if you are looking for our line of Vintage Glassine, we are currently sold out, but they are still available on their online shop, if you are interested. I hope you will enjoy all the Anthropologie wrapping goodies online and more news to come!

All photos by Anthropologie.

Moments of NYC and Stationery Show

Though, we came back only a week ago from NYC and the Stationery Show, it feels at least a month went by. Since I'm back to my studio, I'm deep down into work, but I don't want to forget those moments in the city, where everything is so beautifully intense! and yes, we did go on top of the Empire State Building at night! where my father, very young, went in 1956! amazing...

NSS paper treasures

Back from the Stationery Show, incredibly tired, but fully inspired. NYC on its own is so intense and every year I can't wait to have my city life for a week! It was an amazing show, so many new exhibitors this year, which I'm sure they are all visible now in the blog world. I came back with a load of beautiful paper treasures, not only from the designers exhibiting, but also from the most exciting people that came to visit our booth. Thank you everyone to keep our energy up, to inspire us to do more and better for another year to come.

NSS 2012

Almost there. Come to visit us booth #2042 and I hope to see you soon!

Spools of 100 meters ribbons

During the winter, I worked closely with the manufacturer in Italy to create some small spools of cotton ribbons in the thin, 6mm width to launch at the NSS. They are now available in 100 meters, card board spools and fourteen, vibrant colors. After showing a few previews of the product, you can follow some steps of the process on FB, they are now ready for wholesale and online retail. It was a bit of challenge to design the rubber stamp, small enough, with all the information, to stamp each spool, but I'm happy with the result. Before I pack the samples and ship them to NYC, I took lots of photos of each color, to make sure you can see them before the show. I designed them mostly considering the use for packaging and gift wrapping, but I'm sure more ideas can arise. Love to hear your opinion and thank you all for your constant inspiration!

Spring 2012 wholesale catalogue

Take a look! our updated Wholesale Catalogue is ready, to preview and pre-order the new products to launch at the National Stationery Show. Free delivery for wholesale orders only, within the US. Offer valid until May 11th. Thank you and I hope to meet some of you very soon!

 

Cobalt blue

Launched already on FB the day the new spools arrived and now officially available in the shop and for wholesale orders. The Cobalt Blue is bright and bold, if you are a bit bored with the cotton twine in light, pastel colors for your packaging. For some reason, this new Cobalt Blue reminds me of Cole Haan using the NYC subway line for their new collection.

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.

NY International Gift Show

I'm working fast to updated the online wholesale catalogue for 2011 by the beginning of the NYIGF this weekend. My products will be represented by Albertine Press and May Day Studio at our shared Booth 4124, Studio Division! Very grateful for their help, can't wait to hear and read more news from the show. To design the enclosed announcement, I photographed a vintage tag from the Dennison Manufacture Company that I now discovered is still exist! I love the stain of rust around the metal on the tag.
The calendarbook giveaway will continue until January 31st and each online order will also include a copy as well, until that date. Thank you!

New York International Gift Fair

The NYC Gift Show is less than two weeks away and I'm happy announce that the Italian Cotton ribbons and Twine will be at at Booth No. 30011, New York City, Pier 92. New color ribbons and new prices, launched for the first time at the show! Unfortunately I won't personally be able to attend, but Shelley will kindly display my products along with her letterpress, once again in our blue/pool booth. Please stop by and the vintage stamps giveaway will be still on!

A few days in New York

Only a week ago we were still in New York and it already so far away...... It was a fantastic trip and meeting all the people I admire is my favorite part of doing the show. Our pool color booth build by Shelley was great and I felt as we are improving the display every year, learning what we need and what it's missing. More space this time and better organized, for sure. I loved meeting in person Anna Bond, Tara and Alli. I wish I can be closer to them for daily inspiration. But this without counting all the blogger, designers, and countless talents I have met for the first time this year or at the past shows. Here are little pieces of my New York and the place where we lived intensively for a few days. What a city!
An amazing work was done by Nole, Jane, Grace and Kristen for visiting each and every booth, taking notes and endless photographs of all the products. And to Felt and Wire for their post. Truly thank you to all for the support and see you next year!