Arwey: Functional Notebooks
I'm loving the looks of the Arwey Notebooks– especially the Flavin series with the pen holder on the front that keeps the book closed. Available in half a dozen colors for a mere $19.
Continue Reading →De Medici Ming Fine Paper: Seattle
I discovered de Medici Ming Fine Paper today strolling around in my free time after a meeting here in Seattle. What an absolute gem of a shop. I was mesmerized by the fantastic selection of cards, journals, handmade papers, letterpress…
Continue Reading →Pinkghost x Chubby Book Series
pinkghost just announced the latest (and least exploitative) expression of fandom for all things round and chubby since Dance Your Ass Off. In collaboration with artists Julie West, Helena Garcia and 64Colors, pinkghost will debut the Chubby Books Series. The…
Continue Reading →Vinyl Frontier Journals
Vince Pacheco's work isn't easily mistaken for anyone else's. The Bay Area record collector's stack of cheesecake, kitsch and classic country records were becoming too much to deal with. Then he, along with his crafty girlfriend, got the brilliant idea…
Continue Reading →Postalco
Tokyo has been a city bursting with innovative design for years, and when husband and wife team Mike and Yuri Albertson (he's a product designer, she's a graphic designer) moved there from New York, their leather and paper company Postalco…
Continue Reading →MagCloud
From skateboards to toys, the Web 2.0 world of make-on-demand continues to expand for a populace that runs on a mixture of Adderall and instant gratification. Magcloud is just one of the latest in the trend, a print-on-demand service where…
Continue Reading →Shin Tanaka x Giant Robot
Our mom threw out our Voltron toys quite some time ago, and frankly it's been too long since we've put together a badass mechanical friend. Thanks to a collaboration between Paper Artist Extraordinaire Shin Tanaka, Asian-American Pop culture periodical Giant…
Continue Reading →14 Days of Chrismukkah: Chikabird
The Gift: A Chikabird gift pack (makers of these fine wallets) containing a notebook in your choice of available colors, a Slow Loris pocket notebook and motorcycle tee. The Rules: We're using complicated chaos models to determine the winner. Just…
Continue Reading →Pretty Bitter
If Someecards and CNN's T-shirt worthy headlines met, their love child might come in the form of gift tags that read "Get ready to fake excitement" and a white doily card with "Hot Mess" printed in fancy script. Enter Pretty…
Continue Reading →MoMA Holiday Cards
Every year the MoMA store unveils a lineup of holiday cards that makes us reconsider making our own. That and Fluffy always refuses to pose in her Santa suit. When the Modern Art Museum first launched their holiday lineup over…
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