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Hannah Watt
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Rifle Paper Co.
Rifle Paper Co. is a stationery and gift brand based in Florida founded by husband and wife team, Anna and Nathan Bond. It began as a small business based out of Anna and Nathan’s 1-bedroom apartment and has quickly grown into a worldwide brand over the last four years. Their products feature Anna’s whimsical designs which often include hand-painted illustrations and lettering to compose a style that feels both nostalgic and timeless. All of their aper products are printed in the USA and are inspected and assembled by hand in our studio. They use FSC-certified paper stocks with recycled content, environmentally responsible printers, and high quality materials that allow for
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products that are both well-made and enhance our designs. Everything created is well thought to ensure that the end result are products that they would not only use but are incredibly proud of. Rifle Paper Co. strongly believe life’s personal stories and moments are best told through the gift of a hand-written card or note, and hope that their goods inspire you to share these moments with others.
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One Canoe Two
1canoe2 letterpress describes themselves as being the stuff dreams are made of - Carrie and Beth are childhood friends who always loved to draw. Now the two are all grown-up and work together as professional illustrators, designers and printers. The name 1canoe2 comes from years of the two dreaming up big ideas around a campfire
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and floating down a spring-fed Missouri river in a canoe. Carrie and Beth were just beginning their journey as a letterpress company when they asked Carrie’s sisterin-law Karen to join the team. Now three women strong, 1canoe2 is chasing bigger dreams and creating letterpress art that makes people happy.'
Scouts Honor
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Scout’s Honor Co. is a stationery studio based in Burlington, Vermont. Founded by Annemarie Buckley, SHCo. combines a love for vintage objects, classic Americana, and modern design. They love gathering inspiration from the world around them, Vermont, the beautiful lakes and mountains, road trips, signage, shipyards , the list goes on and they enjoy seeking everyday adventures and celebrating the simple pleasures in life. They pride themselves on their proccess. All designs start with a pen and paper, ensuring that hand-lettering and illustration is at the heart of every piece. They ensure that their work is printed locally in Vermont only using FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certified paper to fit with their eco friendly ethos.
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Odd Daughter Paper Co.
Odd Daughter Paper Co is a stationery shop dreamed up by Katie Hart. It brings to life her mother’s middle school nickname- “odd daughter” (a clever play on her last name, Evenson). Odd Daughter aims to return to the good ol’ days when mail correspondence was the norm. Katie
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illustrates from her home studio in sunny San Diego. She enjoys baking/cooking up a storm, running (when the mood strikes), collecting succulents, and decorating the home she shares with her sister- a delightful 1920’s tudor.
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Berin Made
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Berin Made is located in London, United Kingdom, but works with clients nationwide and worldwide. Founded upon a love of fanciful illustrations and beautifully crafted lettering, BerinMade makes beautiful paper goods for the loved and the cherished. They specialise in social stationery, custom stamps and wedding paper goods and believes that the most simple things in life often hold the sweetest and most powerful memories. A simply folded greeting card, an intertwining monogram or a perfectly printed wedding invitation; these are emblems that are savoured for a life-time, and we are proud to be crafters of these memories.
Clap Clap Design
Clap Clap is a stationery brand created by graphic designer and illustrator Mimi Kim. Inspired by the surroundings from our regular life, Clap Clap brings the fun and joyful imagery through cards, notebooks, calendars, and other paper goods.
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Mimi Kim, owner of Clap Clap was born in Korea. During her college years, she dreamed of having her brand studying graphic design. After working as a graphic designer for years, she finally started her stationery brand Clap Clap.
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Jolly Edition
We make stationery and illustrations as unique as your celebration. Jolly edition create custom stationery and illustrations from their studio in Columbia, Maryland for clients internationally. Smiles nonnegotiable.
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Quill & Fox
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Quill & Fox is a paper design studio created by Yas Imamura. Together with her husband Andrew, they independently run their small Oregon-based shop straight from their own home. The studio specialises in hand-designed cards and stationery that evoke a welcome sense of nostalgia. Being a small company, the studio is continuously growing its line of paper goods and is always looking to delve into different creative ideas to expand the medium of paper.
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Lamplighter London
Lamplighter London social stationery, branding and bespoke design are married with on trend knowledge, strong attention to detail and luxury finishing touches. They have created beautiful artwork and calligraphy for a wealth of stylish, discerning and celebrity clientele, appealing to social and business clients alike. They aim to offer a highly personal service to make any occasion a visual delight.
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My Dear Fellow
My Dear Fellow Co. is a specialized paper goods brand based in Texas founded by wife and husband, Samantha and Aaron Johnson. Threy strive to produce paper goods of the highest caliber by maintaining a clear focus on detail and excellent design. All paper goods are hand crafted, printed, and assembled at the company’s studio in Dallas. My Dear Fellow Co. combines the highest quality materials available to create the finest products. All goods are printed on FSC certified, 100% post-consumer recycled paper made from renewable energy.
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Samantha is the creative mind behind the matchless combination of design, color, and style. She is an experienced graphic designer and illustrator whose focus is to create designs that are whimsical and original. She draws inspiration from the diversity around her, nature’s beauty, and the people she loves. My Dear Fellow Co. hope to inspire and reach out to those around you and to share a message of love, appreciation, or joy by gifting a handwritten and personalised note on a one of a kind paper good.
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Parrott Design Studio
Parrott Design Studio is a boutique design and letterpress studio in Rhode Island, America, established in 2007. Their designs are simple and lovely, fun with a touch of whimsy, inspired by vintage ephemera, flora and fauna, and candy-colored hues.
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Ladyfingers Letterpress
The design and printer duo Morgan Calderini and Arley-Rose Torsone met in 2007 while working at an arts non-profit called AS220 in Providence, Rhode Island. ArleyRose, a graduate from Parsons the New School for Design, had been working as the in-house graphic designer when Morgan, a recent Rhode Island School of Design grad, appeared on the scene to help start up acommunity printshop just down the hall. It wasn’t long before they started to collaborate on new print+design work, and they joined forces to become Ladyfingers Letterpress. Today
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their studio buzzes with the help of a creative and skillful production staff: a talented team of artists who diligently work to create truly one-of-a-kind invitations and stationery. Dedicated to the belief that a respectable workplace inspires quality work. In an age where it’s an anomaly to find design, printing, production and administration under the same roof, Ladyfingers Letterpress is proud to be a locally owned and operated business whose reputation is built on the quality- and creativity- of their product.
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Emily McDowell
Emily McDowell is an illustrator, designer, and truth-teller. She taught herself to draw bubble letters at the age of six. McDowell describes her story as starting when she took some wise person’s advice, and started with going back to the work she loved most, drawing, specifically, lettering and writing stories. She began to put her drawings up on a blog as a way to keep me motivated which then led onto a shop which led to her website and commissioned illustration work. She wants to pass on her
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story for those of us who feel stuck, or unfulfilled, or like things could just be better; ‘To remind you that so much can happen in just a few years. If I can do this, you can too, whatever “this” is for you’ Emily McDowells work reflects a shared human experience, in all its different, messy forms, and feels most satisfied when something she makes helps somebody feel like someone else out there gets them. Other inspiraions also include letters, nature, folk art, geometry, cultural quirks, and the crazy urban landscape of Southern California.
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Color Me Carla
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Color Me Carla began as a small blog in 2010. Carla is inspired by the simple life and drawn to timeless style, clean yet lived-in interiors and animals of all varieties . I delight in the inappropriate and the weird. Color me Carla currently offers a collection of hand painted and illustrated wedding stationery to happy couples around the world. Each suite is an expression of my Color Me Carla’s attention to little details that are unique yet timeless. All of her work is hand tailored and customized to create a finished piece of art that is truly reflective of the bride and groom. The couple is involved in the design process from start to finish to make sure no detail is overlooked and your customisations are executed perfectly.
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Hannah Watt
This book documents my sources of inspiration, ranging from individual designers to studios working with personalised stationery. I have selected these studios not only for their visual aesthetic but their methods and processes of working. They are ways of working and design ethos’s that I feel personally connected to and hope to emulate in my own work and design practice. One day I hope to take a lesson from each of the people who inspire me and make a career out of something that I love and enjoy.
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