Stationery in the Month of February
Correspondence in the workplace
Reread your favorite book, memorize a scene from a memorable film or learn the lyrics to a catchy song, we are all compelled in some way to take action. This indiscernible force, a fire which burns endlessly inside each of us, is a poetic representation of something greater. We, the working drones in this industry, call this flame the spirit. It is this that motivates us to create stationery intended to thank, revere, congratulate, and celebrate the people in your life. What inspires you?
Daily Notes’ Paper Picks
Our book picks of the month examine the use of paper in creative ways, the etiquette behind stationery and a timeless history of paper gifts that many of us are probably unaware of.
·Origami Stationery Kit: Elegant Folded Note Cards and Envelopes for a Personal Touch – Authors: Michael G. LaFosse & Richard L. Alexander
·The Complete Engraver: Monograms, Crests, Ciphers, Seals, and the Etiquette of Social Stationery – Author: Nancy Sharon Collins
·Paper Made! 101 Exceptional Projects to Make Out of Everyday Paper – Author: Kayte Terry
·A Splendor of Letters (An examination of the many materials used to record information) – Author: Nicholas A. Basbanes
Great things to come…
The month of February works to transform the outdated office environment into an electrifying playground for professionals. The message is quite clear – you work hard everyday, so why not play hard too? The office of the future brings modern furniture, equipment, paper goods and stationery that are both stylish and functional. The following events will feature workshops, lectures, award ceremonies and exhibitions geared to making the average office environment a more pleasant one.
Please visit the appropriate event website for more information.
Hong Kong International Stationery Fair (Hong Kong)
This leading trade fair is Asia’s largest and most popular stationery fair, bringing paper gifts and office products to the public.
High-Tech Office Expo Rudrapur (Rudrapur, India)
Architects, interior designers, paper manufactures, communication and office managers, IT gurus, office equipment importers and exporters and every other professional who work hard to give us a pleasant working environment will present their products and equipment.
Ambiente (Frankfurt, Germany)
This consumer goods fair will house over 4,500 exhibitors presenting products relating to the kitchen and household sector including interior design, stationery and decorative furnishings.
Office Automation Stationery and Printing Fairs (Nonthaburi, Thailand)
This four day event will feature new products like office furniture and equipment, stationery and paper goods, audio visual, security and IT services and solutions.
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Henry B Springs
Personalized Stationery can indeed be just as memorable and significant as any piece of pop culture, any custom message or personal script where you want to say something more. It can be like that one song or set of lyrics that just keeps ringing in your ear and won’t stop. You know like, “I just called to say I love you.” Whether you select Bordered, Colonial, Glory, Classic Monogram Bordered, Manhattan or Soutampton Cards it will be like you commissioned your own original score to the event, the message, the connecting point that will leave the receiver with the yet unwritten obligation of returning that much more.
3 February 2013, 3:53 pmEileen Wittier
I just realized that this website had a blog. It’s very refreshing to see that this company takes to posting relevant and useful content. I like the way everything is broken down so that it’s easier to read. I am an avid blog reader and I have yet to see another blog like this.
4 February 2013, 4:05 pmEileen Wittier
to reiterate on my previous comment – To see another blog about stationery quite like this is hard to come by. Keep up the good work.
4 February 2013, 4:09 pmPaulette Leto
Eileen, I’ve gone looking and you’re right, there really aren’t any other blogs like this one! Nowhere else do you get this kind of relevant information about what’s going on in the world of personalized stationery!
Even though I could never travel to one of these international shows, it’s cool to know when and where they are. It really gives you a nice sense of the scope of the personalized stationery world, and I really think that if I want to I can track down some information about these events online and see what’s going on there.
5 February 2013, 11:36 amHilma Conger
Great blog to start off the month of February! It’s nice to have some reading recommendations for those who want to study the subject with a little more depth than the blog can get into, especially since it’s not a daily blog anymore. And also it’s good to have some information about personalized stationery shows around the world, even if I’m not likely to attend most of the shows and conventions. It’s still quite illuminating to know that this many events go on around the world.
5 February 2013, 1:09 pmstationeryfan811
Thanks for the book recommendations! My library has all but the first one in their catalog, so I will see about checking some of them out. It looks like some will have to come from other libraries but that’s still pretty cool.
I wish I could go to one of those international shows about personalized stationery, but I just can’t do that kind of travel right now.
But that’s okay, I can still get lots of cool stationery products and follow the stationery trends online!
5 February 2013, 4:51 pmJonathan Price
I have to say, the Hong Kong International Stationery Fair sounds really cool! I wish I could go! But then China seems like such an interesting place anyway, and I’d like to see Hong Kong in particular someday.
Also, are you going to recommend books relevant to the world of personalized stationery every month? A few of us might really benefit from that! I would definitely at least give some of these books a look, whether I was able to read them in-depth or not.
5 February 2013, 9:04 pm