mateo ilasco photo courtesy of design*sponge
I am gearing up for an overload of stationery information next week. I can’t wait to see all of the “new new new”. This and fashion week pretty much work me into a frenzy. And truth be told, since I’ll be sitting at my laptop in Chicago, my plan is to rely on Grace at Design*Sponge to curate and pass along the scoops from her visit. She’s already highlighted a couple of designers in her stationery show “pregame” that I’m eager to see more from. One is Mateo Ilasco. (Read Grace’s post here.) As a math geek, I am smitten with the numbers stationery pictured above (and I suspect that my son will be as well. That’s right, I’m hoping to buy this asap.) The website seems to hint at a numbers theme, so I’m hoping there’s even more like this to love. For those of you attending the show, check out booth 1448 for more.
The second is Alee & Press, a new letterpress design studio. After reading Grace’s post, I immediately clicked over to the website to look through the baby and wedding portfolios. Love their style; especially the “vintage” wedding invitations as well as the “animal” and “sweet pea” baby announcements. And of course, I bookmarked the site because I’m clearly going back to see what else they feature after the full site launches. Booth 1254 for you lucky ducks.
Finally, I’m loving the new joint venture between Rebecca from Moontree Letterpress and Breck at Sesame Letterpress. (I’ve ordered from both in the past and love their work, in case you were wondering!) Brooklyn Social Cards is an easy way to get yourself some utterly cool letterpressed business/social cards. There are 16 sample styles in the catalog (pdf download) you can look through; then it’s three easy steps and voila! Check it out and see if you don’t agree.
Back tomorrow with the Five.