This is one of my favorite correspondences gleaned from the reliably fascinating blog Letters of Note. A young fan sent Mr. Dahl a small bottle with paint and glitter swirling inside– a bottled dream as described in his book, The BFG. Perhaps it’s because I’m a newly indoctrinated softy, now that I’m a mom – …
Month: January 2013
Derek Blasberg Spreads the Handwritten Love
Fashion Writer and editor Derek Blasberg ushered in his collaboration with Opening Ceremony, a stationery line dubbed the Handwritten Letter Helper, with a Tea Party at the St. Regis. “I had the sort of parents that insisted I write thank you notes before I opened any of my presents and before I used any of …
Forbes on Why E-Mail Will Never Replace the Handwritten Note
The moment you “clear the mechanism” to write a handwritten note is the beginning of giving the most personal of gifts – your time . This singular focus cannot be replicated in our multi-tasking digital world. Forbes Contributor Jessica Kleiman seconds The Wall Street Journal’s notion on the value of handwritten correspondences in her article …
In the Financial Times: A Marriage of High Fashion & the Handwritten Note
Now that we’re all back we thought we’d share one of our favorite articles from the holiday break: this story in The Financial Times is a great window into high fashion’s love of stationery: In Praise of the Write Stuff by David Hayes
The Wall Street Journal on a Lost Art
“How many cards did you send this holiday season?” The Wall Street Journal muses on the relevance of the handwritten note in this e-literate world in a fantastic article by Philip Hensher. Hensher writes of the personal impact of receiving a note in the mail, and the connections made between people via handwriting. Handwriting can …