Among the ever-bustling halls of The White House and amidst the action of our country moving forward, there is a truly classic tradition that has remained constant: personal correspondence. Just as letters were popular in the era of President George Washington, for whom today’s holiday was created, you can still look forward to receiving correspondence …

Happy anniversary to The Stationery Company in Denver, Colorado!  Lin and Steve Logan took ownership of The Stationery Company in 1982 and moved the company to its current location in Cherry Creek.  The Logans have become well-known taste-makers in their community and pride themselves on the wide range of fine art products available in their …

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 – …

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 …

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 …

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

Some years ago, I did a favor for a psychic and she offered me an intuitive reading in return. I said I’d like it as soon as possible, as I’d received the most important letter. I was in the midst of an affair with a novelist and we’d parted, sadly, a week or so earlier. …

On December 4th, Hundred Stories Public Relations hosted a pop up shop in the Azure building located on 91st street and 1st avenue on the Upper East Side. The event took place in the spectacular south penthouse that floats just above the Upper East Side skyline on the 34th floor.  The night was busy with …

Mind you, I have never been invited to High Tea with Queen Elizabeth, but I would certainly like to receive an engraved invitation with the seal of the House of Windsor.  Important occasions deserve fine invitations.  You don’t have to be royalty to use engraved stationery.   In fact, fine stationery and custom invitations create …