With graduation season in full swing, we wanted to share our top gift picks from our collections in celebration of a noteworthy life event. A recent graduate could be starting a new job, traveling around the world, continuing their education, or taking time to figure out the next step. No matter what the “real world” …
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Mother’s Day Gift Guide
With Mother’s Day coming up in a little over two weeks, we wanted to share our top gift picks from our collections. Whether your Mom favors bold colors and patterns or more subtle tones, we’re certain that you’ll be able to find something to fit her personal style! Jet Set: Paris The City of lights …
Spotlight on Little Red Fox Bakery
Kristi Tursi of Little Red Fox Bakery knows how to please the eye just as much as the palate. Dempsey & Carroll’s Austin Ackles recently grilled her about celebrating with sweets throughout the seasons. In just a few words, could you tell us about your bakery? I’m the owner of Little Red Fox Bakery …
A Note From Our CEO
We always think that it’s important to start the New Year on a new note. Our CEO Lauren Marrus shares a few of her thoughts from Bob Greene’s opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal about the importance of making a meaningful resolution for the New Year. Over the holidays I had lots of time …
Destination 2018
As we celebrated the holiday season and closed out 2017, we worked with five fantastic lifestyle influencers to share their holiday traditions and New Year’s resolutions through handwritten notes. First, our partners started off by sharing their holiday traditions on one of our newest collections – our Home for the Holidays: City holiday cards. We …
Spotlight on: Christos Dovas
Celebrated designer Christos Dovas is your first stop for a celebration in unforgettable style. Dempsey & Carroll’s Austin Ackles sat down with him to discuss how Greek origins formed a great New York talent. QUESTION: You’ve been involved in garment design and construction since an early age. Can you tell us about those beginnings? CHRISTOS …
Destination Dempsey: Labor Day
Labor Day is coming up and some of us are planning on taking advantage of the long weekend to enjoy the final days of summer. We asked the team about where they plan on heading, a fun fact or anecdote about their destination, and what piece of Dempsey & Carroll stationery they plan on bringing …
Highlights from Memorial Day Weekend
Though the Solstice is weeks away, Memorial Day is generally considered the unofficial start of summer. A few of our team members shared highlights from how they kicked off the season in style over the holiday weekend! A Birthday Weekend in the City Leo: Nothing beats a holiday weekend on my favorite island, Manhattan. We celebrated …
Retail Partner Spotlight: Ito-Ya
Dempsey & Carroll’s Chandra Cox offers a glimpse into the world of one of our esteemed Retail Partners. If Willy Wonka’s enchanted land had consisted of beautiful stationery instead of delectable candies, then it would probably bear resemblance to ITO-YA. ITO-YA is a specialty stationery store founded in 1904 in Tokyo, Japan. Its incredible twelve-story …
For the Love of Script: The Importance of Teaching Cursive Writing in Schools
Dempsey & Carroll’s Austin Ackles shares his thoughts on the importance of script and how cursive writing should always be taught in schools. I know there’s a lot of debate about teaching cursive writing in schools, but studies have shown that when notes are taken by hand (versus notes typed into a device), the information …







