This coming Sunday marks Dempsey & Carroll’s 144th birthday! While almost every aspect of 21st century New York would feel foreign to John Dempsey and George Carroll, our shop on 1049 Lexington would be a source of familiarity and comfort. We have continued to celebrate the art of engraving since 1878! In the 19th century, …
Carolyn and Zach chose our Embassy sized invitations with baron ink. The couple went with a modern typestyle called “Veritas.” The invitations are finished with silver foiled edges. The inner envelopes are lined with matte paper, featuring an art deco inspired design. When/where did you get married? I got married at the Rainbow Room at …
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 …
Eyal Tessler of New York City-based Tessler Events knows exactly what makes an important day a most memorable one. Recently, Dempsey & Carroll’s Austin Ackles asked him to reveal some of the secrets of his successes. AA: What should fill our heads when we think of Tessler Events? ET: When thinking of “Tessler Events” I would like …
Dempsey & Carroll’s Austin Ackles asked Erica Beckman of Clean Plate Pictures to tell us about her absolute favorite spots for engagement and wedding photos in and around New York City. DUMBO/Brooklyn Bridge The Brooklyn Bridge and DUMBO are classic shooting locations, and for good reason. The bridge itself is iconic, and it’s absolutely stunning …
Fashion meets mail with the beautiful new stamps honoring fashion icon Oscar de la Renta. The official Dedication Ceremony on February 16th, 2017 was a momentous occasion that brought together people from all different industries in honoring the late designer. We were thrilled to attend the event, which featured remarks by Oscar de La Renta …
Did you know that December 9th is known as “Christmas Card Day” to honor the anniversary of the first commercially sold holiday card? We found this article by John Hanc to be very helpful in its thorough account of the history of holiday cards. During the 1800s in England, the British postal service introduced the …
Dempsey & Carroll’s Austin Ackles sat down with event planner Cristina Verger and spoke about her beginnings in Rome and her enormous success here in New York. AA: In just a few words, can you share with us the essence of Cristina Verger Event Planning & Production? CV: The essence of Cristina Verger …
Dempsey & Carroll’s Austin Ackles sat down with ex-pats Hall Cannon and Miles Refo to talk about life in New Zealand and their wonderful resort, Otahuna Lodge. AA: The lodge was built more than a century ago and not long after Christchurch was founded. Who was its first resident and what are the origins …
Senior Event Curator, Remo, sat down with watercolor artist, Inslee, to discuss her artwork and inspirations. Inslee will be joining Dempsey & Carroll in their showroom for an event on December 2nd. RN: It’s been such a pleasure working with you on your paper collection! Could you tell our readers about yourself and what your passions …
