I love looking at visual merchandising displays, if you work in retail – I’m the one closely inspecting your windows instead of the wares in the store! (ok I look in the store too, but that’s another topic).

When we were in New York earlier this year, we spent some quality time in Anthropologie, I would have to say that it’s one of my favourite stores, not only for their gorgeous stock, but their displays were stunning.

These little lovelies were part of their window display when we were there, there were masses of them all set up on branches. On close inspection they’re made up of the old style ‘chatterbox’ paper fortune folds– remember those? Then glued to a paper lantern with a light inside – so clever and effective, would be equally as pretty as part of wedding or party decorations!

We’re  getting ready to fly out this week to the big apple! We’ll be touching down for a visit to the National Stationery Show, to see the New York sights (and shopping!),  and meet some of the USA’s fabulous bloggers and designers at the NSS Meetup. Very exciting!

As a result some of our lead times have changed, please check our delivery page for details relating to the next couple of weeks.

If you have any queries whilst we’re away, please feel free to contact us via our website contact form as this will be the best method of contact during this time.

In the meantime, stay tuned to our facebook and twitter pages for updates from New York!

above: New York Print by Taylors Type

Well here I am back from New York! We had an amazing time, New York is a truly fabulous place and I can’t wait to go back.  I’ve got a lot of things to share about the trip, but first up a few things that caught my eye at the National Stationery Show.

One of the features of the show was Paper Runway. In partnership with Kate’s Paperie, the fashion exhibit was created to show the relationship between paper and fashion by showcasing paper dresses from cutting-edge fashion designers, among them Lela Rose, Susan Woo, Yeohlee, Jen Kao, Donald Deal.

The display also held a competition for visual merchandising and design students at New York City’s LIM College. Students’ were asked to incorporate products from NSS exhibitors to compete for a cash prize and will be featured in the windows of Kate’s Paperie during Fashion Week.

They did an incredible job – the detailing and craftsmanship was amazing. I especially love the colour palettes used and the the mixing of patterns that work together. Gorgeous!

above: paper runway competition winner “Feather Fantasy” created by students Alexis Michaelides and Margaret Carroll