All It Takes

 Is Good D e s i g n . . .

To get me extremely excited.

I'm a serious sucker for cleverly designed stationary and zip cases made of  cool fiber and textured materials. That's why I had to share Almanac Industries, a Baltimore purveyor and crafter of letterpressed paper products and bound books. They also carry tasteful leather goods. 

almanacindustries.com

love. but can't justify the price.

plan and elevation. humble yet pleasing.

As I am obsessed with handcrafted just about everything, and love to bind books & my portfolio [a passion I picked up learning when I set out to perfect bind my thesis book in studio] I'm really impressed with the fact that they have a press and with just about all of their items for sale on Etsy.

shop.lamblife.com
my canvas zip case I picked up from Lamb, a design boutique in Grand Rapids, when
we passed through on the cross-country summer roadtrip



The hapticity of these items is just so alluring. Not to mention books have always been romantic to me; handling a rare or older book [read vintage if you happen to be a 'tween] or a matte cover design magazine leaves me elated, & brings out a sort of awe and sentimentality. Seriously.

Almanac Industries: leather enclosed notebook



It seems the arrival and widespread use of the iPad & Kindle for reading has thrust me further into my love affair with graphically pleasing and quality crafted books, [actually any physical books at this point] and letterpressed stationary. 

xpollinatestudio.com

A bit random, but the texture of x - p o l l i n a t e s t u d i o ' s cardboard lamps is 

in lockstep with the types of textures I love & of which I can't get enough.