There’s something about the handwritten word that makes my heart skip a beat.
So you can only guess how much I’m looking forward to tonight’s twitter chat 8PM ET on Twitter using the hashtag #SheafferLiving & #NSS {National Stationery Show}
I sure hope you’ll join in the chat! It’s sure to be a beautiful paper kind of a time!
This chat wouldn’t be possible without our host Sheaffer Pen and our amazing panel of industry experts — four amazing women with a pulse on trends in Stationery and an eye for design.
So without further ado, I introduce our experts to you…
Our first Expert Panelist is @LHCalligraphy — Laura Hooper, calligraphy expert and amazing artist.
For the past ten years, Laura has worked with countless brides and grooms to create the most elegant calligraphy for their invitations and weddingstationery. She also designs custom hand drawn maps, unique place cards and other chic items for the most discerning of brides. Laura has worked with several high profile celebrities and companies for their personal and corporate events, and has been published in numerous magazines, including The Knot, Inside Weddings, Martha Stewart Weddings and Town & Country Weddings, among many others.
When she is not lettering for her clients, Laura enjoys maintaining her blog, A Lucky Orchid Wedding, travelling and visiting the beach. Laura is a member of the Association of Calligraphic Arts and the San Fernando Valley chapter of the Society for Calligraphy. Laura currently resides in Redondo Beach with her husband, Jeremy, and their dogs, Kepler and Tycho.
Our next Panelist is one of the most influential people in the industry with a pulse on the trends and an amazing eye for
Expert Panelist @MsSarahSchwartz - Sarah Schwartz, Founding Editor Stationery Trends Magazine
Another Leader in the Industry in the area of Stationery Trends . . .
Expert Panelist @StationeryTrend, Stationery Trends Magazine (tweeting for them is the fablous Kimberly Warren, Director of Media Services)
Stationery Trends magazine seeks to guide stationery retailers in their quest to offer the latest designs and trends to their customers — including everything from stationery and greeting cards to gifts. The design-focused trade magazine provides retailers with a peek at some of the industry’s hottest designers and most sought-after products. Stationery Trends reports on upcoming trends before they hit the mainstream, ensuring its audience of diverse retailers is always ahead of the curve.
And Last but not least, one of the Stationery Industries brightest stars and biggest team players!
Expert Panelist @WhitneyEnglish, of Whitney English Company
At age 15, Whitney English Kolb began a life-long love affair with paper and interior design at a stationery and gift store in her hometown of Oklahoma City. The two passions, combined with her love of antique prints and textiles, fused in 2002 to create a unique marketplace niche for the Whitney English brand.
The company was founded with baby-sitting money and elbow grease, so it makes a good story. Whitney’s parents, family, and friends all chipped in at one time or another, either by talking her through financials or folding note cards, so if you ask, she never takes all the credit and firmly believes in both verbal and written (of course) gratitude.
Whitney and her husband David live in Oklahoma City with their two sons, Birch and Truitt, and dog, Frances Cornelia. David has worked in both furniture and paper, so he’s her dreamboat, really. If there is one thing they are, it is Southern, in a hospitable, gracious, good food and wine sort of way.
She has an affinity for antique French chairs, an appreciation for good handbags and great shoes, and an obsession with classic typestyles. At night, she dreams of charming cottages by the sea, silk ballgowns and a perfectly organized office.
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