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At Shoppe Object, the touch of the 21st-century hand blends with age-old craft traditions to present one exquisite out-of-the-box brand after another. This sprawling market always leaves me pondering the potential and deeper meaning of what we surround ourselves with and how we live our lives — quite heady stuff, really, for a product-driven space!

Piecework’s expansion into linen napkins elevates every last tabletop with its signature color and humor.

Serious journalers gravitate to thoughtfully designed, smart Japanese stationery with good reason; these Rollbahn offerings were at Sweet Bella.

Folk meets cleverness, color and candlestick holders at St. Bingo.

Studio Carta’s precious sewing offerings are presented in letterpress packaging, of course!

Sugar Paper returned to market after a few years — and fortunately brought their sweet gold-foiled scallops!

Matchboxes are a HUGE trend — and some of the fabulous creations from the British brand The Matchbox Maker even enjoy a second life as boxes.

The miniature is magical — these little letterpress notebooks from And Here We Are go anywhere they can be clipped!

Patches have the potential to be the next (wearable?) sticker, and those from Apply lavish attention on every last artful detail.

Art Angels always has something to swoon over!

It’s been a minute since I’ve seen candles crafted to resemble something entirely different — these from BabaBoogs indicate a splendid return to that form!

It’s not hard to see why Cloth & Paper’s clean customizable planners have legions of fans who won’t leave home without it!

Got stress? How about 20 minutes? These award-winning Cotton & Grey finds may just put a big dent in it.

How can one not be smitten with these delightful design duos from Dahlia Press?

East End Press’ enormous boxed moons were the brand’s market hit!

Bumper stickers become humor and even philosophy fodder at Gab Art & Design.

Hello Darlin’ has evolved from mostly mod imagery to incorporating fun elements like corn and mushrooms — and this nerd fully endorses it!

Hot Cool Tokyo sources and shares items that NEED to be on American shelves — like these daily calendars, perfect for junk journaling or just anyone wanting a fresh image each day.

Isatopia delves deeper into die-cuts, with fantastic effect!

Socks, especially these cuties from Jenny Lemons, are no-brainer add-ons in stationery store settings.

I always know I’ve found a winning brand (and assortment) when I cannot pick a favorite. Just how many of these Karepango! bumper stickers do you think I can fit on my car?

A breath of fresh design air, Linna California feels both retro and forward-looking, a hard but utterly gorgeous path to traverse!

A clean and simple palette lends itself to optimum creativity — just witness the humble yet masterful MD Notebook.

Before it sells out (yet again), here’s a peek at this year’s Advent Calendar from Papier!

Penco finds add flair and fun to any store — and even a bit of Japanese instruction.

Leave it to People I’ve Loved to take a somewhat trendy fruit (bananas) and cleverly pair it with a message completely suited to our times.