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July 15, 2019 •
Summer 2019 Fresh Picks for Stationery & Gifts

Printswell Little Lamb Design Geometric Flat Note

Clean Lines Only

Stationery and gift trends focus on clean lines, minimalism, the black and white craze and geometric shapes. Sometimes when things are pared down, they somehow become clearer.

That is the thinking behind the minimalism trend, which exerts a subtle yet strong charm over gifts and stationery, dazzlingly articulated in Katie Leamon’s Hide Leather Collection. The same streamlined desire is driving the black and white craze. Meanwhile, school is out, but geometric shapes are definitely in session!

Minimalism

Black and White

Geometrics

Tags: Fresh Picks, Stationery Trends

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