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TWO STATIONERY DESIGNERS ARE MAKING QUITE A PAPER TRAIL IN TEXAS. HERE, WE COMPARE AND CONTRAST THEIR THANK-YOU-NOTE STYLES
Visitors to NorthPark Center can learn more about the shopping destination’s world-class art collection (think Andy Warhol, Henry Moore and Roy Lichtenstein) via its new interactive art app. NORTHPARKCENTER
BELL’INVITO
Margretta Hill Wikert and Kerri Ellis Davis are living proof that print isn’t dead. The duo is behind Ellis Hill, a custom stationer and monogram shop (jewelry boxes, linens and ceramic trays) in Highland Park Village that creates bespoke invitations, place cards and envelopes using techniques like engraving, thermography and letterpress. Whether you’re seeking a clean design or a quirky, colorful theme, you’ll look good on paper no matter what the occasion.
Founder and former Neiman Marcus art director Heather Wiese-Alexander used her love for Italy and quality craftsmanship as the inspiration for Bell’Invito, Italian for “beautiful invitation.” The brand delivers that and more—elegantly crafted calling cards, save-the-dates and thank-you notes— designed using presses from the late 1800s. “Stationery has become a fashion statement instead of something you simply reach for your in your desk drawer,” Wiese-Alexander says.
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THANK-YOU NOTES—HANDWRITTEN OR E-MAILED? Always handwritten. It’s a gift in itself to receive a handwritten note in the mail.
An e-mail is not a thank-you note. Use a cocktail napkin if that’s all you have, but don’t miss the opportunity to write and give back.
CURSIVE OR PRINT? We like mixed fonts on an invite!
I’m rarely at a loss for an opinion, but in this case, I say just write.
Cursive on a note.
TIMELINE? It’s best to send a thank-you note within a week of receiving a gift.
I always say: Better late than never.
NOTE CARD OR PAPER?
Above: Installation view of Barlow’s GIG (2014) at Hauser & Wirth in Somerset. Below: Installation view of the artist’s dock (2014) at the Tate Britain in London.
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A note card. Short, sweet and to the point!
Both. If you need to say a little more, you need writing sheets and note cards.
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PHYLLIDA BARLOW: “TRYST” This summer, the Nasher welcomes British sculptor Phyllida Barlow and her large-scale installations made of wood, concrete and cardboard. Through August 30.
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