Noteworthy

Do you ever wonder how your favorite local stationery shop picks out new products, stays inspired, or keeps a small business thriving? In our Stockist Spotlight series, we explore the day-in and day-out of your favorite small shop owners.

Vya—a beautiful collection of clothing, home goods, flowers and self-care products curated by Jaclyn Journey. Vya is an extension of Jaclyn's other businesses—Jaclyn Journey Hospitality and her event curation business. 

Chrome Yellow is a cafe and coffee roastery in Atlanta, GA—serving the historic Old Fourth Ward since 2015. We chatted with founder Kelly Taylor to discuss running a business and stocking your store with goods that you believe in.

Our Stockist Spotlight series gives you an idea of how your favorite local stationery shop picks out new products, stays inspired, and keeps their small business thriving. This month’s feature, The Paper Mouse, located west of Boston, is a cozy stationary shop started by husband and wife, Victor Lee and Jenny Zhang. Their store is the perfect spot for writing tools, letter-writing accessories, and fun, unique gifts.

Do you ever wonder how your favorite local stationery shop picks out new products, stays inspired, or keeps a small business thriving? In our Stockist Spotlight series, we explore the day-in and day-out of your favorite small shop owners. Meet—Penny Post located in Alexandria, VA. Penny Post is a paper goods store that offers high quality stationery, office supplies, and other beautiful items from all over the world.

In this edition of the From the Desk series, we're taking a look at our Fulfillment Manager's Appointed essentials and how he uses them day-to-day. Jordan is on his feet printing shipping labels, organizing inventory, and packing up each order with care, so his workspace needs to be flexible and accessible.

After collaborating with Appointed on a dream project of creating bespoke hand-painted covers, I thought there might be some of you who would like to add some whimsical fine art accents to your own planner.

This story started the day I fell in love with Appointed’s signature Year Task Planner. I spent years searching for the perfect balance of elegance, simplicity, and functionality in an annual planner. As I was planning out the year, it dawned on me that the bookcloth cover would be perfect to embellish with my favorite whimsical cottage florals. So I broke out my acrylic paint and started creating.

In our From the Desk series, we're taking a look at our Graphic Designer's Appointed Essentials and how they help her stay productive: Morning Routine The first thing I do in the...

In this edition of the From the Desk series, we're taking a look at our Sr. Product Designer's Appointed essentials and how he uses them day-to-day:  Technical Requirements As the Product Designer...

In this edition of the From the Desk series, we're taking a look at our E-Commerce Coordinator's Appointed essentials and how she uses them day-to-day. Lauren juggles website updates, product listings, and customer communications...

While all of us here at Appointed consider ourselves to be lifelong students, we recognize the hard work that goes into preparing for a return to the classroom every fall....

In this edition of the From the Desk series, we're taking a look at our Graphic Design Intern's Appointed essentials and how she uses them day-to-day. We have so enjoyed having Jacky's creative spirit...