Stationery Fest Updates: Workshops, Exhibitors and Merch!
Stationery Fest April Updates!
We have a poster and we are loving it! Printed posters are available to take at our shop, Yoseka Stationery, in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
Stationery Fest Updates in this Newsletter:
New Exhibitors
Confirmed Workshops
Who is Bechori? Monoline Master
Exhibitor Spotlight on Helen from TheCoffeeMonsterzCo
Stationery Fest Merch Sneak Peek
Tickets for Stationery Fest are available here.
Market Space / Workshop Space
The Market Space will be located on the ground floor of the building in a space called the Greenpoint Terminal Warehouse. Here is where you’ll find exhibitors and vendors—stationery brands, independent brands, stationery shops, artists and more—with tables showcasing their line of products to browse and shop.
The Workshop Space, on the 5th floor of the building, will be in the Greenpoint Loft. Here is where private workshops, meetups, interest meetings and other social events will be scheduled. Workshops will require additional tickets and all ticket sales for workshops will begin June 1, 2024.
Introducing More Amazing Exhibitors
It’s amazing to think about all the brands and artists that will be exhibiting at Stationery Fest. Over the past few months since announcing, we have confirmed that many incredible international brands will be joining us. Some of the brands are listed above, but for a complete list, check out our Exhibitors page on our website.
The newest brands and creators that we’ve welcomed this past month include Robert Oster, Bechori, Lin Chia Ning, Papier Tigre, and more.
Who is Bechori? Monoline Master
Bechori is coming to Stationery Fest!!!
In Japan, Bechori is known very well in the fountain pen community and particularly in the fountain pen ink community. His monoline lettering videos, which show his beautiful calligraphic style using fountain pen ink, a dip pen, and a steady hand, are simply mesmerizing and have gained him an audience and following in Japan, where he has now published four books dedicated to the topic of lettering. What started off as a love and a hobby for him has now turned into his life’s work and passion.
Last year alone, Bechori taught 100 workshops with 700 participants in Japan, Taiwan, and Korea. We are so excited that Bechori will be coming to Stationery Fest and teaching his signature Monoline Calligraphy Workshop!
Workshop sales for Bechori’s Monoline Calligraphy Workshop will begin on June 1st through Yoseka Stationery’s website.
The biggest goal we had at the start of March was to add more workshops to our event schedule and these are all the confirmed workshops we have added for Stationery Fest:
Canvas Pouch Customization with The Superior Labor
Drawing Workshop with Samantha Dion Baker
Travel Journaling with Abbey Sy
Leather Notebook Customization with PLOTTER
Monoline Calligraphy with Bechori
DIY Risography Planner with Lucky Risograph
Nib Tuning with The Nib Tailor
Photo and Sticker Printing with Victoria Kirst
Refill Customization with TRAVELER’S COMPANY
Check out our Event Schedule here.
Exhibitor Spotlight: Helen from TheCoffeeMonsterzCo
We are excited to be sharing the story of Helen, the founder of TheCoffeeMonsterzCo (TCMC), based in Canada. Today TCMC is known for their adorable planner stickers, all of which are illustrated by Helen, that have captivated the hearts and minds of many of us in the planning and journaling community.
The story of TCMC goes back to when 15-year-old Helen found a passion for bullet journaling and wanted to share her doodles and spreads with more people in the bujo community. TCMC became more of a sticker business when Helen published an e-book later the year of TCMC’s founding, in response to many requests for sketching tutorials from her growing audience. The proceeds of the e-book allowed Helen (still 15 years old!!) to purchase her first printer and a pack of sticker paper, and the rest is history.
A high school and college degree, and a pandemic later, TCMC continued to grow and ultimately allowed Helen’s parents to quit their full time jobs in order to work together in support of Helen’s business. Today, the TCMC team consists of Helen and her parents, and a number of other team members who are responsible for order fulfillment and sticker production, but from speaking with Helen, the inspiration and vision she had when she started TCMC as a 15-year-old high school student is still very much evident in everything her company does today.
We are so thrilled that Helen and TCMC will be joining Stationery Fest. Hope you stop by their table and learn all about their story and brand in August.
Merch Coming Soon!
Now that we are a few months away from Stationery Fest, designs are underway for apparel and more! What kinds of Stationery Fest items would you like to see/use?