Johana Gutierrez-Griffiths is the founder and artist behind JJ Paperie & Co., a Connecticut creative studio known for hand-painted designs and personal touches. She creates stationery and home goods for everyday celebrations while also bringing calligraphy to brand events and custom collaborations.
Forage Paper CoFounded in 2015 by illustrator Christina Chun, Forage Paper Co. creates whimsical stationery and paper goods that turn hand-painted scenes of nature and everyday life into cards and thoughtful gifts. Rooted in the New York metropolitan area, the company prints and hand-assembles every product in its U.S. studio, and its work is now carried by more than 250 retailers worldwide. Chun’s illustration background includes work for The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Stanford University, and two published children’s books.
Stylish Print LLCSince 2013, Stylish Print LLC has been a boutique New York City studio known for handcrafted, tactile stationery made with traditional printwork. It creates custom pieces primarily for couples and families marking weddings or Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, with designs tailored to each celebration.LONG ISLAND CITY, NY
Extras by EmilyFrom a studio just outside Annapolis, Emily Rose Cooper creates custom wedding and event stationery with hand-lettered pointed-pen calligraphy, including invitations, day-of paper goods and letterpress pieces. Her work draws on old-world techniques—especially classic copperplate—and extends to live calligraphy, engraving and hot foiling for events and brand activations. Cooper began teaching herself copperplate in 2004 while making her own wedding invitations and has provided her services professionally since 2016; she also holds a long-term contract to hand-calligraph official United States Department of State documents requiring the Great Seal.SEVERNA PARK, MD
Documents and Designs, LTDFrom its Lake George, New York base, Documents and Designs creates hand-made, customizable stationery for weddings and other special events. In business for two decades, the company draws on traditional, contemporary, and culturally inspired design while also creating new pieces to suit a customer’s specific needs. Its custom wedding certificates are printed on heavy-weight, acid-free watercolor paper with archival inks.QUEENSBURY, NY