EST. 2015 · MEADOWLANDS
Our Story
The hands and heart behind Meadowlark Stationery Studio
Meadowlark Stationery Studio began with a simple belief: that the paper we write on should be as considered as the words we write on it. Founded in 2015 in a converted barn overlooking the meadowlands, our studio brings together traditional letterpress techniques and contemporary design sensibility — creating stationery that feels as good as it looks.
THE CRAFT
Letterpress, by hand
Every piece that leaves our studio passes through human hands. We set type, mix inks, and pull each impression on restored Vandercook and Chandler & Price presses. The slight deboss left by the type is not a flaw — it is the signature of a process that has changed little in a hundred years.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
Slow paper, made to last
We believe in slowness. In choosing cotton paper that will age gracefully rather than crumble. In inks ground from pigment rather than squeezed from cartridges. In designs that earn their place on a desk or a mantel for years, not days.
WHAT GUIDES US
Our values
Craftsmanship
Hand-set type and hand-pulled impressions.
Sustainability
Cotton paper and pigment-based inks.
Tradition
Centuries-old methods, faithfully kept.
Community
Local makers and local materials.
Artistry
Design that earns its permanence.
THE MAKERS
Two hands, one studio
Eliza and Thomas met at a bookbinding workshop in 2012 and never quite separated. Eliza trained as a typographer; Thomas apprenticed under a master letterpress printer in Vermont. Together they design, set, print, and pack every order from the barn studio — with help from a very opinionated shop cat named Bishop.
Come see the presses
We open the studio for tours and letterpress demonstrations every Saturday. Or browse our collection online.