May 21, 2012

National Stationery Show Names 2012 Best New Product Award Winners

Seven National Stationery Show® (NSS) exhibitors were honored with Best New Product Awards on Opening Day, Sunday, May 20, 2012, at New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. The coveted Awards are presented in eight categories and are considered a distinguished honor within the social stationery industry.

Winners of the 16th annual Best New Product Awards are:

Best of Show
Up With Paper (Mason, OH) for Desktop Notes, a pop-up under a flip top lid, with 125 loose sheets of 60-pound stock designed note paper, and featuring a locking mechanism to display for retail display or desktop.

All Things Wedding
Someday Designs, LLC (Syosset, NY) for Rita-Lace, a wedding invitation with three metallic cardstock layers, a band of fine leavers lace and Swarovski crystal and ivory satin ribbon.

Celebrations
Branch + Cotton (Corona del Mar, CA) for Striped Candy, a stylish and durable gift box ideal for gift cards, party favors, candy and more.

Eco-Chic
The White Cabinet (Greenport, NY) for Trés Chic Gift Wrap, a unique gift wrap made from 100 percent recycled paper and soy-based inks, ideal for innovative gift-wrapping and other creative projects.

Lifestyle
SayItWithBookCovers™ (St. Louis, MO) for SayItWithBookCovers™, book cover kits that stack together to express messages that “say” just the right thing, featuring more than 100 quotes in eight categories.

Luxury
Up With Paper (Mason, OH) for Desktop Notes, an engaging pop-up under a flip top lid, with 125 loose sheets of 60-pound stock designed note paper, and featuring a locking mechanism to display the pop-ups and note paper for retail display or desktop.

Paper Style
Wild Ink Press (Chico, CA) for “Three Things,” a line of eight clever cards that are hand-drawn and letterpress printed on 100 percent recycled paper, and paired with recycled envelopes.

The Desktop
from you to me limited (Bath, UK) for Journals of a Lifetime, beautifully-designed hard-back gift journals with 60 fun and inspiring questions carefully designed to inspire family story-telling.

“There are hundreds of sensational products that debut at the NSS,” said Patti Stracher, general manager. “The winners of Best New Product awards are among an elite group. They really are the best of the best.”

Judges for the 16th annual Best New Product Awards were Patricia Norins, GIFT SHOP magazine; Caroline Kennedy, Gifts & Decorative Accessories; Susan Tucker, Giftware News; Sarah Schwartz, Stationery Trends; and Nancy Olson, Stylus. More than 500 entries were judged based on innovative product design or concept, how the product answers an industry need, aesthetic appeal, creative use of materials and innovative packaging.

For the first time this year, each category was sponsored to draw additional attention to the Best New Product display and competition. Sponsors were GIFT SHOP magazine for The Desktop, Stationery Trends for PaperStyle, Party & Paper Retailer for Celebrations, Stylus for Luxury, the Wedding Podcast Network for All Things Wedding, Gifts & Decorative Accessories for Lifestyle, and Green Retailer for Eco-Chic.

The 66th annual National Stationery Show, the nation’s leading marketplace for the social stationery industry, runs Sunday, May 20, through Wednesday, May 23, 2012, at New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. The Show features nearly 800 exhibitors and attracts some 11,000 attendees.

The National Stationery Show is owned and managed by GLM. For exhibitor information, contact Kelly P. Bristol, sales manager – key accounts, at GLM, 1133 Westchester Avenue, White Plains, NY 10604. Telephone (914) 421-3228. Fax (914) 948-2918. E-mail kbristol@glmshows.com. Attendee information is available by contacting GLM’s Customer Relations Department, at (800) 272-SHOW or (212) 204-1060, or by email, at customer_relations@glmshows.com. Additional information is available online, at www.nationalstationeryshow.com.