Printed matter: Dusen Dusen designs a range of greeting cards for Paperless Post
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The bold, eye-catching prints of textile designer Ellen Van Dusen have been warmly embraced by stylish creative types ever since she launched her line, Dusen Dusen, in 2010. As of this week, those same colourful prints and patterns are now available in stationery form, thanks to the latest limited edition collection from Paperless Post.
‘[We have] always sought out best-in-class collaborators. With our new "Spotlight" series, we wanted to focus on specialty designers and emerging artists who might seem like unlikely stationery partners,’ says the company’s CEO and co-founder James Hirschfeld. ‘"Spotlight: Dusen Dusen for Paperless Post" has a great energy about it – Ellen’s bright, graphic prints are all about colour and movement, so they’re really the perfect basis for a collection of party invitations.’
The ten available designs have been carefully edited and feature some of Dusen Dusen’s most popular prints, such as the simplistic, yet cheerful ‘Fruits’ pattern, and the more boisterous ‘Objects’ design, which brings life to the capsule range’s envelope liners. Van Dusen has also created new designs for her first foray into stationery. Inspired by rooftop parties and late night dancing, the festive collection is vibrant and playful to truly emphasise that point.
‘I have thought about making stationery before, but never really pulled the trigger,’ says Van Dusen. ‘The project was an opportunity for me to explore the prints in a new context, work smaller and collaborate with a great group of designers. Each print we landed on is really fun and bright; a party on a card.’
Textile designer Ellen Van Dusen’s bold, eye-catching prints have been warmly embraced by stylish creative types ever since she launched her eponymous(ish) line in 2010
The ten available designs have been carefully edited and feature some of Dusen Dusen’s most popular prints, bringing life to the capsule range’s envelope liners
Says Paperless Post’s co-founder James Hirschfeld, ‘"Spotlight: Dusen Dusen for Paperless Post" has a great energy about it – Ellen’s bright, graphic prints are all about colour and movement, so they’re really the perfect basis for a collection of party invitations’
Van Dusen has also created new designs for her first foray into stationery, inspired by rooftop parties and late night dancing
’Each print we landed on is really fun and bright,’ says Van Dusen. ’A party on a card’
INFORMATION
’Spotlight: Dusen Dusen for Paperless Post’ is now available in both print and electronic forms. For more details, please visit the Paperless Post website
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Pei-Ru Keh is a former US Editor at Wallpaper*. Born and raised in Singapore, she has been a New Yorker since 2013. Pei-Ru held various titles at Wallpaper* between 2007 and 2023. She reports on design, tech, art, architecture, fashion, beauty and lifestyle happenings in the United States, both in print and digitally. Pei-Ru took a key role in championing diversity and representation within Wallpaper's content pillars, actively seeking out stories that reflect a wide range of perspectives. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two children, and is currently learning how to drive.
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