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More Fresh Finds from the NY Stationery Show 2008

May 22, 2008 at 12:39 pm | In New Product Ideas, Shows | Comments | Get this via email

I've unpacked my bags from the show and now have hundreds of brochures spread out on the floor. My goal for after the show was to blog about five fabulous products per day, but to be honest, it's been incredibly hard to choose which products to talk about with so many great companies and concepts to feature!

But I'm sticking to my goal of only five per day, and these were my picks for today:

Alicia Klein
I instantly fell in love with Alicia Klein's new line of laptop bags called Safari. The bags are available in 12 styles and are made with real calf hair (due to the high quality, they won't shed). This bag is the essence of form meeting function and style! Klein also introduced a more traditional line of bags (Metropolis), which are very attractive, sleek black bags with patent trim available in innovative shapes. I think these bags will be a big seller during the holidays.

Smitten Kitten
Handmade in Canada, these funky notepads feature vintage wallpaper and are available in seven styles. All feature a built-in pencil holder. Tres chic!

Wine-O Cards
Clever cards that fit around the top of a wine bottle. Available in 41 styles, and printed on 100% recycled paper with soy based inks, these are the perfect gift tag for a wine bottle. Their tradeshow display quickly caught my attention, and you could easily re-create it in your store to sell the cards (even on a smaller scale the display would make an impact).

Chronicle Books
An amazing pop-up bird book that includes seven fantastically-detailed habitats. Each page has accompanying audio of bird songs to match the birds. This is a must-add book for your store—I think it will be a power seller this holiday season.

Gifts That Bloom
Create a garden when you blow bubbles with this clever two-in-one product. Dip the wand in the special bubble solution, blow and you'll be spreading a mixture of eight southwest wildflowers. The product is completely bio-degradeable and is a perfect addition to your garden section. 

Did you see any new products at the show that you loved? Let us know what you found! Reply here or share in the forum.

Stay tuned tomorrow for more products from NSS.

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