I was a personal assignment for a stationery lover, so I have some suggestions.
Papier is an excellent Smythson "dupe." They do fun collaborations with the Met, Victoria and Albert Museum, and things like that. I'm partial to their Tonal Border set: https://www.papier.com/us/tonal-border-42032.
Alissa Bell is an artist and designer that lives in Carmel. Cool envelopes and every Pantone color available: https://www.alissabell.com/shop
And if you really want to treat yourself (and store your personalized stationery in a custom, velvet box with your name on it too), there's always Wren Press. They are very proud of their two royal warrants, meaning they are the stationery suppliers for the British Royal Family. They also handle the stationery needs for the US Embassy, the Ritz London, and Qatar (yes, the country Qatar). Honestly though, their stationary is comparably priced to Smythson's ($7-$12 a card). Very surprised Smythson is that expensive.
Wow, this is INCREDIBLE, thank you so much!! Combing through all of these now with unbridled delight.
I think that Mount Street Paper is probably the closest to Smythson's pink tissue lining--but I'll admit I am *very* tempted by Alissa's avant garde envelopes. Papier's tonal border set is so fab too; very Beverly Hills Hotel. And Wren Press...a total dream.
Thank you again for this immense + immaculate advice <3
I was a personal assignment for a stationery lover, so I have some suggestions.
Papier is an excellent Smythson "dupe." They do fun collaborations with the Met, Victoria and Albert Museum, and things like that. I'm partial to their Tonal Border set: https://www.papier.com/us/tonal-border-42032.
Alissa Bell is an artist and designer that lives in Carmel. Cool envelopes and every Pantone color available: https://www.alissabell.com/shop
Mount Street Paper does beautiful bespoke stationery that will probably end up being a little less than Smythson depending on whether you go for foil printed, embossed, engraved, etc: https://www.mountstreetprinters.com/pages/personalised-stationery
And if you really want to treat yourself (and store your personalized stationery in a custom, velvet box with your name on it too), there's always Wren Press. They are very proud of their two royal warrants, meaning they are the stationery suppliers for the British Royal Family. They also handle the stationery needs for the US Embassy, the Ritz London, and Qatar (yes, the country Qatar). Honestly though, their stationary is comparably priced to Smythson's ($7-$12 a card). Very surprised Smythson is that expensive.
https://wrenpress.com/pages/bespoke-personal-stationery
Wow, this is INCREDIBLE, thank you so much!! Combing through all of these now with unbridled delight.
I think that Mount Street Paper is probably the closest to Smythson's pink tissue lining--but I'll admit I am *very* tempted by Alissa's avant garde envelopes. Papier's tonal border set is so fab too; very Beverly Hills Hotel. And Wren Press...a total dream.
Thank you again for this immense + immaculate advice <3