Welcome to the Stationery Universe!

Stationery Universe is a woman-owned small business, headquartered on the shores of Lake Erie in Northeast Ohio. Launched in March 2023, we have a mission to bring out-of-this-world stationery, pens, papers, and accessories to our community, while highlighting the amazing makers who create them. Stationery Universe brings a constellation of writing accoutrements to various pen shows and stationery events around the country, as well as offering them here in this online shop.

Photo credit: Pen Addict

The Big Bang

It all started with a simple idea. I like sending notecards to friends and family, and many cards – even the expensive ones – are made from paper stock that is dreadful for fountain pens. You know the kind. Feathering for days. So I thought, what about fountain pen-friendly notecards? I gathered a cadre of pen friends, tested a whole mess of papers, and found one whose performance I loved. I reached out to artists whom I admire to see about partnering to create a line of stationery. And thus it began!

The Manifest

Here you’ll find a curated selection of notecards, notebooks, pens, inks, stamps, and much more. I focus primarily on partnering with other independent makers, and I thrive on collaborating with creative people.

Maybe that’s you. Have a product I should consider? Please reach out and tell me. Have a favorite maker whose stuff you’d like to see here? Please let me know. Together, we can continue to explore this vast, ever-expanding Stationery Universe.