NOTES ON GIVING WELL
The Journal
Essays on etiquette, dispatches from the atelier and quiet guidance for the art of the considered gift.
The art of the handwritten note
In an age of instant messages, a few lines in ink still carry a weight nothing else can. A short meditation on why the card matters as much as the gift — and how to write one that will be kept.
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A day of wrapping, hour by hour
From the first cut of paper to the last press of the wax seal.
Sofia Reyes · 7 min read
A field guide to ribbon
Grosgrain, silk and velvet — and the moment each one is right.
Sofia Reyes · 4 min read
Corporate gifting without the cliché
How to thank a hundred people without saying nothing to each.
Marcus Tan · 6 min read
The language of flowers, revisited
What a single stem still says, and how to say it now.
Éléonore Doré · 5 min read
When to give, and when to wait
Timing, it turns out, is its own kind of generosity.
Éléonore Doré · 4 min read
The weight of good paper
Why the wrapping is the first sentence the gift speaks.
Marcus Tan · 3 min read
THE LETTER
A short letter, once a month
New essays, seasonal gifting notes and the occasional private offer. No more than that.