Smock. Letterpress for Tree Huggers.

At first, I couldn't decide if I wanted to tag this post as "Love It" or "Green", since it appeals to both my love of frivolous and beautiful paper products and my desire to have less impact on the environment, but what a wonderful dilemma to have- so why choose?! I have a quiet obsession with letterpress and I confess to purchasing sets of cards which were never sent to anyone because I coveted them so much. I first discovered Smock Paper through their Etsy shop, which is always my first stop when I want something beautiful and handmade. Before I found out that they were passionate about sustainable business practices, I was already head over heels about their beautiful designs and textured papers:


On the first page of their website, they make their mission clear:
"Smock is a new line of letterpress wedding invitations, letterpress announcements, and letterpress greeting cards — sustainably printed on bamboo paper in upstate New York. We are serious about being a truly green letterpress print shop. We are powered by wind energy. We donate 1% of sales to environmental causes through 1% for the Planet. Our retail packaging is tree-free and petroleum free and certified biodegradable. For our employees, we subsidize 20-week Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) memberships with a local organic farm. Our commitment to the environment affects everything we do."

What a beautiful mission with beautiful products to back it up. Thank you Smock, for doing what other letterpress makers said couldn't be done. ;-)