For those bored of their home offices send some beautiful stationery - lace-edged notelets, a bookmark, gold-foiled labels or interesting paperclips. For sanitiser-weary adults post a book of delicate soap leaves for a novel hand washing experience or a Tana Lawn handkerchief as a pretty alternative to the ‘vampire sneeze’. If you’re looking for something to send to a child, I recommend a concertina card stegosaurus from Cambridge Imprint or rubber band-powered butterflies which flutter with thrilling force, particularly when released from between the leaves of a book. MAY WE SUGGEST: The best plant and seed subscriptions for a dose of joy in the post I set out to find items which would fit neatly within the parameters of Royal Mail’s standard letter size so that I could send out unexpected gifts which would fit through a letterbox, and with a bit of luck, raise a smile. In our new landscape of masks and physical distance, the delight of tangible things seems even more necessary.
It was created, complete with its own matching envelope, for parents and relatives to send to evacuees. Design for Today has recently reprinted a miniature quiz book designed by Enid Marx, first published in 1942.
Mail has always been used to bring cheer and raise spirits. Too often only a scattering of bills, bank statements and catalogues hit the doormat but I am ever hopeful that there will be something more exciting. In these long cold days of the Coronavirus winter I look forward to the post arriving more than ever.
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