This week on the blog, we start a series of posts about the people behind some stationery brands that we’ve seen and liked. We hope to keep it up more or less regularly!
On this first post of the series, we’ve talked with Anna, from Lila Ruby King. Anna is an Australian native living in Athens, who divides her time evenly between her illustration work and jewelry making.
She started selling eco-friendly stationery in 2007, under her micro-label Lila Ruby King. Her postcards feature hand-drawn patterns of birds, twigs and other curious objects, printed in different types of recycled paper. They’re sturdy and slightly textured, almost begging to be touched! And each postcard includes a small playful drawing on the back side – which is a nice little detail :)
We were intrigued by her unique style and asked her a few questions.
- How did you get started doing stationery design?
It all started when I first moved to Greece, I needed cards to send home to family and friends for birthdays and Christmas and that sort of thing, but the range here was very uninspiring, and so I started to make my own.
- Where do you find your inspiration?
Most of my inspiration comes from the natural world, every day there is something new to learn and discover which is amazing! I’ve also got some new pieces I’m working on, that are inspired by the nature and animals featured in the fables and folk stories of Europe.
- If you could define your style in 3 words, what would they be?
Simple, playful, natural.
We couldn’t agree more! You can see Anna’s stationery collection and other products on her Etsy shop.
If you enjoyed this feature (or not so much), give us some feedback in the comments below! What would you like us to change, or what would you ask the stationery makers?