Showing lost boxes – a new subscription service for lovers of stationery




Lost boxes is a curatorial subscription service that uses the style preferences of members to put together a custom box of original supplies high-end stationery, like notebooks, pens and Desk accessories.
Monthly service launched this spring and the first boxes were sent out in June.  Excited Charter members were quick to post dozens of positive comments to Facebook, Twitter and various discussion forums and blogs.  Member Carolyn r. wrote, "my first box arrived! It was a great surprise to come home from work, and I loved every bit of it until the packaging materials! "In the month following the initial transfer of June, the Association has more than tripled and continues to grow at an impressive pace.

Lost boxes members begin creating an account and having a short questionnaire to determine the tastes and preferences, so that each case can be customized according to the personal style of a member. Members then receive a new box with high-end exclusive products, three to five of each month. Lost boxes brings a variety of brands, from the famous Moleskine of lesser known brands such as French Paper Co., so that members receive trusted Favorites, as well as an introduction to something new that can love.

Lost boxes was created with artists, writers, and lovers of stationery in mind. The founders, if addicted stationery, began to share his passion, delivering new and old favorites for its members discover and experience. They decided to design the service as a monthly subscription for a package of "surprise" the applicant of its members.

In addition to its founders, the team lost boxes includes several curators 5 styles and origins, who like sift, Search and recommend unique products from around the world.  Trustees include quirky, lovers of typography Angie Brown, who doodles on a magazine cover, colorful, vintage jewelry while rocking and fashion designer based in Kyoto Garrett Buxton, bearing broken in Ray-Bans with colorful Madras shirts by drawing men's clothing with a pen Lamy cp1.

Lost boxes is based in Chicago and Sandbox industries, supported by the business incubator and venture capital early stage.

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