History
The first Paper Source store was opened by Sue Lindstrom in Chicago in 1983 to showcase beautiful handcrafted papers from around the world. Throughout the years, we have grown our product offerings and expanded our presence within communities with the introduction of new stores, through our website and a wholesale division, Waste Not Paper. In 2015 Winnie Park took over the role of CEO. Before coming to Paper Source, Park held the titles of Executive Vice President, Global Marketing and eCommerce, and Global VP, GMM, Merchandising for the Hong Kong-based luxury shopping leader DFS and Senior Director of Women's Merchandising for Levi Strauss and Company. Park's experiences managing influential brands, along with her love of all things creative will help propel Paper Source even further into the future.
Specialties
Workshops We are proud to offer monthly workshops that feature demonstrations in everything from Hand Lettering to custom rubber stamp cutting to creating handmade holiday cards. Hands-on crafting sessions allow you to experiment with techniques including (but not limited to) heat embossing, digital cutting and letterpress, all under the direction of a trained associate. We also offer private workshop sessions for small groups -- the perfect way to learn new ways to work with our collection of fine paper and stationery. Wedding invitations & Stationery We offer an array of customizable invitations as well as templates for doing it yourself. Our invitations feature current trends including letterpress, thermography and foil accents. Couples can view our helpful wedding planning checklist for a timeline and list of all your stationery needs -- from save the dates and invitations to favors and thank you notes.