Shop & Gifts

Jess’s journal obsession:

“I have been head over heels for these Christian Lacroix Papier notebooks since the day they arrived in the shop. As a notebook fanatic, I would be thrilled to unwrap one of these guys this holiday season, and I’m pretty confident I’m not alone. Grab one for your favorite writer, poet, or list-maker. Oh, and throw in a Le Pen – they’re my fave!”

Lion in the Sun staff picks: Christian Lacroixr Papier notebooks

Here’s Melinda on the gift she couldn’t wait for…

“I had been a fan of the Humans of New York blog for years when I heard the book was coming out. Of course, I couldn’t wait to order it for the shop! Brandon Stanton’s photographs and interviews are fascinating, funny, inspiring, and touching. They paint a beautiful picture of New York that locals will love and visitors will certainly appreciate.”

Lion in the Sun staff pix: Humans of New York by Brandon Stanton

If Jess were stationery…

“I am totally obsessed with Ferme a Papier‘s holiday cards by Cat Seto. Seriously, I like to imagine that if I was a box of holiday cards, I would be a box of these … The designs are the perfect mix of cozy and urban, warm and contemporary. Absolutely perfect for city-dwellers looking for modern standout cards this season. And once the holidays have passed, you can snag Ferme a Papier’s super cool everyday stationery sets too.”

Lion in the Sun staff picks: Ferme a Papier boxed holiday cards

Ella on her fave holiday cards: “Holiday design can be extremely predictable nowadays, and it’s easy to feel bored and unimpressed when everything is red and green or covered in snowflakes. In a few blocks of well-placed color against a clean, no-frills background, this boxed card set from The Art File brings you a fresh and modern rendering of familiar holiday characters. I also love the graphic take on traditional matryoshka/Russian nesting dolls. It’s minimal but still colorful, cheerful, and charming, and its simplicity leaves room for your handwritten personal message to take the stage.”

Here’s Ella’s staff pick: “I have been eying these for months. Here Yellow Owl Workshop combines the imperfect charm (pun may be intended) of hand-illustration with some seriously sophisticated bling. The pendants are vividly colored and beautiful, both in look and feel, and the corked glass vial packaging is unique and perfectly continues the delicate-meets-rustic theme. (I personally like the color wheel. And I work Wednesdays. Just saying.)”

Yellow Owl charm necklaces

Holidays are coming up fast and it’s time to ask our staff to survey the store for their fave items.

Let’s start with Danielle: “Meet our new furry woodland friends. Perfect for your small New York apartment (woodland friends like large apartments, too). In addition to the squirrels, foxes, and owls there are also adorable penguin friends to help complete your holiday decorations. Set all your new friends in a cozy little forest of tress. We will gladly help you design your forest.”

Our new heart filled window is up, come by and see! In the meantime we’ll help you window shop…

Valentine’s Day Cards at Lion in the Sun of Park Slope

Avoid the holiday rush and save at the same time as Lion in the Sun offer a 20% discount on customized and boxed Holiday cards through November 1st. This includes the Brooklyn-inspired themes from our PostScript Brooklyn line (samples in prodution – elves very busy!).

This is the final store window from Mallory Larson as Lion in the Sun employee, who is moving on after many years of brilliant work for our shop. As Artistic Director she helped us create and launch the PostScript Brooklyn line, but it is her ability to juggle many tasks with grace, seemingly effortlessly – and with great humor – that will be most missed. You can continue to follow her work as FierceMally on Etsy, as will we. Good luck, Mal!