Fall No.01 · Mailing October 29
A year of good mail
A seasonal mail club from the studio of Urbanic.
Real mail, four seasons a year. A personal letter, a few beautiful paper things, and a short list of what I'm loving right now, sent to your mailbox like a note from a friend.
PHOTO: the terracotta envelope on linen, addressed in script, soft window light. Real paper, a little wear.
For the love of getting mail
Most of what reaches us now is meant to be scrolled past. I wanted to make something you open slowly, at the kitchen table, with a coffee. Something you keep.
Every issue starts with an honest letter about where I am and what I'm learning, and a handful of good things I think deserve to be passed along.
*Audrey
Good things, collected to share
What's inside the envelope
PHOTO: overhead flat lay of the full Fall issue, pocket card with inserts stepped, letter half unfolded, stamp strip, small surprise envelope. Bone or linen ground.
01
The letter
A real, honest letter from me. Personal, sometimes funny, never polished to death.
02
Good Things
A short list of what I'm using, reading and doing this season, and why.
03
A seasonal playlist
Tap your phone to the card and it plays. Made for the season it arrives in.
04
Decorative stamps
A set of five original stamps for your own letters, journals and projects.
05
Something beautiful
An art card, a postcard or a bit of poetry, printed to keep or send on.
06
A little surprise
Tucked in its own small envelope. I won't spoil it.
One year, five envelopes
How the year unfolds
Fall
Good Things. Mails October 29.
Winter
Arrives mid January, after a December holiday playlist and gift guide in your inbox.
Spring
[Month]
Summer
[Month]
Your birthday
A tiny celebration, timed to your birthday month.
PHOTO: hands passing the envelope, or the envelope tied with ribbon next to a coffee cup. Warm, unstaged.
The gift that keeps arriving
A little something to look forward to
For the friend who still keeps cards in a drawer. The mother who taught you to write thank you notes. The person who is impossible to shop for. They get five envelopes and a reminder, every few months, that someone thought of them.
[How gifting works: gift note, announcement card, start date]
Give Collected PostPHOTO: you at your studio table writing the letter, pen in hand, papers around you. Not posed to camera.
From the studio of Urbanic
Hi, I'm Audrey
I opened Urbanic on Abbot Kinney in 2006 and spent almost twenty years helping people find the right card, the right paper, the right way to say something. I've always believed a letter in the mail can change someone's whole day.
Collected Post is that belief, in an envelope. It's where I share what I'm noticing, making and loving, with people who still care about the small, good things.
Join for the year
One year, five envelopes, [PRICE] with shipping included. Join by October 25 to receive the Fall issue, mailing October 29.
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Questions
- When does it ship?
- Fall mails October 29. Join after October 25 and you'll start with Winter in January.
- Do you ship outside the US?
- [Yes / Not yet]
- Can I choose when a gift starts?
- [Your answer]
- Does it renew automatically?
- [Your answer]