About Us

Our Process

Middle Dune is a small stationery and paper goods business based on Cape Cod, MA. Owned and run by Sylvia, all our notebooks, cards, and paper products are hand printed and bound with care in our studio. We specialize in letterpress and screen printing and take pride in combining a love for traditional hands-on craftsmanship with bold, modern graphics inspired by folklore and the natural world.

Our Story

Middle Dune was born out of Sylvia's constant search for the perfect notebook. As a writer, artist, list maker, and doodler, the right binding or paper can make all the difference, so she figured, why not make her own? We hope you enjoy the results.

The name Middle Dune refers to Sylvia's childhood home on Cape Cod. Perched atop a windy sand dune, the family used to say that their house was one dune away from the water and one dune from the road, thus it was on the "middle dune."

GIVING BACK

Business is political whether we like it or not. We want Middle Dune to be an ally and support social, political, and environmental issues about which we feel strongly. Because capitalism participates in these systems of oppression, we are working to find ways to be supportive without directly benefitting ourselves or this business. A few of the ways we’re trying to do better:

1. Make ongoing quarterly donations to organizations and causes that align with our values. Past donations include: ACLU, Planned Parenthood, NAACP LDF, The Movement for Black Lives, Marsh P. Johnson Institute, Fair Fight, Wopanaak Language Reclamation Project, The Union of Concerned Scientists, and RAICES.

2. Vet the social, environmental, and political practices of our suppliers and manufacturers.

3. Plastic free packaging: all our packaging is either recyclable or compostable. The only plastic packaging you’ll get from us (like bubble wrap) is reused from shipments we receive. All sleeves for cards and prints are packed in a biodegradable plant-based “plastic” and if you’d like to forego those, just let us know.