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Leather Foil Stamping at Mercedes Benz New USA Headquarters in Atlanta

May 30, 2018 By Desiree Colonna

Leather foil stamping is one of our most requested services for on-site corporate events. Most recently, we were asked to set up a live leather foil stamping station at the new Mercedes Benz USA headquarters in Atlanta. Two embossers worked on-site to create personalized leather computer cases for 400 employees over two, three-hour days. The Mercedes marketing team wanted a unique experience for employees and asked us to monogram each case at the new HQ in Sandy Springs.

The $90 million facility encompasses nearly 200,000 square feet and will ultimately house 1,000 employees.

To welcome the new USA Mercedes Benz headquarters employees to their office, the marketing team handed out computer cases to everyone. We came in a few days after the opening and performed live leather foil stamping in the common area on the first floor, right by the cafeteria. (You couldn’t miss us!) The employees loved watching how we set up each individual computer case and the type in our machines. Some people stood and watched for a good ten minutes while we worked hard to make sure everyone got their computer case monogrammed by the end of the day.

The Mercedes employee’s loved the personalization and couldn’t believe we were able to get all the computer cases done the same day they brought them to us. We monogrammed their cases with silver foil which looked gorgeous with the silver Mercedes Benz logo on the front. The results were very elegant. We encountered many happy employees during our two day event. People loved the experience and couldn’t wait to show their friends their newly monogrammed case.

We really enjoyed looking at the cars parked in strategic places in the beautiful new offices and were so tempted by the beautiful machines.

This one was a favorite. It was marked No. 61 in the line. Pretty amazing to think where Mercedes is now compared to how they started out.

We enjoyed our leather foil stamping event with Mercedes Benz and we were able to get every computer case done in the six hours we worked on site. We were also very honored to be part of this opening day event for the new Atlanta office space.

If you would like to set up a similar type of event at your corporate office, please see more details about how we do it here. Then give us a call at 833 465 9311 to talk about personalizing your event. We’d love to make your employees feel special and leather foil stamping on site is guaranteed to bring a smile to their faces!

Blog, Corporate Gifts, Glass Engraving, On-Site Events

On Site Engraving 2,000 Lightbulbs at Light Fair International 2018

May 17, 2018 By Desiree Colonna

On site engraving 2,000 lightbulbs at an event called Light Fair International is way beyond just another a trade show booth animation. It’s an innovative experience for tradeshow attendees that will keep people talking about your brand for years to come.

A few months ago were contacted by the Head of Customer Sales and Training for Ledvance, Robert Cilic. Their team had the idea of engraving lightbulbs at their tradeshow booth in Chicago. They had called several places and no one could do it. They even though about bringing an engraver in from Germany who specialized in this type of engraving on very thin glass. However, Rob didn’t want to give up looking more locally. We had engraved fine perfume bottles in the past as well as wine and liquor bottles. We were willing to give it a shot.

Rob sent us a pack of bulbs to try with our high speed drill. The drill’s RPM (Revolutions Per Minute) was 350,000 and it cut right through the glass. (Nothing exploded because these are LED lightbulbs filled with gas, no pressure.) One of our engravers, Meg, suggested we try a Dremel tool that only spins 35,000 RPMs, much slower. We did and it worked!

Here is a picture of the three masterminds who figured it all out and were the toast of the show, Meg, Rob and Desiree.

Rob and his team quickly put a beautiful booth plan together for us to showcase our on site engraving as well as beautiful packaging for the lamps themselves.

The on site engraving was such a hit, there were lines in the tradeshow booth all three days non-stop! We engraved lightbulbs for VIPs for companies like Home Depot and Samsung.

We were also asked to engrave on site at events each of the three nights of the conference at the Hard Rock Cafe, the Shedd Aquarium, and a media event at Bassment in downtown Chicago.

Clients loved the unique gifts at each event and wanted two or three for friends and family. The engraving never stopped the entire time we were at each event.

The best part was when a young man walked up to Desiree, our CEO and asked her to engrave a lightbulb for him to use when he asked his girlfriend to marry him. Desiree was honored to create a beautiful, engraved bulb for him right on the spot.

Desiree engraved, “You light up my life.” on one side and, “Will you marry me?” on the other. The lightbulb became the story of the show! Even the CEO, Jacob Tarn, stepped out to take a picture with the young man and Ledvance offered to give him lighting for his wedding day.

Light Fair International in Chicago was a wonderful experience for both our company and our clients. If you’re looking for a cool experience for your next trade show, on site engraving will definitely keep people in your booth and talking about your brand. They will remember you for a long time. We can engrave almost anything made of glass, metal or wood. We also offer leather embossing at events.

Contact us directly at 833 465 9311 or take a look at our event page for more information. We’d love to see where our talent and innovation will take your company!

Blog, Corporate Gifts, Engraved and Embossed Leather, Live Embossing Events, Live Monogramming Events

Golf Tournament Gifts Personalized at RBC Heritage in Hilton Head

April 18, 2018 By Desiree Colonna

Golf tournament gifts embossed on site at the RBC Heritage PGA Golf Tournament in Hilton Head, South Carolina scored an ace with guests and corporate clients! It was the 50th anniversary of this popular golf event and we were invited to participate in the corporate gifting experience by embossing bags on site. We are all big fans of golf so being able to attend the event was a nice fit for both ourselves and our client, Royal Bank of Canada. You can see our embossing in action in the video below.

We worked with the Royal Bank of Canada through their marketing partner to emboss leather patches with monograms on custom-made gym bags at the golf tournament for clients and VIP guests at Harbourtown Golf Links in the VIP Clubhouse Suite.

We worked every day of the four day event and embossed over 1,000 bags. We averaged 50 to 60 per hour. We were set up at a 6 ft. table with two chairs in the corner of the clubhouse. We don’t take up much space at most events which is one of the reasons our customers love to work with us. They can always find room for a banquet table.

We were able to meet both corporate gifting clients as well as a few PGA players such as Matt Kuchar, Dustin Johnson, Graeme McDowell and Steve Scott. Our table was the most popular in the room. People put their orders in before they went out to watch the tournament and were able to pick up the bags on their way out when they left later that afternoon.

Clients especially loved the on site personalization of the golf tournament gifts we provided with our leather embossing. They couldn’t believe we could add their initials and monograms right on site at our corporate gifting table. Once word got out, even those people who didn’t have tickets to the VIP Suite tried to sneak in and get a bag!

We enjoyed meeting and talking to clients from all walks of life. The best part is people really appreciated the work we did and we were thanked many times for the personalized golf tournament gifts.

Our first golf tournament was a success and we already look forward to many more in the future. We knew we did a good job when our big boss hugged us at the end and thanked us for driving up from Atlanta especially for the event. We enjoyed meeting all of the Royal Bank of Canada executives as well.

If you need golf tournament gifts at your next event, please contact us directly at 833 465 9311 or you can view our events page fore more details (pun intended)!

Blog, Book Stamping, Engraved and Embossed Leather, Live Embossing Events, Live Monogramming Events, On-Site Events

On-Site Foil Stamping at the MillerCoors Distributor Convention

April 7, 2018 By Desiree Colonna

On-site foil stamping was the biggest booth draw at the MillerCoors Distributor Convention in Austin, TX. We were one booth of many brands under the MillerCoors name, but our lines were even longer than those serving alcohol. People waited 10 to 15 minutes to get their monograms hot foil stamped on their custom hardcover journals. As one guest said, “It was totally worth it!”

The journals were made from a denim-like hardcover paper. These hot foil stamped easily with our embossing machines. We added silver foil to the bottom right-hand corner of each journal. We added both two and three initials of each guest, which made them very personalized and our on-site foil stamping highly sought-after swag.

Our set up did not take up much space at all. They had two four foot tables for us by an electrical outlet with two chairs. We took up just about 8 feet of space. On-site foil stamping is an easy addition to even a small booth at any event.

We loved the way MillerCoors incorporated the journals into the booth’s bookshelves along with other branded memorabilia.

These were the pieces of foil we had used in a goldfish jar at the end of the night. This guy’s jacket even matched his new hot foil stamped journal!

People loved the on-site foil stamping activation at this convention. We had lines the entire time and ran out of journals about an hour before the event ended. All in all, the event was a success for our client. They loved the on-site experience as much as their guests.

We can travel all over the world to deliver our on-site foil stamping at your next trade show, convention or private event. Our pricing and details are on this page.

If you’re interested in having on-site foil stamping at your next event, please contact us directly at 833 465 9311.

Blog, Leather Monogramming, Live Embossing Events, Live Monogramming Events

Live Monogramming Event for Tory Burch Popup at Dallas Nordstrom

March 19, 2018 By Desiree Colonna

Our live monogramming event for the Tory Burch Popup Shop in Nordstrom North Park in Dallas was an innovative experience for customers. We offered personalized hot foil monogramming free with purchase. Tory Burch is partnering with Nordstrom in March to offer popup shops all over the country including Dallas, Houston, Chicago and Miami. Nordstrom invited Inkwell Designers℠ to be part of the event and offer live monogramming to customers.

Our CEO, and Master Embosser, Desiree Colonna flew out to Dallas to work at the event two days in a row, March 17 and 18, and will fly to Chicago the following weekend to host another live monogramming event. Customers are able to choose leather items such as handbags, sneakers and sandals and Desiree monogrammed them in person at the popup event.

Customization has become very important to people in a very high tech world. Customers loved watching the monogramming process live and in person at this event. Here is a picture of one customer with her handbag. We offered both silver and gold foil monograms at the event in our popular block font. Each item took less than a minute to do.

Customers also bought handbags in a pre-sale option where they bought the bag before the event. Desiree then finished the bags at the event and customers picked them up the next day after the live monogramming event was completed.

Our live monogramming event activation doesn’t take up much space. We just need a table and a chair near an electrical outlet and we’re all set. Our table was set up in the popup shop and took up only about 6 square feet of space.

The Tory Burch popup shop was beautifully decorated with the designer’s patterns and offered everything from clothing to jewelry and shoes.

However, the shoe section stole our hearts and was the most popular with customers as well!

If you have a popup shop or an event where you would like leather items monogrammed for your customers, look no further! We’d love to help you make your live monogramming event a rockin’ success as we did for Nordstom. Please contact us directly at 833 465 9311 and check our calendar to see our availability. You can find our pricing and more about our on site events on this page.

Blog, Corporate Gifts, Corporate Logo Stamping, Engraved and Embossed Leather, Leather Debossing

Logo Embossing Creates an Elegant Finish on Corporate Gifts

March 9, 2018 By Desiree Colonna

Logo embossing is one of our specialties. We can create a logo stamping die from your 300 dpi vector image and hand stamp almost any item you bring to us from anywhere you purchase it. We can handle real leather and faux leather (in most cases). However, we get the best results from real leather so please keep that in mind when choosing your items.

A great example of a recent logo embossing project is pictured below. We embossed this leather file folder below for retirees from Delta Community Credit Union.

We were able to take their electronic logo file, create and cut a die and emboss it on leather file folders purchased from a local office supply store in Atlanta. Delta Community corporate sent us their logo and we created the die pictured below.

We loaded the die in our machine, heated it up to 300 degrees and hand stamped each item for about 10 seconds. We were able to turn this project around quickly. Typical logo embossing project turnaround is 7 to 10 business days.

We offer both debossing with no color and embossing with gold, silver or virtually any color foil. Here are more examples of our embossing and debossing projects. We’ve worked with many companies including Delta Air Lines, Mount Holyoke College, Mazda and Coca-Cola.

We work with large and small companies with any size order from 1 to 300 items.

We also offer on site embossing at trade shows, conventions and private events all around the country where we monogram items already stamped with a corporate logo.

If you are interested in ordering a custom logo die and having your items hand stamped with care, please contact us directly at 833 465 9311. We can’t wait to get started!