The Idea

At Laura & Company we know that a single sketch has its own destiny whether in a paper card, or on your breakfast tray, or adorning your baby's pj's. It may stir your heart, linger in time, and pass through many hands, so we made it our passion to create a most distinctive and especially fine collection sure to make meaningful and lasting impressions. The Laura & Company treasury of designs was created from our lives and joys and we hope that it touches yours.

Timeline

Laura Schuman Craig, President and Creative Director of Laura & Company, is a spirited entrepreneur with original artistic style. Laura is renown for her award winning designs and has twice received the prestigious Louie Award of the Greeting Card Association for creative excellence.

In 1993, Laura joined new York's Constance Kay Collection and quickly became one of the company's widely recognized artists. Laura earned a degree in Graphic Design from the Art Institute of Seattle in 1996, and less than one month after graduation, she and artist Gary Craig published and distributed their first printed line. (Editor's note: Unbeknownst to either of them at the time, Laura and Gary were married six years later.)

By fall of 1998, they launched Laura & Company, an exquisite collection of fine greeting cards and paper products. In the summer of 1999, Laura & Company formed a distribution alliance with Madison Park Greetings, broadening the collection from 20 designs to over 200 greeting cards, gift enclosures, stationary notes and journals. Laura gave Laura & Company its award winning status in 2000 when she captured two Louie Awards for Best Anniversary and Best Romantic Love greeting card above $2.25.

In the Spring of 2002, Paramount Cards acquired the greeting card license to publish Laura & Company cards. this acquisition has enabled the growth of new business opportunities for Laura & Company, now concentrating all its creative efforts into the licensing marketplace and further acquainting consumers with intelligent and original designs that have given Laura & Company its universal appeal.

In July of 2007, Laura & Company entered into an exclusive representation agreement with Grace Licensing. Grace Licensing specializes in representing premier artists and their artwork for licensing with active roles in product development, trend research, and brand management.