Carolyn DiPaoloOwners step out with a new shop in Lake Worth Beach.
Long before social media influencers and brand ambassadors, John Cutrone of Lake Worth Beach curated and shared a corner of the world enriched by simple seasonal traditions.
Why it’s important: He and his husband, Seth Thompson, are opening a brick-and-mortar store nearly 30 years after Cutrone launched his mail-order and pop-up business, Convivio Bookworks.
Convivio Bookworks, a letterpress and book studio, features work from artisans around the world.
For example: Mexico (Dia de Los Muertos decorations), Germany (Christmas trimmings), Italy (fine stationery) and Ukraine (Pysanky or Easter eggs).
Why it’s interesting: Cutrone writes occasional dispatches about his life in LWB and each month shares a printable Book of Days, a guide to practicing ancient seasonal traditions that can make a ceremony of each day.
Such practices as keeping Christmas or marking the Lunar New Year.
The dispatch for May is here.
Why now? “It’s always been part of the dream,” said Cutrone, who holds a master of book arts degree from the University of Alabama and is the longtime director of Florida Atlantic University’s Jaffe Center for Book Arts.
The store is another step in building community.
Cutrone plans small workshops once the operation is running on a regular schedule.
If you go: A grand opening is set for the Old Midsummer holiday (June 21, 22, 23).
After that, the doors will be open from 11 am to 4 pm Saturdays and by appointment.
The shop is at 1110 North G St., Suite D, Lake Worth Beach.
Keep reading: This 2017 conversation with Cutrone is worth your time.
