When Susan Lefler stepped away from her corporate job to pursue printmaking full time, she needed to find a new rhythm. For years, her creative practice existed as a side-hobby, with small evening projects (cards for friends’ birthdays, small leaf studies captured after collecting autumn leaves) carved and printed after…
German designer Mona Wingerter has unveiled a beautifully considered new visual identity for her own practice, Design Studio Mona. A project that distils her approach into its purest form: clear, modern, and material-led. Since founding her studio in 2018, Wingerter has specialised in visual identities, brand design, and packaging, drawing…
Tucked away in the heart of Mayfair, Mount Street Printers has spent more than four decades mastering the delicate balance between heritage craftsmanship and modern innovation. Founded as a family-run business over 44 years ago, the studio has grown into one of London’s most respected names in fine print, known…
Few artists have taken the humble LEGO brick and transformed it into a medium of fine printmaking quite like Roy Scholten. Known for his innovative LEGO letterpress technique and his long-running 50 Birds series, Roy continues to blur the line between play, precision, and print. His latest work, The Common…
A playground slide, a milk carton, and a bunch of shiny birthday balloons sounds random, right? Not when they’re printed by M.C. Pressure. The St. Augustine letterpress shop has built a cult following for their bold, funny, and meticulously crafted designs. Now, three of those cards are making their way…
Walden Press is a small print shop based in Cardigan, west Wales run by artist and printmaker Spike Gascoigne. Specialising in small runs of hand printed books, zines, prints and textiles, their work is often characterised by Spike’s graphic and geometric visual style, which stems from an interest in sacred…
Launching at Wentworth Woodhouse in Rotherham, South Yorkshire on May 13th is an exciting exhibition from artist and printmaker Cait Earnshaw. Created as part of her residency at the house, the show is a response and reinterpretation to Beneath the Surface, Wentworth Woodhouse’s biggest exhibition to date which brought together paintings…
Thad Higa is a Korean-Okinawan American language worker, born on Ohlone Land, California, raised in Hawaiʻi, and currently based in San Francisco. Working across mediums that span writing, graphic design, artists’ books, Risograph, letterpress, typewriter, silkscreen, wheatpaste collaging/decollage, framing, woodworking, living rooms, and large scale mural installations, Thad’s works are…
TOC (The Other Collection) was founded on the belief that significant literature deserves exceptional craftsmanship. This philosophy is reflected in their meticulous production of letterpress editions, where quality and exclusivity take centre stage. Through TOC, designers Erik Spiekermann and Susanna Dulkinys combine the advances of modern typography with the quality…
In letterpress, it’s all the little things that add up to something wonderful. Princetown Press, a British letterpress studio, have showcased just this with a new project that celebrates their under-used ornaments. Working almost exclusively with metal and wood type, Princetown Press rely on historical designs to create new work.…
Roy Scholten is a printmaking artist based in Hilversum, The Netherlands. Working in the well-equipped workshops of Grafisch Atelier Hilversum, Roy creates etchings, monoprints, letterpress prints, and combinations there of. For the last few years, he has been especially focused on exploring the possibilities of LEGO Letterpress. To really find…
Having recently experienced a revival thanks to its tactility, high quality results, and support for craftsmanship, this month we’ve chosen to present a variety of letterpress projects from our Official POP community. From wine labels to notebooks, our members have used this traditional relief printing method to bring their unique…
Poster Cult is one of the latest releases from Zurich-based publishers Lars Müller. The 163-page hardcover publication offers a detailed insight into the internationally renowned poster printing technique of one of Switzerland’s foremost poster designers, Dafi Kühne. Dafi’s bold, diverse work embraces both traditional production methods and modern layouts. From…
Theo Wang is the face behind Bristol-based Print & Ephemera, a letterpress studio offering typographic design, signwriting, restoration, and assorted trades. Predominantly, Theo designs and makes his own range of limited edition prints, notebooks, greetings cards, stationery, and keepsakes, with the odd letterpress commission or graphic design job also taken…
Switzerland is a great place for those who love nature, trekking in the mountains, and chocolate. But if you ask a designer what is the country known for, they will of course mention its rich graphic design heritage! Swiss graphic designer Anastasia Temirkhan has been following the work of fellow…
Alan Qualtrough is the face behind Kiss & Bite Letterpress, a Plymouth-based print studio and workshop. Alan’s career in printmaking emerged later in life, after his retirement. He became interested in printmaking when he served an apprenticeship in a letterpress shop in the 1960s, but his involvement was more commercial…
The River Thames in London holds a trove of historical artefacts, from prehistoric tools to medieval jewellery. Among these discoveries, the retrieval of the lost Doves typeface stands out as a remarkable tale. Over a century ago, printer T.J. Cobden-Sanderson took drastic action, hurling every piece of the meticulously crafted…
Francis Chouquet, better known as Fran6 on social media, is a visual artist specialising in lettering and printmaking. His creative path so far has led him through the fields of web and graphic design, however he quickly came to specialise in typography. In 2015, Francis quit his graphic design job…
The Humber Printmaker is Lucy; a printmaker, artist, and teacher of Art & Design with a passion for preserving traditional printmaking processes. Based in Lincolnshire, she started her small business back in 2020 with a focus on creating letterpress prints inspired by the area she calls home, combining local landmarks…
Antalis has recently relaunched Keaykolour after acquiring the paper brand from its previous supplier, Arjowiggins. Following the acquisition, Antalis collaborated closely with former manufacturing experts to develop an updated range of papers of superior quality, maintaining the brand’s renowned standards. Featuring 45 distinct shades, Keaykolour boasts one of the most…