The bright colours, no-nonsense black outlines and playful but thoroughly flat style of Andrea Chronopoulos’ work make it both distinctive and part of a modern tradition in illustration that we see a fair bit, but which is deceptively tricky to get right. In the correct hands, however, that flattened look—all…
From her studio in Utrecht, Hinke Weikamp creates graphic prints from materials that she finds in nature. She intuitively isolates parts of plants to create new, “non-existing plants”. These parts are inked and placed under an etching press, leaving a shadow of the plant on the paper. For the past…
L’Empressee is an online platform dedicated to the supporting of artists and collectors. The online gallery works in collaboration with a curated selection of artists, helping them with the production of their limited edition works, as well as the promotion and sales of their prints, customer relations, and shipping. The…
Egyptian-born designer Nour Shourbagy has been on our radar for a little while now, having come to our attention with a project that launched in December 2019. Shourbagy had worked with Nada Kassem to create a mini guidebook for the hijab shopping area Ain Shams in Cairo, aimed at making…
Based in Glasgow, Scotland, Strange Meadows, aka Megan Tailford, is a linocut artist producing prints from a corner of her spare room. Megan has always been creative, but decided to pursue an academic route after Secondary School, studying Neuroscience. However, throughout her studies she constantly dabbled in painting, sculpting, and,…
Illustrator and collage artist Michelle Thompson’s work combines found materials (books, magazines, packaging, photographs, postcards and other printed ephemera) with painted, drawn and printed elements. Using a combination of traditional collage techniques and digital technology, her work alludes to shared memory; cutting-up and reassembling images from recent history, to reflect…
WRS_THG is the creation of The Hague-based print-Lover, neon Enthusiast, and paper fetishist, Anna. The label is mixture of the two cities that she sees as home; Warsaw and The Hague. For years, Anna has been addicted to screen printing and colour research. She graduated with two graphic design diplomas;…
Ashwin Chacko “journeyed down a long and winding road” to get to where he is today in his career as an illustrator. He began working in advertising as a graphic designer, and then moved on to be an art director, all the while drawing and freelancing. Over the last two…
Claire Guyot is the founder of Riso on the Moon; a Risograph printing studio based in Toulouse, France, that started up six months ago, just after Claire completed her studies in Graphic Design. Claire discovered Riso printing by chance. Her school in Toulouse had a one-colour machine, that was “quite…
Somerset-based, independent printers, WithPrint, recently teamed up with UK / Canadian design studio Believe in® to create a new super-sustainable 2021 desktop calendar. “A calendar for everyday use” that balances “sophisticated design with an exploration of materials and print processes”, according to Alan Smith, Director of WithPrint, the beautiful desk…
Emil Underbjerg is an artist and linocut printmaker based in Denmark. Reflecting their passion for nature, most of Emil’s prints feature plants, leaves, trees, or landscapes. “I enjoy the symmetry in all kinds of old architecture, especially decorated columns and friezes, and try more and more to incorporate elements like…
With 2020 finally over, and the arrival of 2021 not yet proving to be the complete fresh start we all wanted, we’ve compiled a list of motivational prints that will not only bring colour and style to your WFH office, but will also act as gentle reminders of hope, positivity,…
Emmi Salonen is a beacon of positivity in London’s design scene, and a formidable woman indeed: she’s single handedly helmed renowned eponymous agency Studio Emmi for the past 15 years, and in doing so has worked with clients including the BBC, Somerset House, the British Council, University College Hospital, Tate…
Julie Miammiam is a French illustrator and screen printer based in Berlin, and founder of Studio Miammmiam. The Studio creates and produces limited edition screen prints and illustrations on commission. Last year, Julie created illustrations for a children’s book and exhibited her screen prints in Germany and France. She is…
Luke Matthews is the Head of Creative at a small design agency in the UK, producing typographic Risograph prints in his spare time. Educated with a BA (Hons) in Photography from UCA, throughout his studies Luke found himself more drawn towards design. Ever since, he has worked his way up…
The Inkery is the printmaking studio of Kevin Allan, based in the beautiful city of Edinburgh. Kevin is a self-taught printmaker specialising in linocut. His current work primarily centres around landscapes. These scenes allow him to be expressive with his mark-making. By making marks with this freedom, he can better…
Rachel E Millar is a signwriter, gilder, and lettering artist based in Glasgow, Scotland. She specialises in designing and painting lettering by hand; large or small, interior or exterior, on shop fronts, on walls, and almost any surface. Rachel works somewhere between design, art, and craft, fusing traditional techniques with…
Mary Anne Molcan is a Canadian visual artist who lives and practices on Vancouver Island. Her love for printmaking and artistic pursuits began at the age of seven after she won a first place award for a drawing at a local fair in Manitoba. Since then, creating art as a…
This month we’re delighted to present a selection of beautiful printed textile projects by some of the talented members of our POP community. From abstract patterned, screen printed cushions, to stunningly illustrated silk scarves, and hand-dyed cotton shawls, our members exhibit great innovation when working with the medium. Lou Rowland:…
Designed by UK-based graphic design studio Intercity, One Way is a free typeface that marks the beginning of the new year; “an occasion that currently seems more important than ever” says the Intercity team. One Way is “an alphabet created to reflect the changing times that we now find ourselves in”, inspired…