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…
London-based printmaker Jazmine Joye recently produced her second reduction print. She decided to create a chisel typeface with a bold word, selecting the phrase ‘LOVE’, which holds particular significance in current times. Jazmine’s original plan was to create 4 colour layers, however, after much deliberation, she finished the piece early…
We’re longtime admirers of Oslo-based design agency Bielke&Yang, which has an apparently effortless knack for merging sharp graphic design and branding work with witty, playful illustration. The studio was founded in 2012, and since then has gone on to work on projects ranging from LBGTQ health campaigns to design fair…
Working from Treviso, Italy, Patrick Sabbadin is a screen print artist, pre-press operator, and graphic designer in typography. He describes himself as “a person who desires to show his appreciation of life through things I create”. Through his prints Patrick demonstrates how he understands life, and portrays messages that are…
For over 20 years, Pantone’s Colour of the Year has influenced a wide range of industries, from fashion, to interior design, as well as product packaging and graphic design. Every year, Pantone’s colour experts comb the world looking for new colour influences. For 2021, Pantone Color Institute have selected two…
Kari McDonald, aka Lemuette, is a woodblock printmaker based in Rockford, IL USA, working out of her basement studio. She completed a BFA in Printmaking at Northern Illinois University in 2010, and has been focused on the art of block printing ever since. Kari’s prints depict the native prairie plants…
The Far Province is an ongoing series of etchings and drawings created by printmaker and illustrator, Bianca Tschaikner, in the late summer of 2020 in Galicia, Northern Spain. Galicia, also called Terra Meiga (Land of the witches) is a historical landscape; a remote and relatively unknown province of Spain. “It is…
Tom Boulton‘s aim is simple; to get as many people as possible, hands on and printing. It is for this reason he has designed and made a new printing press, the F-Press, which has been launched on Crowdfunder. Covid changed everything for a lot of people in the creative industry,…
Being design director at a yogurt company might not sound like too much of a big deal, but in the design world, if that yogurt company happens to be Chobani, you’ll know that’s a pretty impressive job title. That title belongs to New York-based Canadian design director and illustrator Gabi…
“To create something out of nothing, something that goes from an idea, onto paper and becomes physical is something that fascinates me” says Chris Idema, a Rotterdam-based architect and printmaker. It is for this reason that Chris always wanted to become an architect, pursuing his love for lines, shapes, and…