Printa | Budapest

posted by Marcroy October 10, 2014

A design shop, gallery, silkscreen studio and a café comprise this unique space in the centre of Budapest. The shop offers eco friendly clothing, bags, accessories mostly produced by Printa team with an emphasis on printed and also recycled objects. The Printa gallery is dedicated to presenting contemporary screen prints from upcoming Hungarian and international artists. Their ‘Print Collection’ offers limited edition silkscreen prints, from numerous artists, each handprinted, signed and numbered by the artist himself. The water-base silkscreen studio is equipped to produce high quality and handmade prints on textile and paper. They also offer workshops and studio rental access for artists and graphic designers.

Printa’s AWARE collection include clothing items, focusing on screen printing, using recycled fabrics, special bio-cotton and alternative materials. Each model of the collection is characterized by simplicity. They are casual clothes with small, exciting twists like the fine color gradations or abstract prints. Materials used in collection include upcycled men’s shirts, cotton pullovers, t-shirts and jeans. Prints combine layered geometric and hand painted forms, making each item unique. Important parts of the collection are leather bags and accessories made from old leatherjackets.