Video :: Firefly Press
Firefly Press is based in Boston, Massachusetts. This is a wonderful documentary about letterpress. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
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Fikra
Founded by Salem Al-Qassimi, Fikra is an interdisciplinary design studio based in Sharjah, UAE. Fikra works across a variety of media—time-based and print—including book design, data-visualizations, environmental graphics, bilingual typography—Arabic and English, identity creation, interactive design, and motion graphics. The studio’s philosophy is deeply rooted in investigating new pathways for problem-solving through design exploration and education. Within a short period of time, Fikra gained its reputation as one of the leading graphic design studios in the UAE.
Nobrow
If you haven’t heard of Nobrow yet then you should go educate yourself. They are very big in the London publishing scene and they have an incredible range of artists books. They also have a distinct style of printing; often using CMYK or overlaying spot colours to get a screen printed or riso effect. Wonderful stuff.
Signal- Return
We just came across Signal-Return! A traditional letterpress studio based in Detroit. Much love.
NCC
Neasden Control Centre is on of my favourite studios ever and it is run by a ‘Smith’ so it must be good. haha. Always keeping up to date with current events and processes. We really love the new risograph print.
Colour Code
Colour Code is a publisher and printing service based in Toronto, ON. Canada. They specialize in Risograph & Screenprinting and producing short-run artist books, prints and other ephemera.
Liquorice Press
The Liquorice Press of Whitney Road, Basingstoke really can do it all! Whilst very successfully offering award winning digital and lithographic printing for commercial purposes for over ten years, Rob and his team of skilled tradesmen are also specialists in the traditional art of Letterpress. Their passion is creating bespoke stationary, from wedding invitations to exquisite corporate materials for hotels, spas, designers and beyond; they have even produced limited edition art prints! With their experience and creative input, using the letterpress method, virtually anything is possible. Feature
Kings Framers
What’s a print without a frame!? Well if you’re looking to get your amazing print a quality frame then you might want to check out these guys based in Lewes who offer a consultancy service to cover all the decisions involved in presenting the framed piece. Just what you need. They also have a really great print collection on their website.
Telegramme
Telegramme Studio is run by illustrator & designer Bobby Evans in London. He is inspired by music, people, unique ideas and beautiful things and directs his energy into a wide range of illustration, design and art direction projects. Telegramme also specialises in screen printed gig posters and hand painted signage.
Heretic
Luke, Therese and Jon have smashed it again with their incredible new website. They’ve spent ages taking studio shots of all of their prints – and they have tonnes of incredible prints for that matter. One of my favourite collectives in the world and they are funny and cool and delicious.
Victory Press
Victory press is a small Printer and publisher based in Camberwell. They print using a Risograph RZ570 digital duplicator with 10 colours, as well a hot foil platen. We have heard nothing but good things about these guys.
Bolt Editions
BOLT editions is run by Claudia Boldt and Eleanor Meredith out of their studio in Netil House, Hackney. They specialise in Risograph printing with some excellent rates. Watch this space for more exhibitions and cool print releases.
Puck Studio
We are located on the same floor as Puck Studio at Pick Me Up design fair this year. We will be doing a feature of all the work at this awesome show. Puck are definitely one of my highlights. Excellent prints and designs.
Marc the Printers
I found a printers based in Manchester with the same name as me! How cool is that? They are a very ethical company so you should get your work printed with these guys.
Aekido
Levi Bunyan is a designer based in Scotland. We are really digging his rad project where he letterpressed with Lego.
Les Tontons Racleurs
Maud and Nico are the perfect example of what we are inspired by. They have a very DIY outlook with their work and use screen print to create posters, t-shirts and fabric prints. Absolutely fan-bloody-tastic!
Part & Parcel
Part & Parcel is a small creative design agency of principals from Damien Correll and Garrett Morin. It is based in Brooklyn New York and combines simple and fun shapes with strong layout aesthetics. This makes for some great work, especially well excited within print work, screen prints, zines etc. Their video work is also particularly interesting. Damien did a zine for our Catalogue Library Failed Attempts series which has gone down a real storm, it is also one of our favourites.
Ruiné
Ruiné Magazin is an independent/underground publication of german editors and publishers Neven Allgeier & Benedikt Fischer, combining photography, text, art and overall aesthetics to a powerful ensemble with a statement.
The Concept of Ruiné is to express a new zeitgeist, assuming man being on the way to the inevitable point zero. in the ruiné universe, evidence can be found everywhere from the smallest negligibilities to the grand existential things.
We love this magazine and have all issue. It is put together with no expense spared which makes it a winner.
Dr-Me
Dr-Me is the collective work of Ryan and Eddy, who are currently based in Manchester. This young duo have some excellent clients under their belt and we’re excited to see their input to People of Print over the coming months.
Bolo 1
96 pages in 2 colors, black and blue, 17 x 21.5 cm This is the main editorial project of BOLO Paper. BOLO 1 includes the work of 45 contributors from all over the world. The main theme of the first issue is: “Stars are indispensable”. It contains also a music cd with 19 tracks made by different independent emerging artists.
Random Press
Random Press is Sandra Doeller, Marco Balesteros & Michael Satter, it is based in Frankfurt/Germany & Lisbon/Portugal and was created in Summer 2010.
Random Press is a publishing house. Doeller and Satter also run a wonderful design studio based in Frankfurt as does Marco (and ex werkplaats typographie student) who runs brilliant design studio Letra.
AHOJ Editions
A H O J is a project to share experiences and visual characteristics of our expeditions to the metropolises of the world. We collect and analyse different material and work experimentally with shapes, colours and typefaces to learn about the visual language of different metropolises. TheA H O J Edition shows the collected work, the thereby created design experiments as well as interviews with young graphic designers from Moscow, Stockholm and Frankfurt. These books are beautifully designed, printed and are good value.
Don’t Be Shy Editions
Don’t Be Shy are a small editorial company from Argentina, they make some awesome silkscreen books and posters with a fun illustration style.
Ill-Studio
Ill-Studio is based in Paris and they have the most incredible portfolio of projects. I particularly like the typography and logo for the Vans shoe and the Bout à Bout video montage.
fourfiveX (Scarfs)
With their second edition, the collective fourfiveX are on to explore design and art publishing in a different way. The works of 8 creatives have been custom-knit in two colours each, in a limited edition of 5 scarves per design in the best stadium-proven quality and original fabric. Each scarf measures approximately 20 x 150cm. Alex and Tim have done a brilliant job on these.
Stew Print Rooms
Stew Print Rooms is a not for profit screen printing studio for paper and textiles housed in Stew Gallery and Artist Studios, Norwich. What it lacks in central heating it gains though having prices so affordable it’s been tempting London based artists, fashion and graphic designers to get on the train and give us a visit.
C.Neeon
The Berlin based duo C.Neeon met at uni while studying textile and fashion design. Famous for their all over strong graphic prints and architectural, asymmetric silhouettes. Have a look at their slick website, you can now visit their new shop in Berlin to.
Remaining Ink
A delightful project by students at Bath Spa University whereby all of the remaining ink was used to create an edition of 402 abstract prints. Check out the cool video here.
Get A Grip Studio
Started from a combination of DIY ethics, ecological thinking and a mutual love of Punk Rock, Get A Grip brings a wealth of printing experiences. They aim to bring you a friendly, personal service, whilst delivering a quick turnaround and quality products with a few nice freebies thrown in. We wish our good friend Kay Stanley the very best as she moves down to Exeter to pursue her career likewise with Sam who will be running this quality business located in the Birmingham Custard Factory.