Marc Berger/ Edition Schwarzdruk (DE) is doing a great job organising the 'Dada ist 100’, an exhibition celebrating 100 years of Dada movement. More than 50 letterpress printers (and yours truly) from 10 countries will be taking part in this unique event and are currently working hard on their contributions.
The exhibition will take place in Gransee (DE) on 4th of June and will then be travelling to venues in Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, Belgium and the USA. There is a crowdfunding campaign just started to fund a catalogue for this touring exhibition, so feel free to take a look at it, support it, receive your rewards (some nice things out there!) and help it happen! Thanks!
Typographic letterpress poster workshop with Dafi Kühne
Have you ever wanted to spend your summer vacation printing posters using wood/lead type with Dafi Kühne at his spacious workshop in Näfels? Well, that's your chance!
Typographic Letterpress Poster Workshop (June 20th – July 2nd, 2016) with Dafi Kühne is an intense 2-week summer program in Switzerland for international graphic design students. The workshop’s goal is to bridge the gap analog design and production tools and professional contemporary typographic posters.
Read MoreType Journal in Belgium
It is been a while that I've been in contact with editors of Type Journal (Журнал «Шрифт»), an online journal devoted to type design, visual culture and typography in the Russian-speaking world. So at the beginning of the year, while being on holidays with friends in Berlin they've decided to visit Belgium for a few days. A perfect moment for a typographic meeting!
Read MoreAmai, email! - Oh my, enamel!
Following the yearly tradition of the Museum Night, on Thursday 03.12 the 9 museums of Gent are opening their doors from 18 till 01 o'clock. The entrance is free and each museum is offering various activities, music performances, or new exhibitions. As for example the MIAT with a new Amai, email! - Oh my, enamel! exhibition.
Read MoreGedrukt voor de stad, Hans Moolenbel, Uitgeverij Bas Lubberhuizen, 2014
Visiting Sander Pinkse Boekproductie
Our next stop in Amsterdam is Sander Pinkse Boekproductie studio, located just a few minutes away from Letterpress Amsterdam. Sander Pinkse designs and produces books, of all shapes and sizes. He has been working as a book designer for more than twenty years. Sander's studio also houses a letterpress print shop.
Read MoreLetterpress Amsterdam
It's been a while that I was thinking about spending a weekend in Amsterdam. And yes, finally, we jumped into our car and drove from Gent to Amsterdam. After checking in Airbnb apartment in the Jordaan district, we headed to visit Thomas Gravemaker from Letterpress Amsterdam.
Read MoreYerevan. Museum of Literature and Art.
This year I took another week off to visit my family in Yerevan. Yesterday when strolling around the city I've discovered the Museum of Literature and Art after Yeghishe Charents. This tiny museum, situated behind the National Gallery, includes archives of almost all classics of Armenian literature, theater, music and cinematographic art from the 18th century up till now. In fact it is the continuation of Mashtots Matenadaran (repository of ancient manuscripts).
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