Quick links

1. Glasgow Print Fair. 02.11.2019.
2. TIPO – a meeting of letterpress printers. Lectures, expo & workshops. 10-13.10.19. Portugal
3. in/tiem - Zomertyposium. 31.08.19, Antwerpen
4. Talk on Typefounding - An introduction to Monotype punchcutting and hot-metal. 25.07.19, Type Archive.

DRUKOPSTRAAT 7. 4-5.05.2019. Museum of Industry. Gent

For the 7th time Topo Copy and the Museum of Industry (formerly known as the MIAT) will bundle their forces to organise one more edition of DRUKOPSTRAAT steamroller printing festival. This time the festival will take place just in front of the Museum of Industry which will actually celebrate the reopening of the printing department during the same weekend of 4th & 5th May!

During this two-day event around 20 artists were printing their impressive large pieces of linocut (carved in advance) not on a printing press, but on the street and with a steamroller, a road construction machine which normally is being used for road maintenance. So be sure to pass by when are in Gent ;)

Take a look at the previous editions - 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012

practical info
04-05.05.2019
from 10 till 18pm
Museum of Industry
Minnemeers 10
9000 Gent

Quick links

1. Check out the workshops given by Armina Ghazaryan (aka yours truly) & Charlotte Van Lancker at the Letterpress Corner in Ghent
2. Artists Print VII, 01.03.19, BRASS - Centre Culturel de Forest
3. On Paper, 5th annual ‘On Paper’ international printmaking award 2019
4. Print Stuff Independent Print & Publishing Fair. 04 -05.05.19, De Grey Rooms, York

Summer letterpress workshop at Project Letter-Kunde, Antwerp (Belgium)

After the successful 1-day letterpress workshop given at the unique location of Patrick Goossens’ Letter-Kunde Press during the 2018 ATypI conference in Antwerp, we have decided to organise a 5-day workshop.
 Participants will be working with a selection of the materials from one of the most important and exceptional private collections of printing presses, type casting equipment and types in Europe.

During this 5-day workshop, you’ll be learning the finer details of typesetting, proofing, lay-out, setting up a forme, preparing for and printing. Participants will be able to use the large collection of wood and metal type, to create a small publication. Each participant will design, typeset and print a section. These sections will then be carefully assembled and bound by the participants. Our aim is to offer some demonstrations – such as typecasting and/or engraving – during the workshop.

Patrick Goossens started his collection back in the 1970s with a single treadle platen press and a rack of type. Since then Project Letter-Kunde has developed further and now not only covers printing, but also punchcutting, matrix making and typecasting. The large collection is open to practitioners and researchers.

Thomas Gravemaker has extensive experience in letterpress and graphic design, working in the UK and in France before setting up his own studio. His passion for letterpress began prior to his training at the Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam and has developed over the years. Thomas has worked on private commissions, taught letterpress, and lectured and presented at various international conferences and events. After several years spent in London, Paris, and Edinburgh, he returned to Amsterdam to refine and extend his craftsmanship in his workshop situated in the centre of the city.

Armina Ghazaryan is a freelance graphic designer and letterpress practitioner based in Ghent, Belgium. In 2008, she joined the printing team of MIAT (the Museum of Industry, Work and Textiles) in Ghent, where she designs and typesets posters using wood and metal type, and catalogs the museum’s wood-type collection. Her works are featured in various publications by Gestalten, Rockport, Rotovision, and BIS publishers. Armina co-founded the “Letterpress Corner” printmaking studio in Ghent, which has a primary focus on running letterpress workshops for groups and individuals looking to acquire a practical knowledge of the craft.

Monday 10–Friday 14 June 2019, from 10:00 to 17:00

Max. 6 participants

Price € 550,00

Languages spoken: Dutch, English, French, German and Russian


Reservations by e-mail to: 
tomscot@kpnmail.nl or armina@typeand.press

Some letterpress experience is desirable.
All materials provided.
 Coffee, tea, etc. will be provided. Lunch is not included.

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Quick links

1. Art Book Berlin 2018. 16-18.11.2018 - link
2. PRINTMeKING 2019 Art Prize is an opportunity for artists, printmakers, designers and illustrators in the contemporary art world whose practice and research involves, but is not necessarily limited to, the medium of printmaking - link
3. Hermann Zapf & the World He Designed. A comprehensive biography of the calligrapher, type designer, and typographer Hermann Zapf. Kickstarter
4. Arjowiggins Graphic campaign showcases new typeface inspired by family war history - link

Quick links

1. Boekkunstberus. Leiden 10-11.11.2018 - link
2. Yay to the letterpress printing, patterns and Camper Twins collection by Cristian Zuzunaga.
3. St Bride Library. Some fantastic talks coming up:
8/11: Type Design as a Collaborative Process – Fiona Ross
27/11: Talkin’ ‘bout my g-g-g-generation – Norwich Uni of the Arts
4/12: Max and Maps – Eye Type Tuesday
25/1: The Act of Turning a Page – Astrid Stavro
4. Offprint Paris. 08.11.2018 - link