1.Printopia – The vinyl record. In the year 2021, Tipos en su Tinta were offered an artist residency at the Fine Art Museum of Tenerife. At about the same time the experimental musician Ernst Surberg visited their workshop and got inspired by the sounds and interacting movements of the ‘bodies’: machines and humans. Recordings of the activity became musical material, that again was manipulated and performed live together with musician Esther Ropón at the closure event of the exhibition. The cover and poster illustration were created by printing an obsolete hard drive and other discarded objects from modern living, making reference to the unique mixture of mechanical sounds from the workshop and their modulations with the synthesizer, but also to emphasize the continuous long life of the letterpress printing technique - link
2. Sadly the The Musee & Atelier in Bordeaux (France) is closing and selling off its contents. If you are interested please contact Claude Chaulfeteau by telephone: 05 56 92 61 17 or email: mib33800@gmail.com for further information. It's utterly sad that this museum and atelier is closing but hopefully good homes will be found for the equipment - link
3. Gordel van papier’ about the advent of the printed book in Indonesia. It covers the period 1816-1957. Huis van het boek (The Hague, NL) - link
4. Save the date! From 23rd to 25th of May 2024, TYPA centre will host the annual AEPM conference with the theme of "Printing Museums and the Art of Survival" in Tartu, Estonia - link
Print & Play or the Art of letterpress printing with Lego
Since 2013 Martijn van der Blom and Roy Scholten have been using LEGO bricks to create their printmaking art. October 2023 sees the release of a special bi-lingual publication representing the results of ten years of printing and playing. Martijn van der Blom started using LEGO bricks to build printable compositions. A collaboration with Roy Scholten produced the first series of works: the Dino cards.
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1.A Master Printer’s Farewell. Watch Jacob Samuel make his last print as he reflects on the craft and his legacy - link
2. ‘Europalia Georgia: 'De avant-garde in Georgië (1900-1936)', until 14.24, BOZAR - link
3. Grafixx, 17-19.11.23, Antwerp - link
4. Badcass workshop in Quimperlé in Brittany (FR) - link
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1.Matrimonium Dagen in Brussel. Bezoek aan een drukkerij: De drukkunst en haar geschiedenis door Astrid Fieuws (BE). 01.10.2023 - link
2. ‘Koken met Letters’ of ‘Cooking with Type’ workshop in het Industriemuseum in Gent. 29.10.2023 - link
3. ‘Illustreren met letters en ornamenten’ workshop in het Industriemuseum in Gent. 12.11.2023 - link
4. Linogravure by Sylvie Malfait Carakehian at Tandemm.grafiek in Brussels. 29.09-29.11.2023 - link
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1.BlockFace - a stamp kit to explore typography & more. Construct various typefaces and designs for your artwork, handmade signs, T-shirts & more. By Will Mower and the Open Press Project - Kickstarter project
2. Unexpected Baskerville: The Story of Love From Serif. With Antonio Cavedoni & Chris Wilson. 26.09.2023, St Bride Foundation and Online - link
3. Drukwerk in de Marge organiseert op 28 en 29 oktober 2023 de Drukkunstbeurs in de Prodentfabriek in Amersfoort - link
4. Artists Martijn van der Blom and Roy Scholten have been incorporating LEGO bricks into their printmaking since 2013. October 2023 sees the release of a special publication presenting the results of ten years of printing and playing with LEGO letterpress - link
Typosium 2023. Zaterdag 2 september.
Een dag met een serie lezingen door experts over onderwerpen uit de wereld van de typografie, het grafisch ontwerp, boekwetenschap en prent- en illustratiekunst. De kennis en liefde voor het maken van boeken wordt deze dag volop gedeeld door de sprekers én bezoekers.
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1.Book presentation. Letterpress Printing: Past, Present, Future - link
2. Letterpress Workers 2023. Printers with dirty hands. 22-24.06.2023, Milan (IT) - link
3. RHok Expo. 24-26.06.2023, Etterbeek (BE) - link
4. Sign the petition to save the Gerstenberg type foundry in Darmstadt (DE) - link