1. Expo (Wood)TypeFaces van Jan Vermandere in het koetshuis, Coupure Links 673 - vrij 14/10 van 17u - 24u/ zat 15/10 van 14u - 24u/ zon 16/10 van 11u - 24u.
2. Paul Peter Piech at the People’s History Museum. An extensive exhibition on the art of printmaker Paul Peter Piech is set to open at the People’s History Museum in Manchester on October 1.
3. 'The Revival of Printing Techniques' lecture during the Grafixx festival in Antwerp, on Friday at 20:00 (spoken language: Dutch). Grafixx festival, 25-27.11.16.
4. The First International Print Biennale Yerevan 2017, open for submissions (15 Dec) - link
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1. Lovely project to support on Kickstarter - 8 Faces, the book.
2. Patrick Goossens (BE) will give a talk about the long survival of the common press, the introduction of the iron hand press, the cylinder press in the nineteenth century with a focus on Belgium on Serebro Nabora Type Conference in Moscow, 30.09-07.10.
3. Double Dagger - a 12pp (360 x 510mm) broadsheet focusing on the role of letterpress in todays digital age, printed entirely from hot-metal and wood type.
4. The last day of 'hot type' at The New York Times - video
True Print by Dafi Kühne
Dafi Kühne, who fuses modern means with the century-old tradition of the letterpress, is about to publish his first book, a selection of his work from the last 8 years. Never retro, his work is a clever response to the search for new ways of graphic expression: True Print. The book will be published by Lars Müller Publishers, Zürich and will be available in English and German.
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1. The last punch cutter - video
2. Wayzgoose 4-6.11. 2016. Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum - schedule & speakers.
3. Alpha-Blox 36pt available for sale (by Skyline Type Foundry) - link
4. ScreenPrint festival in Ostend (BE). 27-28.08.16 - link
Letterpress Workers. Milan. 2016
Just got back from Milan where I was attending the annual Letterpress Workers summit for the fourth time. It has been great - inspiring, productive and fun. Meeting fellow designers with a background in letterpress printing, calligraphy, paper making etc from the whole of the world and exchanging the knowledge is an incredible experience.
Read MoreLetterpress Workers. 08-12.06.16 Milan
For the fifth year in a row, the Officina Tipografica Novepunti is organizing the Letterpress Workers International Summit (LpW), an annual meeting of letterpress printers/designers from Europe and US. LpW is a short-term artistic residence, open to the public, where people work together on a common theme, sharing their knowledge and experience. Each year Novepunti produces a book accompanied by letterpress printed posters made by Letterpress Workers. The book is printed in 120 copies and it will be available during the event.
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