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September 3, 2026

1.Druk op Straat in het Industriemuseum, 26.09.2026 - link
2. Juvenilia. 100 ans de typographie et de livres à La Cambre, 16.10.2026 - 14.02.2027 - link
3. Booksigning of graphic novel ‘Anxiety Land’. Meet Gemma in person! Drink & draw with MC @jango_jim & prints release, Grafik (Brussels), 29.09.2026 - link
4. Expo ‘herbarium:algæ’ by Peter De Roy in Post:space (Gent), 19 - 27.09.2026 - link

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

April 4, 2019

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

DRKPSTRT 6. 23-24.09.2017. Dok-Gent

October 5, 2017

For one more time Topo Copy and the MIAT bundled their forces to organise the 6th edition of DRUKOPSTRAAT steamroller printing festival, as part of the annual SORRY, NOT SORRY street art festival with murals, graffiti, performances and art installations, spread through the city of Gent.

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September 9, 2017

1. The State of Historical Letterpress. This one-day workshop examines the survival and use of historical printing presses and type. Birmingham, UK. 29.09.2017
2. DRUKOPSTRAAT #6. Steamroller Printing Festival in Gent. 23-24.09.2017 - link
3. Redopapers is a young design brand from Antwerp that uses left over and unused print materials. The final result is a line of beautiful stationery products.
4. Art Print Residence in Barcelona.

May 24, 2026

Type walk in Ghent. Before & after. 90 years of Dossche Sport.

Dossche Sport is one of the symbols of Ghent’s rich cycling heritage — a business rooted in professional racing history, family tradition, and nearly a century of dedication to the bicycle culture of the city.

March 28, 2026

Type walk in Ghent. Before & after. Marchandises & stories.

Tucked away near Sint-Jacobsplein in Ghent once stood a place that many locals still remember with a certain nostalgia: Marchand’10. The name Marchand’10 (Marchandise) — French for “merchant” — suited the place perfectly. This was never just a shop, but a world of its own. It felt more like wandering into a densely packed cabinet of curiosities.

January 18, 2026

Type walk in Ghent. Before & after. Only “Beerhouse” remains.

Het Waterhuis aan de Bierkant is one of Ghent’s most recognizable cafés. With its large beer selection and sunny terrace along the water, it attracts locals and visitors from all over the world. But this is more than just a place to have a drink—it’s a building with a long and surprising history.

January 6, 2026

Type walk in Ghent. Before & after or from lace to lunch: the changing story of Kraanlei 33.

It’s been quite a while since I started my Sunday type walks. What began as a simple stroll through the city—my only free day as a self-employed graphic designer—quickly became a way to move, clear my head, and indulge my long-standing fascination with typography in all its forms. Whenever I arrive in a new city, I instinctively take a type walk; the streets are full of hidden typographic gems, waiting to be discovered.

January 5, 2026

Long Live the Black Art. Mini-expo at the Museum of Industry, Ghent. 24.01 - 23.02.

From 24 January to 23 February 2026, the participants of this year’s Long Live the Black Art programme will take over a small exhibition space at the Museum of Industry in Ghent.
They’ll be showing a mix of personal work and their final projects from the programme — not just polished prints, but also glimpses into how those prints came to be. Think process, materials, experiments, and the decisions made along the way.

November 29, 2025

Letterpret or Alphabet Cards

The wood-type collection at the Museum of Industry in Ghent is exceptional, and I’m lucky to work with it every day. Typesetting cards and posters, pulling prints in the museum’s workshop — even after all these years I’m still discovering new, curious, and beautifully worn pieces in the drawers.

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