I really like to visit all kinds of art & design fairs and exhibition, but I never been to Art Up! yet, an annual art fair which is taking place next week from 25 to 28 February in Lille (FR). And as it is only an hour drive from Gent I think I will be heading to Lille next weekend.
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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.
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Quick links
1. InkMasters Cairns Inc invites all printmakers everywhere to submit entries to the InkMasters Print Exhibition to be held at Tanks Art Centre 29 Jul - 21 Aug 16 - link
2. Submissions are now open for KALEID 2016, Oslo - link
3. Print Exchange 2016 is open to printmakers worldwide - link
4. The Interrobang exhibition is open for submissions. Curated by Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft - link
Circus posters. Huis van Alijn
This tiny museum located just one street away from my house is a perfect place of tranquility in the historical center of Ghent. The Huis van Alijn tells a timeless story about the culture of
everyday life through ordinary objects and curiosities spread over 3 buildings which have been dated back to the 14th century. After being a hospital, shelter, chapel, and a carpenter shop the building started to decay and in 1941 it has been acquired by the city of Ghent and after restoration opened its doors as the Museum of Folklore/Huis Van Alijn in 1962.
Christmas Cards Exchange 2015
Don't you just love the smell of freshly printed ink in the morning? I certainly do!
For the second year in a row, I'm participating in the Christmas Cards Exchange project organized by the group of enthusiastic letterpress printers from the UK. The group of participants is growing every year (we were with more than 60 this year) and it is an absolute joy to receive the Christmas cards from Iceland, US, Denmark, Italy, The Netherlands, Argentina and so on. It is so inspiring. Thank you & Merry Christmas to you all! It was the best Christmas ever! Check out all cards here.
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Gedrukt 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.
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