Participating in the Christmas Cards Exchange project has already become a good tradition by now. The project is organized by the group of enthusiastic letterpress printers from the UK, but the participants are coming from the whole of the Europe & US and it is an absolute joy to receive the letterpress printed Christmas cards from fellow designers/ printers. Thank you! Check out all cards here.
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1. The new edition of the LpW summit is coming! One More Type, 28.06 - 02.07.17, Milan (IT)
2. The first ink made from air pollution - link
3. Amos Kennedy, from corporate analyst to modern day artisan - interview
4. Make It Now, a new book by Anthony Burrill
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1. The four-person Grass Valley letterpress printers from Full Circle Press are preserving tactile printed work in the digital age - link. And have some major clients, including Apple, Twitter, the French Laundry and Sacramento's The Kitchen.
2. Help Les Jardins Typographiques (FR) to expand & preserve various printing material - link
3. Support Offizin Darmstadt (DE) in creating a unique space for Lichtdruck/ collotype - link
4. Print Culture in 16th century Europe, 03-07.07.2017 - link
This summer school offers a thorough introduction into the world of the book in the 16th century, by expert speakers explaining how books were printed, published, distributed and read in those fascinating times.
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1. 'Echo of our fathers' is a project by photographer Chris Boulton (UK) to visually document local artisans who are still attempting to make a commercial living from the skills handed down through time or 'the old ways'. Nomad Letterpress (UK) - link
2. St-Bride Foundation Wayzgoose, 21.05.17
3. Another Russia: Post-Soviet Printmaking in Victoria & Albert museum, until 15.08.2017
4. Letterpress workshop by La Vecchia Stamperia (IT) on 8th of June during Kerning Conference in Faenza (IT)
Trip to Barcelona. Part I. Lauren Press
A few weeks ago, I decided to travel to Barcelona from cold and gray Ghent to enjoy some sunshine and explore the beautiful architecture of the city. And although it was raining the whole week I managed to have a great time and meet befriended letterpress printers/designers Arcangela Regis (Lauren Press) and Jesús Morentin (Bunkertype) who were kind enough to make some time free in their busy schedules and let me into their studios in Barcelona.
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1. Thomas Gravemaker/ Letterpress Amsterdam will be giving a workshop at the MIAT (Gent). 13-14.05.2017 - link
2. Leipzig Book Fair will open its doors on 23th of March.
3. On Paper presents its annual printmaking contest to promote the art of printmaking and the connection between printmakers around the world. Deadline April 1st 2017.
4. The story of Nicolas Rigamey from l'Atelier Typo de la Cité (CH) - video (French spoken)
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1. Lovely film about talented Justin Knopp/ Typoretum
2. This year the Leipzig Typotage one-day conference will be devoted to the subject of ‘Writing and knowledge’. 12-14.05.2017
3. Kaba workshop at the Letterpress Amsterdam, under the expert guidance of Marina Chaccur and Thomas Gravemaker. 18–19.03.2017, from 10:00–17:00
4. Silkscreen workshop at the Affordable Art Fair Brussels by Unspill/ Obed Vleugels(BE).
17-20.02.2017