Posters for the MIAT

February 19, 2018

Creating and printing posters, self-initiated or on a commission is something I enjoy making the most. So, therefore, I was quite enthusiastic when it came to collaboration with MIAT museum where 2 different posters had to be designed, typeset from wood and metal type and letterpress printed at the printing department of the museum.

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February 18, 2018

1. International Latgale Graphic Art Symposium. 25.05 - 08.06.18, Daugavpils (LV).
2. Artists Print VI. 9 - 11.03.18, Brussels
3. London Craft Week at the St Bride Foundation. 09 - 12.05.18, London
4. ERG Book Fair. 26.02 - 02.03.18

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February 9, 2018

1. Eat Lead - an exhibition showcasing exploration and creativity with letterpress printing techniques. Atom Gallery, London, 24.02 - 17.03.18.
2. Print Day in May. 05.05.2018.
3. Check out the upcoming workshops at GWA (NL).
4. Third Printmaking Biennial in Cacak, Serbia. 10.10 - 01.11.2018.

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January 26, 2018

1. PATA - International summer courses, printmaking and textile art in Łódź, Poland
2. FRUIT exhibition, the annual independent Art book fair in Bologna. 02-04.02.2018
3. Workshop bookbinding at the Mofelito Paperito in Brussels. 01.02.2018
4. International contemporary printmaking exhibition forum in Luxembourg.
19.04 - 01.05.2018

Trip to Amsterdam. Makers Match & GWA.

January 21, 2018

In December, between Christmas and New Year I decided to take a 3-day trip to Amsterdam to visit friends who came all the way from Toronto. Upon arrival to Amsterdam Central Station, I spotted a lovely and quiet place, situated in the Amstelpassage (inside the station) - called Lil' Amsterdam.

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January 19, 2018

1. The New Impressions 2018 call for entries is now open. This is an international, juried exhibition to showcase exploration and creativity with letterpress printing techniques. The deadline for entries is February 10.
2. Call for entries. Printmakers based in the United Kingdom are invited to submit work toward Green Door Printmaking Studio's first ever Derby Print Open.
3. To mark the 550th anniversary of Gutenberg's death, the city of Strasbourg and Mainz will be organizing various events - link.
4. 'Soviet Design. Red Wealth' is the first retrospective showcase bringing together daily objects and graphics designed in the USSR in the past century. From the fifties to the Moscow Olympic games (1980), the exhibition will feature iconic pieces of the Soviet lifestyle, examples of graphic and industrial design, technical drawings and prototypes made by Soviet designers from the Moscow Design Museum and private collections. Facebook event page.

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January 15, 2018

1. London Original Print Fair. 03-06.05.2018.
2. Gutenberg 2018 in Barcelona. Lectures, exhibitions, and so much more - program.
3. Website? Century-old French newspaper seeks new Linotype instead - link.
4. Documentary about the 60,000 blocks used for advertising motion pictures - link.

October 31, 2026

Time for a Birthday Calendar

This year, the Industriemuseum celebrated its 50th anniversary. With the museum shop recently redesigned, it felt like the perfect moment to create something special: a birthday calendar, typeset entirely by hand using wood type and ornaments from the museum’s rich collection, and printed on a Heidelberg KSBA cylinder press.

October 2, 2026

Type walk in Ghent. Before & after. Oudburg.

When walking through Oudburg in Ghent, which I do quite often, I have noticed a number of small changes over the years. Signs disappear. Façades are repainted. Businesses move on. New lettering takes their place.

None of these changes is particularly dramatic. But together they tell us something about how the visual identity of a street evolves.

July 5, 2026

Type Walk in Ghent. Before & After. Looking up: the fading letters of Cockney's Distillery.

A couple of weeks ago, during the annual flea market on Lange Violettestraat, I found myself doing what I probably do too often: looking up.

While most people were browsing records, ceramics and old books, my attention drifted towards the façades. That's when I noticed it. Barely visible beneath layers of age and weather, a painted sign slowly emerged from the brickwork.

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.

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