A letterpress studio

Printed by hand, at the end of a lane.

A small studio setting type and printing by hand. Cards, editions and commissions, made slowly and made to keep.

Why slow

Everything here is made on presses older than any of us, by hand, one sheet at a time.

It takes longer because it should.

What we make

Three things, set by hand.

Cards

Set by hand and printed in small runs.

Editions

Limited prints and pamphlets, signed and numbered.

Commissions

Invitations, stationery and the odd impossible idea.

01

Type set by hand

Metal and wood, chosen letter by letter, the way it has always been done.

The press

02

Made to keep

Weight you can feel and edges you can read with your fingers.

Our work

By the numbers

3
Working presses
1890s
Oldest in the studio
100%
Printed by hand
2
Pairs of hands

In their words

The most beautiful thing to ever come through our letterbox.
A. and P., married in June
They turned a vague idea into something we will frame.
Willow Bookshop

Questions

How long does a commission take?

Usually two to four weeks, depending on the run.

Can I visit the studio?

Yes, by appointment. Come and pull a print.

Do you ship?

Anywhere, wrapped carefully and by hand.

Working together

A conversation

Tell us the occasion and we will sketch a direction.

A proof

We set the type and pull a proof before printing.

The run

Printed by hand, wrapped, and sent.

Make something to keep.

Tell us what you have in mind and we will write back.

Say hello

Say hello

A few lines about the occasion.