The Workshop
The resurgence of Letterpress over the last few decades has triggered a passionate respect for the craft of Typography & has reinforced its position in the visual arts. Letterpress has evolved as a natural ally to the graphic arts & identified itself as an exciting process to express ideas & an extraordinarily thorough process to examine language & typography.
As an antidote to the immediate — often dispensable nature of modern technology — the slow articulation of the technical side of Letterpress allows the designer to immerse themselves in the focus of the craft & revel in the simple joys of making.
Everything begins in the letterpress workshop, using the wood letter & metal type to sketch out the idea & visual approach. This initial stage is a crucial part of the process, and always discussed with the client . . .
Design, set & print
Some notes . . .
. . . on ‘Round My Manor’
A powerful set of photographs from old friend / colleague & fabulous designer Martin Brown.
Martin stopped by on his way to deepest Cornwall in a damp August — sporting a straw pork pie hat — with SLR at the ready.
We talked about old times / old friends / Caslon old face & just being older!
Some notes . . .
The talented Matthew Walder came to the workshop to document the Rue Pigalle Workshop in 2018*
Mathew says “Photography was the mix of science and art that I craved and any thoughts of being an Architect or an Astronaut soon went out of the window.
Without photography I wouldn’t have seen half the places I’ve been to, or met all the interesting people who continue to push me to capture my view of the world.”
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*Rue Pigalle was founded in 2010 by Isabelle Fish, a French ‘craft-insider’ and entrepreneur with a insatiable appetite for travel and cultural discovery.
“Rue Pigalle champion crafts and support craftspeople and believe that craft is one avenue towards responsible consumption and production. As a practice and career, craft is a joyful and optimistic way to address the serious issues of sustainability, skills transmission, community economy and equitable society.”
