Letterpress
Watson funds heritage print skills revival
Industry philanthropist John Watson OBE has helped a family-owned print business maintain the letterpress printing tradition by making a big donation to its work.
Descendants of historic printer sought
Celebrations to mark 400 years of printing in Aberdeen include a call for help in tracking down descendants of the city’s first printer, Edward Raban.
Shipley Wayzgoose returns
The Shipley Wayzgoose returns this weekend after an enforced hiatus caused by the pandemic.
Italian Job rescue for historic Italian printhouse's presses
Seven antique print machines have been saved from scrap by a print novice after the collapse of an artisanal Tuscan printhouse that included Jodie Foster among its clients.
Votes needed to immortalise Gutenberg as Lego character
Toy giant Lego could make a working model of Gutenberg’s famous printing press if a product idea proposed by a member of its creative community gains enough support.
Exquisite incunabulum up for auction
A rare 15th century book produced in the early years of mechanical printing is expected to fetch tens of thousands of pounds when it goes up for auction this week.
Printing heritage celebrated with open days
Historic Norfolk letterpress printer Francis Cupiss is among the industry-related businesses taking part in the Heritage Open Days, which start today.
St Bride plans virtual summer events
St Bride Foundation is planning a virtual Wayzgoose event for next month.
Best of British: new life for old presses
For almost 20 years Letterpress Services has been refurbishing and converting letterpress machinery to high standards, then selling the presses to meet a steady demand for embellishment foiling and...
Overmatter: Champion of print
Overmatter understands that Bridgerton, a drama involving gossip, intrigue and royalty that recently aired on Netflix, has proved really rather popular.