Letterpress | The First Few

Alphabet Chest

Written by Andrew Payne on August 27, 2010
Design, Furniture

For someone who loves old printer’s blocks and letterpress, I found this chest of drawers of particular interest. A little loud, yes, but I feel like it could find a happy home in a comfortably cluttered room. As the maker’s Kent and London state on their site, “it’s the perfect place to file everything from [...]

Wood Metal Printer Blocks

Written by Andrew Payne on July 29, 2010
Design, Printing, Vintage

Not vintage themselves, these image and letter printer blocks are for the most part made from vintage molds- another find along the Portobello Rd. street market.

Michael Dacey | Repeat Press Letterpress Studio

Written by Andrew Payne on March 15, 2010
Art, Design, Film, Printing, USA, Vintage

I love the internet’s ability to create connections. Stopping by my friend’s blog A Continuous Lean a couple months ago, I was treated to a video (by Quarter Productions) of a letterpress printshop making some coasters for Highsnobiety. The video was so well done that I wanted to find out more about the people behind [...]