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One of the things we love most about the craft of letterpress printing is that it is not an exact science. It’s an art. No two prints are exactly alike, but rather full of character and subtle variations of inking, color and impression that make each piece as unique as it is lovely. Our printers are true artisans who have honed their craft over the course of many months and years of printing, learning, experimenting, and teaching. Each print is closely inspected for quality and if our highest of standards are not met, we will reprint a piece to ensure it’s nothing short of spectacular.
As letterpress printing is a bit of a lost art, we recently produced a short video to offer an inside glimpse into our printshop and to see one of our vintage Heidelberg Windmill presses in action. We love how it captures the spirit of our shop, where every piece we create for both Bella Figura and Smock is crafted in-house. Our team of printers works together to continually improve and advance the art of letterpress and we just had to share a sneak peek into what they do to create the beautiful stationery we lovingly provide for brides around the world. We love this video as it was a true labor of love on behalf of Bella Figura/Smock co-founder Harold Kyle who took the time to add videographer and video editor to his long list of credentials (in addition to letterpress guru and many others) in order to offer this exclusive look into what we do. Enjoy!
Letterpress Printing, Bella Figura Letterpress Wedding Invitations from Harold Kyle on Vimeo.
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Dear Cynthia,
I have a question about letterpess invitations.
Please reply back to my email.
I recently received inviations from a designer who works with a letterpress printer.
Upon receiving our invites, I found small ink spot on every single one of them! Of course, it’s subtle and maybe the guests won’t catch it… but I’m very uncomfortable knowing we are sending out spotted invitations. Would it be appropriate for me to ask my designer to reprint them?
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Cynthia Converse, Syracuse, NY
Vendor: Invitations
Website: Bella Figura
About Me: Bella Figura is a wind-powered, eco-friendly letterpress shop committed to the fine artisanship of letterpress printing and the environment. Along with our sister company, Smock, we print our wedding invitations and stationery on only the finest luxury cotton and bamboo papers to ensure the most beautiful of prints in sight and to the touch, while working tirelessly to do our little piece for the good of the earth. We are hopelessly in love with our abundant collection of cast iron presses, farmer's markets, fall in Upstate NY, creating beautiful heirlooms for our brides, businesses that do good for the world, calligraphy, spending time in nature, contributing to the greater letterpress community, our rambling studios in a converted warehouse turned artist's haven, and our two year old in residence. Turning invitations into art on paper while dedicating ourselves to the environment is not what we do, it's who we are.
What an art! That was so interesting! Thank you!