I have just returned from the third Letterpress Workers International Summit, organised and hosted by Officina Novepunti. Located at Leoncavallo, Milan, between the 18th to 22nd June, the event was attended by international letterpress designers and printers, from as far afield as Mexico. A large selection of printing presses and collection of wood type were […]
By Justin Knopp
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Posted in craft, design, letterpress, printing, Typesetting, typography, wood type
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Also tagged 2014, Justin Knopp, Leoncavallo, letterpress, Milan, Milano, Officina Novepunti, wood type, woodletter
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September 14, 2013 – 6:26 pm
Here at Typoretum, we have embarked on an ambitious project to create a limited edition portfolio of experimental designs printed directly from wooden types. The book will be letterpress printed on Victorian printing machines and will feature over 200 individual wood type faces from the private collection of Justin Knopp, founder of Typoretum. The estimated […]
By Justin Knopp
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Posted in books, craft, design, designs, Justin Knopp, letterpress, printing, Typesetting, typography, Typoretum, wood type, woodletter
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Also tagged book, design, experimental, limited edition, Type, typography, wood type, woodletter
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We are currently exhibiting our letterpress work in the ‘Happy Days’ exhibition, curated by Blackwater Polytechnic and hosted in Ben Coode-Adams & Freddie Robins’ award-winning Grand Designs barn here in North Essex, GB. ‘Happy Days’ is “an exhibition of exceptional construction in wood, textiles, ink, paint, metal & concrete made by men and women with […]
By Justin Knopp
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Posted in art, craft, design, Galleries, letterpress, posters, printmaking, Typoretum
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Also tagged Art, Ben Coode-Adams, Blackwater Polytechnic, craft, exhibition, Freddie Robins, Happy Days, Justin Knopp, letterpress, show
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Public Service Broadcasting commissioned Typoretum to design and letterpress print a limited edition (100 copies) poster, to accompany the launch of their debut album ‘Inform, Educate, Entertain’ (publicservicebroadcasting.net/inform-educate-entertain-out-now/) in May 2013. The posters were printed from antique Elongated Sans Serif wood type and Granby Light metal type onto high-quality 170gsm cartridge paper, signed and editioned […]
By Justin Knopp
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Posted in letterpress, posters, typography, Typoretum, wood type, woodletter
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Also tagged Gietz, Granby, IEE, Inform Educate Entertain, letterpress, metal, Poster, PSB, Public Service Broadcasting, Sans Serif, sans surryphs, Type, wood, woodletter
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April 17, 2013 – 10:59 am
Here is a great short film about Typoretum. An opportunity to see our presses in action and the craft of letterpress printing. Irish graphic designer and letterpress printer Jamie Murphy recently spent several months working here at Typoretum, developing his knowledge of letterpress typesetting and printing. As a thank you for his time here, Jamie […]
By Justin Knopp
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Posted in craft, design, Justin Knopp, letterpress, posters, press, printing, Private Presses, Typesetting, typography, Typoretum, wharfedale, wood type, woodletter
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Also tagged Áine O'Meara, Albion, Coggeshall, Columbian, Enda O'Dowd, Film, Gietz, Heidelberg, ink, Jamie Murphy, Justin Knopp, letterpress, metal type, press, printing, Public Service Broadcasting, Robert Pratley, Typesetting, wharfedale, wood type, woodletter, Yellow Brick Media
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November 5, 2012 – 1:03 am
We’re delighted to be exhibiting our ‘In the Midst of Life I Woke’ letterpress poster alongside fellow “Artists of Spitalfields Life” in a forthcoming exhibition at the Ben Pentreath Shop in Bloomsbury, London. The exhibition runs from 7th-24th November and further details & opening times can be found here.
By Justin Knopp
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Posted in design, Galleries, Justin Knopp, letterpress, posters
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Also tagged Ben Pentreath, Bridie Hall, Gentle Author, Justin Knopp, london, Spitalfields, Spitalfields Life
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Located five miles east of Cheltenham in the shadow of an Elizabethan manor, the family-run Whittington press (established by John Randle in 1971) will be throwing open its doors on Saturday 1st September, accompanied by Presstival, an annual event for the delectation of printing and typography enthusiasts. Pat Randle, mastermind behind the event, has printed […]
By Justin Knopp
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Posted in hot metal, John Randle, letterpress, Monotype, OPC, Pat Randle, printing, Private Presses, typecasting, typography, Whittington Press, wood type, woodletter
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Also tagged Heidelberg Cylinder, hot metal, John Randle, Justin Knopp, letterpress, Monotype, nomad letterpress, Pat Randle, presstival, printing, The Occasional Print Club, typecasting, Whittington Press, wood type
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The third in the ‘dying arts trilogy’. A quick look into the world of Justin Knopp; and what it’s like for him working in the art of traditional letterpress. http://vimeo.com/42332067
By Justin Knopp
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Posted in craft, letterpress, posters, press, printing, printmaking, Typesetting, typography, Typoretum
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Also tagged Film, letterpress, Richard Hunter, Type, Typesetting, wood, woodletter
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December 14, 2011 – 5:47 pm
We were recently commissioned by St Jude’s to illustrate an interview with the The Gentle Author of Spitalfields Life in the first issue of Random Spectacular, published this week in aid of Maggie’s Centres. As a result of the commission, The Gentle Author visited our letterpress workshop and interviewed me for the Spitalfields Life journal […]
By Justin Knopp
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Posted in craft, Hand Presses, Justin Knopp, letterpress, posters, printing, typography, Typoretum, wood type, woodletter
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Also tagged Justin Knopp, letterpress, Poster, Random Spectacular, Robert Pratley, Spitalfields Life, St Jude’s, The Gentle Author, Type, typography, wood, woodletter
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September 28, 2011 – 11:09 am
We are delighted to be exhibiting at the Rural Landscape – Art Car Boot Fair on Saturday 1 October 2011, 12-4pm at Roudham Farm, Roudham, Norfolk NR16 2RJ. We will be showing our letterpress work and our letterpress posters and greeting cards will be for sale. We hope to see you there!
By Justin Knopp
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Posted in cards, craft, greeting cards, letterpress, norfolk, posters, Typoretum
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Also tagged Art, Car Boot Fair, Deborah Smith, letterpress, norfolk, Roudham, Rural Landscape
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