- Hand & Eye Letterpress1
- HBKsaar1
- Hermann Bob Gelzer1
- HKB Druckatelier3
- Hofer1
- Horus Kunstmalerei GmbH1
Phil Abel on the FAG Control 525: ‹The press is used on a near-daily basis, for taking proofs of hand set material for scanning and emailing to customers, taking galley proofs of machine set material from the Composition caster, proofing and correcting interns' setting, and large jobs, or short runs that would otherwise need to be done on the Heidelberg SB cylinder press. Phil started using the FAG in 1992, when Hand & Eye was on the premises of Barnard & Westwood, but bought it outright from them in 2007.›
About this press
| Serial number: | 05.03.037 |
| Standard equipment: | LAR, ME |
| Optional equipment: | SSL |
| Built/delivered in: | not known |
| Originally delivered to: | not known |
| With actual holder since: | 1992 |
| Other presses at this studio: | none |
About ‹Hand & Eye Letterpress›
One of the very few remaining jobbing letterpress printers in the UK, Hand & Eye was started by Phil Abel in 1985, equipped with an Adana 8x5, an Arab treadle platen, a passion for good printing and a pile of typographic journals. The presses are long gone, but the passion remains, and he hopes that we continue, in a small way, the legacy of great twentieth century printers like the Curwen Press. As well as providing a high quality service for our customers, we also print and publish our own fine book editions, and occasionally make our own posters and ephemera. For estimates, sales & enquiries, email phil@handandeye.co.uk.
Also employed at Hand & Eye is Nick Gill, a writer and musician who was lured into letterpress when he wanted to make CD covers. He is the enthusiastic custodian of our Monotype Composition caster and Super caster, which he runs, services and strips down when needed. As well as setting copy for our own jobs on our computer-driven Composition Caster, Hand & Eye Foundry sells founts of type, and various sizes of leading and spacing material. A full list of our matrices is available on our website, and enquiries can be directed to monotype@handandeye.co.uk.
We have 2 week internships that run all year round; applications can be sent to internships@handandeye.co.uk
webpage: www.handandeye.co.uk
Model: FAG Control 405
Studio: HBKsaar, Saarbrücken, Germany
Indra Kupferschmid on the FAG Control 405: ‹We mostly use this press for poster works, invitation cards, artistic printing. The automatic wash-up blade has been disassembled.›
About this press
| Serial number: | 402027 |
| Standard equipment: | LAR, ME |
| Optional equipment: | MR |
| Built/delivered in: | not known |
| Originally delivered to: | not known |
| With actual holder since: | |
| Other presses at this studio: | none |
About ‹HBKsaar›
Print shop at Academy of Fine Arts Saarbrücken, Germany, for all kinds of student work, fine art / graphic as well as communication design.
Hermann Bob Gelzer on the FAG Control 405: ‹I got this press around 2002 from an old printshop that went out of business near Bern, Switzerland. I use this press for my experimental woodcuts and monotypings.›
About this press
| Serial number: | 403060 |
| Standard equipment: | LAR, ME |
| Optional equipment: | BRO |
| Built/delivered in: | not known |
| Originally delivered to: | not known |
| With actual holder since: | 2002 |
| Other presses at this studio: | none |
About ‹Hermann Bob Gelzer›
Since 1997, Herman Bob Gelzer is working with paintings and experimental woodcuts at his studio at the old ‹Wisa Gloria Fabrik› in Lenzburg, Switzerland. Besides of water colour and oil paintings he's also been working for quite some time on his experimental woodcuts. For example his work ‹Improvisationen auf Bauplastik›. Since he has owned his FAG Control 405 he has also been working on his smaller sized cuts and monotypings. Hermann Bob Gelzer has been contributing to different exhibitions in Switzerland and abroad.
webpage: www.gelzerart.info
Model: FAG Control 405
Studio: HKB Druckatelier, Bern, Switzerland
Ursula Jakob on the FAG Control 405: ‹We use this press for artistic printmaking projects with our students.›
About this press
| Serial number: | 02.06.055 |
| Standard equipment: | LAR, ME |
| Built/delivered in: | not known |
| Originally delivered to: | not known |
| With actual holder since: | unknown |
| Other presses at this studio: | FAG Swiss Proof 40, FAG Swiss Proof 40 |
About ‹HKB Druckatelier›
The spacious printmaking workshop at HKB (Bern University of the Arts) provides great infrastructure in the fields of silkscreen, letterpress/relief printing, etching and stone lithography.
Model: FAG Swiss Proof 40
Studio: HKB Druckatelier, Bern, Switzerland
Ursula Jakob on the FAG Swiss Proof 40: ‹We use this press for artistic printmaking projects with our students.›
About this press
| Serial number: | 04.04.221 |
| Standard equipment: | – |
| Optional equipment: | LAR, ME |
| Built/delivered in: | not known |
| Originally delivered to: | not known |
| With actual holder since: | unknown |
| Other presses at this studio: | FAG Swiss Proof 40, FAG Control 405 |
About ‹HKB Druckatelier›
The spacious printmaking workshop at HKB (Bern University of the Arts) provides great infrastructure in the fields of silkscreen, letterpress/relief printing, etching and stone lithography.
Model: FAG Swiss Proof 40
Studio: HKB Druckatelier, Bern, Switzerland
Ursula Jakob on the FAG Swiss Proof 40: ‹We use this press for artistic printmaking projects with our students.›
About this press
| Serial number: | 04.04.243 |
| Standard equipment: | – |
| Optional equipment: | LAR, ME |
| Built/delivered in: | not known |
| Originally delivered to: | not known |
| With actual holder since: | unknown |
| Other presses at this studio: | FAG Swiss Proof 40, FAG Control 405 |
About ‹HKB Druckatelier›
The spacious printmaking workshop at HKB (Bern University of the Arts) provides great infrastructure in the fields of silkscreen, letterpress/relief printing, etching and stone lithography.
Davina Schluttenhofer on the FAG Standard CP 550: ‹I have indicated that the press is a CP 550 as this is as close as I can find in the drop down list. The plate states that it is a CP 50.
The press is mostly used to print small scale work at the moment; greetings cards and occasionally larger scale print work when using wooden type.
I try to use her every day, less so in the winter months.›
About this press
| Serial number: | 5781 |
| Standard equipment: | ME, MR |
| Optional equipment: | SSL |
| Built/delivered in: | not known |
| Originally delivered to: | not known |
| With actual holder since: | July 2016 |
| Other presses at this studio: | none |
About ‹Hofer›
Hofer is a small letterpress print studio specialising in the design and print of graphic, limited edition greetings cards and posters.
The studio was born from a passion for letterpress printing developed over many hours spent in the composing room whilst studying for an MA in communications at The Royal College of Art.
We are interested in the abstraction of the shapes and forms found in nature and in the character and integrity of moveable wood block type as a means of communication.
Flurorescents, colour gradients and metallics are a speciality.
webpage: www.hoferprint.co
Model: FAG Swiss Proof 52
Studio: Horus Kunstmalerei GmbH, Hamburg, Germany
About this press
| Serial number: | 06.02.079 |
| Standard equipment: | ME |
| Optional equipment: | LAR |
| Built/delivered in: | 1979 |
| Originally delivered to: | not known |
| With actual holder since: | 2009 |
| Other presses at this studio: | none |
About ‹Horus Kunstmalerei GmbH›
Horus is an artistic wall painting business with 10 employees. We produce art prints in small editions, especially for customer relationship management. We don't take orders from third parties. Beside of the FAG SP52 we also have an A4 Heidelberg platen.
webpage: www.horus-hamburg.de