Envelopes with a difference…the history and the future

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Today’s Feelology post will consider the past and the future of envelopes.  When confronted with the paper envelopes we are all so familiar with today, it is strange to think that the form of postal message sending with which we are so familiar used to be a whole lot heavier! 2000 years B.C., the Babylonian … Read more

Finding inspiration for designs when facing a tricky client brief…

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Today’s Feelology blog post will deal with two topics in the world of design. Firstly, we look at the often-difficult task of finding inspiration and secondly we’ve got some tips on understanding and then designing with a tricky or restrictive client brief. What steps should be taken to ‘find’ inspiration can sometimes seem impossible for … Read more

Foil in Fashion

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For fans of progressive menswear designer Sebastiaan Pieter, his clothes are a statement. So too, is his stationery. While there’s nothing conventional about Sebastiaan’s tailoring, he is known in London and New York for re-fashioning traditional materials and methods – which is something which he was keen to encapsulate in his packaging and letterhead. At … Read more

Invitations: Citrone or Mandarin?

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When a VIP invitation to the Wallpaper* Handmade exhibition launch in Milan lands on your lap, it’s difficult to forget that frisson of excitement as you lift the blind-embossed flap of the handmade envelope and feel the exquisite letterpress spelling out your invite to the design world’s premier celebration of craftsmanship. There was added excitement … Read more

Slime Green Envelopes for Venice in Peril

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When Venetian restoration project Venice in Peril wanted to promote their work and raise awareness of the historic city’s decay due to algae, they turned to Baddeley Brothers. The company created bespoke C5 wallet envelopes, with peel-and-stick flaps, using special 120gsm paper that had been created using a blend of paper and green algae taken … Read more

Staying Lean – Baddeley Brothers in Training

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Paper Planes fly into Harrods and then onto Miami

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Leading design magazine Wallpaper* is currently exhibiting some of the world’s best design and craftsmanship in London’s flagship store, Harrods. The Handmade exhibition displays one-off items of furniture, fashion, fittings and more throughout October. Baddeley Brothers’ contribution to the creative event, was a team effort with Glithero to create a collection of beautifully crafted paper … Read more

Heritage celebrated in Spitalfields blog

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The fascinating history of the Baddeley Brothers through the generations has been captured on Spitalfields Life, a local blog. Featuring historic images of patterns of dies and invitations that tell their own tale of the City of London, the article looks at how the printing presses of London have grown and developed alongside the financial … Read more

In Vogue

In Vogue A very special commission from the bible of style proves that bespoke envelopes are still a firm favourite amongst the fashionistas. Baddeley Brothers has created a set of three square envelopes in fuschia, cool grey and slate featuring tactile string and washer fasteners and a return address in silver ink using letterpress, for … Read more