Baddeley Brothers Blog
Hand-engraving contest winner says craft is 90% inspiration, 10% engraving
An artist who can count some of the world’s best musicians as his customers, has won the 2024 Hand Engravers Associations Christmas Card competition, sponsored by Baddeley Brothers. When John Cook discovered he was dyslexic, he used his hands to express himself. At school, he excelled in crafts such as woodwork and metalwork, and when … Read more
Paper space rocket project brings a team of six together in educational challenge
Building a paper space rocket may seem like a straightforward task, but when the process is split between six students collaborating on a design project, the team had to be firing on all boosters. Ravensbourne University organised and hosted the annual Im-print Im-press event, sponsored and judged by Baddeley Brothers, Foilco, and GF Smith. In … Read more
Ibrahim’s snowflake engraving melts the heart of HEA judges
A Cambridgeshire man who has been engraving for 10 years, has triumphed in the Hand Engravers’ Association Christmas card competition. Ibrahim Batchelder entered a design that encapsulated the frozen close-up geometry of a snowflake. And the winning piece was silver die-stamped by Baddeley Brothers, who sponsor the competition every year. The snowflake design took Ibrahim around four days to complete. … Read more
V&A museum project highlights how the die-cutting process and envelope-making are relevant to everyday home life.
A filming project that features the craft of the die-cutting process and envelope-making happening right on our doorstep was too good an opportunity to miss. The production team at the Victoria and Albert Museum, who wanted to document our industrial manufacturing processes alongside domestic procedures, contacted us last year. And it is just part of … Read more
Is it curtains for traditional paper as FibreLab recycles textile waste into paper for printing and packaging?
A collaboration with a textile company has yielded impressive results after fibres from discarded cloth have been successfully recycled into paper products that can be printed on. Baddeley Brothers has been working with FibreLab to test printing on Papertex, the name being given to an innovation by the East London company. FibreLab is a hyper-local … Read more
Art catalogue cover for the Gagosian Gallery is ‘a wonderful illustration’ of what 9-colour die-stamping can achieve
A casebound book cover that catalogues an abstract art exhibition for the Gagosian Gallery was a perfect fusion of art and craft, and a meeting of minds for Baddeley Brothers and Paul Neale, Creative Director with Graphic Thought Facility. To Bend The Ear Of The Outer World is a catalogue to accompany an exhibition of … Read more
Students team up and bond over foil blocking for university collaboration
Two students from Ravensbourne University have once again created an inspiring piece that celebrates uniqueness. Rose Lwin and Jada Perry elected to take part in the Imprint Impress project, which is a collaboration between Baddeley Brothers, the university, GF Smith Papers and Foilco. Together they designed, costed and produced a piece for print, using only … Read more
Engraver Megan’s stag comes to life in print
A young apprentice hand engraver has visited Baddeley Brothers to see her winning artwork made into Christmas cards. Megan Rigby’s engraving was the winning entry in a competition run by the Hand Engravers’ Association, which is supported by the 160-year-old printing company. During her visit, she met with director Charles Pertwee and watched as the … Read more
6 Years of Imprint! Impress! Luc makes a monolithic protest using foiling against the onslaught of plastic
A design student has made a bold statement against plastics with an artwork made from foiling paper, while exploring the opportunities and artistic beauty of foil blocking. Luc Crossley was this year’s candidate for the Imprint Impress project undertaken every year in a collaboration between Ravensbourne University, Baddeley Brothers, GF Smith and Foilco. Luc is … Read more