Baddeley Brothers Blog
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
Beautiful Notpla seaweed paper turns the tide on printing stock to achieve zero waste
UPDATE: Congratulations to Notpla – 2022 Winners of The Earthshot Prize You might think a company founded 160 years ago, and enormously proud of their role in preserving traditional printing techniques, wouldn’t be playing with paper made from weeds. But you’d be wrong. The sixth-generation family firm championing the methods used to print the first … Read more
Reflect with us – 2021 A Year in Review
Reflect with us, as we look over the previous year, and celebrate all of the joyous moments and achievements that were made here at Baddeley Brothers.
Prize-winning hand engraver gets invitation to see his “Santa” on press
A Surrey man who was the winner of a competition held by the Hand Engravers Association of Great Britain, and sponsored by Baddeley Brothers, has seen his work go into production. As part of Andy Beavan-smith’s prize, he got a behind-the-scenes tour of the 160-year-old print works, to see his copperplate engraving, “Santa in his … Read more
Lending a hand to keep engraving tradition alive
Engraving, a skill so rare that there was recently only a handful of artisans left. But with an increase in workshops and competitions, this ancient craft of copperplate engraving is back in the limelight. And now with support from the specialist printer Baddeley Brothers, one such competition winner will see his engraving of Santa Claus … Read more
Anatomy of an envelope: read about all nine elements
At Baddeley Brothers, we don’t just sell envelopes; we manufacture them. That means we can accommodate requests for different sizes, print, and on different stock (we even printed seaweed envelopes). As an envelope user, you probably don’t need to refer to the ‘parts’ of an envelope that often. The flap is almost universal (although not … Read more