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 [...]
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 [...]
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. Foiled seaweed paper But you’d be wrong. The sixth-generation family firm championing the methods [...]
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.
