The Smallprint Company
This print studio produces small letterpress print runs for individuals and businesses, creating greetings cards, prints and stationery products for retail, alongside providing workshops. They have combined a love of typography and design with commercial experience to explore the world of traditional letterpress print using antique presses, original type, beautiful papers and hand mixed inks.
Verified by Make Works Derby & Derbyshire April 2017
| Type | Facility |
|---|---|
| Industry | |
| Employees | 2 |
| Location | Derby |
Production Specifics
The Smallprint Company currently run four presses, with a fifth ear-marked for restoration - all are hand-fed. Each press is perfect for different jobs – large and short print runs, teaching, proofing and poster work. There are some limitations to the process (i.e. type of artwork and maximum bed size is 11"x13").
| Turnaround Time | 4-6 Weeks |
|---|---|
| Starting Cost | Up to £100 |
| Production Access | workshops & classes |
| File Types | .pdf, .jpeg, .tif, .ai, .eps |
Materials
Book Paper Archival paper Coated Paper Paint Liquid metal coatings Water Based Paint Water Based Stains and LacquersProcesses
Printing Lino and Block Printing Block Printing Digital Printing Letterpress Printing Debossing Show moreMachines
LetterpressWorks With
Capacity
Video: The Smallprint Company
Company History
The Smallprint Company is a husband and wife team (Hannah and Chris met in the print studio at university!). After several years in commercial print and publishing, they bought their first tabletop top press Adana and started producing greetings cards which they sold at craft fairs. People started to approach them for small commissions; prints and invitations and it grew from there. After a year of working from home, Hannah and Chris took on a studio at Banks Mill in Derby, an incubation unit supported by the University of Derby. In the summer of 2016 the studio could no longer contain them and all the machinery and they moved into the current space at Friary Villas in Derby. Here, The Smallprint Company have been able to set up not just a studio but a gallery and workshop space too.
Contact The Smallprint Company
| Contact | Hannah Barker Co Founder |
|---|---|
| hannah@smallprintcompany.co.uk | |
| Phone | 07806 782109 | Website | smallprintcompany.com |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Address | 2-3 Friary Street, Derby DE1 1JF |
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