I know this is far from London, but www.woodtype.org/museum_information_about.shtml. I also suggest getting a can of nice sticky, smelly ink, and a jar of kerosene. Place them open beside your computer for a few days. If you don’t mind that, then sign up!

Cheers!

Hi, George- have you checked out briarpress.org?
It’s an online community/resource for letterpress printers and enthusiasts- definitely check it out. They have classified ads, forums, tons of info about the history of letterpress, etc.

I started printing about a year ago in NYC at a place called The Center for Book Arts and I am hooked. It is the antidote to hours of staring at a computer screen. I’d be amazed if there wasn’t a similar Center in London... Good luck!

It is the antidote to hours of staring at a computer screen.

I agree — I did a couple of letterpress workshops during past editions of TypeCon, and I loved it!

Letterpress is still viable. lots and lots of money can be made (If you are good). Get “good” when the getting is good. Masters are in short supply. Gerald might be a good place to start. There are people to visit, Jim Rimmer in Vancouver, I would certainly be willing to part with my “small wisdoms” at the same time. Richard at P22 is grounded and connected but I am not at liberty to offer his time. He is short of it, has a family and very busy at work. You could ask.

Giampa

I have some friends here in Toronto who own a letterpress studio. I’m sure if you emailed them they might be able recommend you someone internationally.

http://www.tripprintpress.ca/

I’m sure that Londons’s design professional organizations can recommend some letterpress shops. The Friends of St. Bride would also probably know letterpressers in and around London.

we have a community printshop here in providence, ri, usa. we offer inexpensive classes and then rent 4hr blocks of press time
for $25: www.as220.org/printshop

with the rate that the u.s. dollar is dropping, you may just want to come here for holiday :)

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Derek

Having looked around it seems the US has a lot more of what im looking for... There are definitely letterpressers here but actual classes are proving much harder to find. (without a riding a aeroplane somewhere)
Thanks for the input though Ill keep scouting... Maybe I will take advantage of the diminishing dollar

Hi again,
I noticed this on briarpress:

http://www.briarpress.org/6338
Could be a good lead?

George

Contact Graham Moss at Incline Press

http://www.inclinepress.com/

He might be able to better direct you to UK resources.

Gerald

The Bieler Press
http://BielerPress.blogspot.com

There is a letterpress friend of mine in Colchester, Essex, who’s organizing letterpress workshops sometimes a year.

If you are interested, contact me and I’ll give you his contact data.

Georg
www.bleisetzer.de

Funny...I was about to post the same question about this topic.
My situation is even odd I’m Portuguese so my question was:
I have a serious itch to have a go at the traditional art of manual typesetting, wood type poster design etc in Portugal or Spain (border?)...
London can work to...

Bleisetzer
Does your friend has a website or can you post the contact?

António

@ António

Good evening,
no he does not. His name is Geoff Kennett, by the way...

Refering wood letters there is a german place in Hamburg, where they produce wood letters and they organize workshops, too. Its called “Holzlettern Manufaktur Hamburg”, but I cannot find a website now...

A good choice is Schriften-Service D. Stempel GmbH in Frankfurt. They still produce lead letters and offer workshops three or four times a year:
http://www.schriftenservice-d-stempel.de/

They own millions of original matrizes from the old Stempel.

Georg

Georg

Its called “Holzlettern Manufaktur Hamburg”, but I cannot find a website now...
See Holzlettern Manufaktur Hamburg.
www.holzlettern-manufaktur.de seems to be inaccessible at the moment, have a look here instead.

London College of Communication offers letterpress, but I only know this from watching a youtube video of how this one teacher forced all of his first year students into the letterpress shop before they even learned any software. I remember getting a catalog of theirs in the mail, but I really don’t know how things work in terms of people who aren’t matriculated. The site doesn’t seem to be working for me right now for unknown reasons, but I’m almost certain they had 4 different options of enrollment; undergraduate, post, professional and pre-college on weekends. Hopefully that is a possibility for you so you don’t have to spend all that money for what may be just a two day workshop [most of the ones I’ve heard of are very brief].

I’ve personally taken a 10 week letterpress class via continuing education courses at SVA in NYC. There is also Intima Press workshops in a wee little studio, also in NYC- http://studiosq.tripod.com/ those are usually 2-3 day workshops.

I’ll second the reco for Jim Rimmer: I spent an hour (and more!) in his studio on Friday, and it was magical.

thanks guys, all excellent info.
London College of Communication website is down for me also, strange. I did watch that youtube vid which looks like a good start though. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Xg5O0l7ybY
fiftyfootgirl thanks for that, hes right round the corner from my current job, just awaiting a reply.

Cool! I hope it works out.

George,
Can you post the info you could get from http://www.briarpress.org/6338 ?
I don’t find a website and its necessary to register to send an email (?!?).
Thanks.

António

In London the Type Museum does “study visits aimed specifically at graphic arts and typography students”.

http://www.typemuseum.org/education.htm

Is the Type Museum in any more of a stable position? Last I heard it was being carted up. Any good news?

Don’t know, unfortunately and very sorry if they have closed. I just got the link to their site from some people in Geneva the ’Ecomusée Voltaire’ who do the same sort of thing.

http://www.letterpress.ch

I found this:
http://www.j.knopp.com/anchor/

but the email it’s not working(!?):

info@anchorpress.org.uk

António