![]() I think it's because of the craft trends. Why do you think letterpress is now enjoying a renaissance? So far, those of the coffee, beer, music and movie collections sell very well. Now that are more serious about it, I try to come up with new prints and quotes that will attract a wider group of customers. Since it all started as our hobby, the designs have been more to our own taste and personal liking. That first collection was made at Vardhana's house, which later became a mess because ink was all over the place. So we tested the market with postcards for coffee lovers which received very good feedback. We started selling the first lot when one of our friends opened Gallery Coffee Drip at BACC. We learn and improve over time.Ī minimum amount of soy ink is applied to the ink disc before operating the lever to let rollers spread ink evenly across the ink disk face. It's more like completing a jigsaw puzzle. He gives us a lot of good advice, comments on our works and acts like our troubleshooting guide. An old grandpa who runs a commercial printing shop in my neighbourhood in Sathu Pradit has been very helpful. Most of them were in their 70s, in old-fashioned stationery, paper and ink shops in Soi Plaeng Nam in Yaowarat, for example. While we were looking for tools and supplies, we sought tips, techniques and advice from old-generation printers we found along the way. It took us almost a year to learn and experiment from scratch. As we tried to figure out how to use it, it drew us more and more into the technique. We'd only seen other people's letterpress works. At first, we didn't know what to do with it. It was in good condition, so he bid for it. It was in 2011 when Vardhana found this Adana letterpress machine on eBay. ![]() Vardhana installed a printing block and locked it onto the base with wooden reglets and “furniture” (blocks in various sizes) to secure the right position for printing.
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