Apr

12

2010

The Letterpress Company

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The letterpress stationery has a bespoken sense of luxury. It is so understated, yet so explicit.  When the samples from The Letterpress Company arrived, I simply fell in love. The unmistakable quality of the paper, and the simplicity and elegance of the design are so exquisite -there is no doubt that if you are planning a spectacular wedding then a letterpress stationery is the only way to go.

Here is a background information to The Letterpress Company:  It is “… a South African family business, is an artisanal print shop dedicated to preserving the heritage of letterpress printing using antique, hand-operated printing equipment and traditional craftsmanship. With its roots in 13th century Asia and 15th century Europe, letterpress has become one of the “lost arts”
of printing and its rarity today adds to the mystique and value of this artisanal print craft. Our luxury bespoke stationery bears the distinctive, sculptural impression of ink into paper that is an
artefact of the printing process and a unique feature of letterpress. We print on the finest cotton, archival quality papers and use hand-mixed inks to accompany your
message with the unsurpassed warmth, elegance, and authenticity for which letterpress is renowned by
connoisseurs of all things beautiful.

The Letterpress Company of Cape Town is a proudly South African business run by husband and wife
team, Anton Visser and Gitanjali Maharaj. Anton and Gitanjali have spent years collecting the antique equipment needed to re-create an authentic
letterpress print shop. The old workhorses of times past have been lovingly restored, returned to their
former glory, and put back to use for what they were intended – to produce exquisite, hand-crafted printed
articles with the distinctive crisp impression of ink into paper that is a unique feature of letterpress printing.

In 2006, Anton & Gitanjali launched The Letterpress Company to share their passion for letterpress
printing and with the hope of delighting stationery connoisseurs and novices alike.”