Paperstock

Paperstock was an event held on Monday evening,  hosted by the The Curch of London at their Leonard Street gallery, 71a. It involved a series of short presentations by three speakers talking about why paper and the way it is used is important to them. This was followed by questions from panel mediator, Simon Esterson (publisher of Eye magazine) and questions from the audience.  The panel consisted of  Roy Killen, partner of Push Print, paper artist Chrissie Macdonald (from the Peepshow collective) and me!

It was a great evening which was amazingly interesting and diverse both in terms of the people giving the presentations and the topics covered. It was oversubscibed and totally sold out! - a total of about 45 in the audience.

www.thechurchoflondon.com
http://www.chrissiemacdonald.co.uk/
www.peepshow.org.uk
http://www.eyemagazine.com/
www.push-print.com

Posted by Justin Hobson 27.09.2012

Stardream - Fine Gold

Earlier this year we took over UK distribution of Stardream from Robert Horne (see my previous post: http://justinsamazingworldatfennerpaper.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/stardream-some-exciting-news.html). Since then, we have been working closely with the Italian manufacturer Cordenons, to further develop the product. An exciting development is a brand new shade called Fine Gold, which is amazing and looks just like ...gold!

It comes in 120gsm and 285gsm and is available from stock right now!  It joins the two other shades, Gold and Antique Gold plus the 29 other pearlescent and metallic shades in the range. 

 

If you would like samples of the new shade or if you haven't already got a swatch and would like one, just give me a call or send an e-mail.

www.cordenons.co.uk

Posted by Justin Hobson 25.09.2012

MANUELA by Annoushka



MANUELA is an individual collection from leading contemporary jewellery brand Annoushka. This is the result of a collaboration between sculptress Manuela Zervudachi and company founder Annoushka Ducas who have been friends since childhood. The pieces are beautiful and amazingly fine - all made from 18 carat gold.



This is the lookbook for the collection. Size is A5 (148x210mm), portrait. The cover is made using a rough Calico bookcloth in a natural colour, simply foiled in black on the outer. It has been mounted on our Omnia 280gsm. Text is 16pp of our Omnia 150gsm which is just simply stunning with the images used. The finishing is "saddle stitched with brass wire (closest to gold staples you can get!) - absolutely beautiful.

Lovely pencil illustrations on inside of cover (above)

Reproduction of the metallic gold on the Omnia 150gsm is just superb. Excellent detail and a beautiful metallic sheen which is as close as you can get to the real thing. 

Designer on the project is Jennifer Campbell-Colquhoun.  Printing (...and the tricksy bookcloth mounting!) is by Push. Thanks to Jenny for the lovely note, which as you can read, mentions that they used our Clervaux as a background paper on the photoshoot!

 

http://www.annoushka-jewellery.com/fcp/categorylist/collections/manuela?resetFilters=true

www.annoushka.com

www.push-print.com

Posted by Justin Hobson 21.09.2012

The Creative Papers Blog - Archive

A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post about the short lived Creative Papers blog written by 'The Creative Paper Expert' at Antalis McNaughton: http://justinsamazingworldatfennerpaper.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/blog-by-creative-paper-expert.html

 

Strangely enough, shortly after my post, the blog site was taken down and it was erased from history!

Fortunately, an archive copy of the blog has now appeared on the following link, so it's contents can now be enjoyed forever:

http://creativepapersblogarchive.blogspot.co.uk/

Posted by Justin Hobson 20.09.2012

Cyclus manufacturer to close

Last Friday, Arjowiggins announced that it is to close it's Dalum mill in Odense, Denmark, by the end of 2012. Dalum is the paper mill that makes Cyclus which I know will be familiar with many readers of this blog. The mill, which currently produces 150,000 tonnes of paper a year was one one of the pioneers of 100% recycled papers.

Dalum Papirfabrik (De forenede) or Danish Paper, as it was known in the UK, was taken over by Stora in 1990 and in 1991 started to use recycled fibres. Stora merged with Enso and in 1999, StoraEnso (the new company name!) sold Dalum to a Danish group of investors for €28 million.

Jens Kampmann

Chairman (and former Danish minister for the environment) of the newly formed Dalum Papir,  Jens Kampmann, further developed the mill's recycled offering in the early 2000's and boasted "Dalum Papir has undergone a very impressive development over the past few years to become what we believe is the most environmentally friendly paper mill in the world."

Dalum was purchased by ArjoWiggins in 2007 for the grand sum of €63.5 million.

Arjowiggins has announced that it is to close Dalum by the end of 2012 to compensate for overcapacity in the market as European paper demand has been decreasing by around 6% annually for several years. There are currently 260 staff employed at the mill.

Here, at Fenner Paper, we have dealt with the mill for many years (even before they were producing recycled paper) and we are very sorry to hear this news. Our thanks and  good wishes go to all the employees at the mill and wish them the very best for the future and with new employment opportunities.

 

http://www.dalumpapir.dk/en/Home

http://www.arjowigginsgraphic.com/

Posted by Justin Hobson 19.09.2012

Graphic Design Walk 2012

The 2012 Graphic Design Walk, organised by Graphic Birdwatching is a combined open studio walk and design exhibition celebrating the work & practise of both local & international female creatives.

Taking place over two days (this Friday and Staurday - 21/22nd Sept) during the London Design Festival, Graphic Birdwatching has arranged for 12 studios in East London to open their doors alongside a design exhibition at the 71a space on Leonard Street.

It's a real opportunity to meet with some of London’s most prolific female creatives in their own studios. Embracing all disciplines, the walk is open to anyone interested in meeting, visiting or working with designers. The walk covers a large portion of East London including Hackney Central, Old Street, Farringdon, Shoreditch, & Stoke Newington.

For details:
http://www.graphicdesignwalk.com/about.html
http://www.graphicbirdwatching.com/

Fenner Paper are again pleased to be sponsoring the paper used for the map/guide which directs walkers around the various studios.

Posted by Justin Hobson 18.09.2012

Paperstock

Next Monday (24th September) The Church of London is hosting a panel discussion called Paperstock. Together with other industry personalities, I have been asked to contribute on why paper and print are still an important medium of communication and the different directions in which the industry is heading.

 

 

The Church of London recently opened their basement gallery, shop and events space – 71a in June this year and this is one of a monthly programme of creative-oriented evening events. The idea is to encourage discussion and knowledge-sharing amongst the thriving creative scene, from London and beyond. Rather than the usual showcase events, they want guests to speak on topics important to them, and that the audience can learn from. The September event falls within the London Design Festival 2012 and tickets are available (at a very reasonable £6) on the following link:

http://paperstock.eventbrite.com/

 

www.thechurchoflondon.com

Posted by Justin Hobson 17.09.2012