Simone Rocha Limited Edition

Simone Rocha was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1986. In 2008 she graduated with a BA in Fashion from The NCAD in Dublin followed by an MA from Central Saint Martins in 2010. Simone debuted at London Fashion Week in September 2010 and her collections can be found in some of the most prestigious stockists in the world. 

In 2016 at the British Fashion Awards Simone received the “British Womenswear Designer Award” as well as the 2016 Harper’s Bazaar Designer of Year Award. In 2017 Simone opened her first USA store in Soho, New York. 

This superbly conceived publication is a limited edition production. The scale is a luxuriously large 420x305mm, portrait format, which flops and rolls beautifully.

Front cover...

Simone works on seasonal imagery and produces limited edition printed books featuring this and the works of collaborators and inspirations. For this publication Simone collaborated with the Louise Bourgeois Studio to re-imagine Bourgeois’ fabric works into prints and embroideries in the collection. The collaboration continued into two styles of limited-edition earrings produced with Hauser + Wirth released during New York Frieze.

The publication is a collection of loose 4pp, forming spreads which Juxtapose the different subject. It is a 28pp loose bound using a rubber band which holds it all together remarkably effectively for the size. The publication is a self cover, all produced on Omnia 120gsm.

Above is the spread, below is the mono image spread out alongside the Louise Bourgeois artwork 'Les Fleurs'

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Spread appears in the publication above and below, with the Louise Bourgeois artwork 'Untitled' removed...

Below shows the publication separated into individual 4pp with the band removed.

The above image shows the outside back cover and the way that the 10mm wide black rubber band holds the folded 4pp unbound sections in place

The publication is a 28pp self cover printed offset litho on our Omnia, White 120gsm and the result is stunning. The look and feel of the whole publication is very uncoated and tactile but there is absolutely no loss of detail in the images, as you can see from the detail image below...

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Art direction and design is by Simmonds. The excellent printing and print production, including the binding is by Imprimerie du Marais in Paris.

http://simonerocha.com/
http://www.simmondsltd.com/
https://imprimeriedumarais.fr/

Posted by Justin Hobson 24.08.2020 

New SUMO swatch

SUMO is our a heavyweight, thick board manufactured by FAVINI in Italy. It is available in black and white and the consists of 1mm, 1.5mm, 2mm up to a whopping 3mm thick  ...seriously chunky! Last year, the range was extended to include a small range of colours - five new shades all available in 1mm thick and below is the new lighter weight swatch...

 Size of the swatch is 240x152mm with 10mm spine

Thanks to the dyeing process, the colour distribution is consistent throughout to give excellent results especially when the edge is visible. The finest quality makes Sumo perform excellently for invitations, tags, covers, business cards, luxury POS material and high-end packaging.

The SUMO range is FSC certified. Below shows the five new shades, all available in 1mm thick.

If you would like samples, please drop me an email: justin@fennerpaper.co.uk

http://www.favini.com/gs/en/fine-papers/sumo/features-applications/

Posted by Justin Hobson 24.08.2020

XX: A Novel, Graphic

This is the title of a forthcoming book by Rian Hughes and also a talk (via Zoom) which is being hosted by the St Bride Foundation on September 2nd.

‘Brilliant, exciting, absorbing and mind-blowing... a perfect work of art about what it means to be human in a world of gigantic ideas’ Grant Morrison

Rian Hughes is a graphic designer, illustrator, comic artist, writer and typographer who has worked extensively for the British and American advertising, music and comic book industries. Rian has designed new fonts, curated old ones, drawn illustrations and diagrams and taken photographs to graphically enhance the narrative of his book, XX: A Novel, Graphic. These are supplemented by redacted NASA reports, artwork, magazine articles, secret transcripts, and a novel within the novel called Ascension .

In this talk he will give an insight into his explorations that led to his creation of the book to tell a story like no other...

You can book tickets here which are just £5.00 or £21.00 with a signed copy of the book - it's great value and a wonderful way to support St Brides.

https://www.sbf.org.uk/
https://www.sbf.org.uk/whats-on/view/xx-a-novel-graphic-exploring-the-narrative-potential-of-graphic-design/
https://www.devicefonts.co.uk/

Posted by Justin Hobson 20.08.20

Mulberry Mongoose

Mulberry Mongoose is a jewellery workshop, located on a well-trodden elephant path in the remote Zambian bush. Local craftswomen make all the jewellery by hand using natural materials from the South Luangwa valley. This simple 4pp piece of literature is used as an information leaflet promoting the jewellery and tours of the workshop to the tourists who stay at the local safari lodges in the local area.

Size is A5, portrait (210x148mm) and is printed Offset Litho on our lovely Flora Anice 240gsm. Below shows the inside spread (portrait orientation)

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Outside back cover and front cover...

Flora is a part recycled text and cover paper with a deliberately recycled look and feel with specks and inclusions, so it looks deliberately flecky and specky. Click on the image below and you'll see the detail...

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Flora is produced with 30% post consumer de-inked waste, together with 60% of virgin FSC pulp 10% cotton fibres, which gives the paper a wonderful tactile feel.

The Mulberry Mongoose brand identity and design is by Matt Morgan. There is some other superb collateral they've produced, which I shall write about soon. Print is by Identity Print.

https://mulberrymongoose.com/
https://mattmorgan.io/
http://www.identityprint.co.uk

Posted by Justin Hobson 17.08.2020

Modernism on Sea

The De La Warr pavilion is on the seafront in Bexhill in Sussex and is an iconic modernist building by the architects Erich Mendelsohn and Serge Chermayeff which opened in 1936. Following a major renovation in 2005, the pavilion hosts many shows, exhibitions and cultural events.

This is the booklet to accompany a talk titled 'Modernism on Sea' given by Stewart Drew, who is the current Director and CEO of the pavilion and who has overseen the recent development and transformation of  the Pavilion. The booklet documents the original concept for the building, the history, construction and events throughout the decades.

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Size of the booklet is A6 (148x105mm) portrait and is saddle stitched. It is a 16pp self cover printed on Omnia Natural 120gsm.

The publication is digitally printed by Typecast Colour, based in Paddock Wood, Kent. It was printed on their Xerox digital press and the result is excellent. The great thing is the job just doesn't look and feel like a digital job, which is mainly down to the choice of substrate.

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The 16pp, saddle stitched format, sits nice and flat.

Below showing front cover and outside back cover.

The publication is designed by Playne Design who have studios in London and Hastings. Creative Director is Clare Playne with production handled by Simon Hack. Print is by Typecast.

https://playnedesign.co.uk/
http://www.typecast.co.uk/ 

Posted by Justin Hobson 13.08..2020

Healeys Notebooks

Who doesn't love a notebook ...?

This is a lovely series of promotional notebooks manufactured by Healeys Printers in Ipswich. Healeys are one of only ten carbon balanced printers working with the World Land Trust (the same organisation we work with, when we supply carbon offset paper) and have been since 2013. They are also FSC accredited and a member of the Two Sides campaign group.

This collection of notebooks highlights their commitment to the environment and uses the Crush range, manufactured by Favini and supplied by Fenner Paper in the UK. The paper is made partly using the residue from the industrial processing of crushed citrus fruit, coffee, nuts, olives, kiwi, corn, lavender cherries and grapes, these agro-industrial "end of life" products replacing up to 15% of conventional tree pulp.

The notebooks are A5 (210x148mm) portrait, with  4pp cover and 28pp text. The covers are on a variety of different shades in 250gsm and the text pages are printed on Crush, Corn 100gsm.

Intro pages...

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You'd be right in thinking that there's not much to write about a notebook, after all it's just ruled lines...

...but you'd be wrong, as the singer sewn binding is superb!

Everyone loves Singer sewing!

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There are also a couple of pages of useful information about print and paper:

...and the World Land Trust endorsement:

A couple of other things worth pointing out. The paper for the text pages is 100gsm, which is the right weight (or lighter) for a notebook, otherwise you don't get enough pages in the book and it could also 'gape' in the inside spine of the book, which as you can see, this book sits nice and flat.

The books which are printed on deep shades are printed using Healeys digital white toner, as you can see on the cover below. Digital white toner is a much more cost effective solution than white silkscreen, hot foiling or other methods of digital white printing and the results are great...

The notebooks have been produced during the lockdown period and are being sent out now a part of a marketing campaign focusing on Healeys commitment to the environment.

https://healeys-printers.co.uk/
https://www.worldlandtrust.org/

Posted by Justin Hobson 10.08.2020

Number One

Number One is a Michelin-starred restaurant situated in The Balmoral, the Rocco Forte hotel in Edinburgh. Head Chef Mark Donald and his team have developed a menu fusing modern Scottish cuisine with international flair.

These are postcards which form the suite of literature for the restaurant. Size of the 2pp cards is 180x105mm.

Omnia was chosen because it would work with the rich detail that is present in the images but that would still give a natural look and tactile feel. As you can see from the images, the photography is quite dark, but there is no loss of detail, which is what can often happen printing on an uncoated paper - just look at the detail image below...

Omnia 280gsm is a very bulky board with a thickness of over 400microns, so perfect for a stand alone postcard.

Design is by Edinburgh based branding and design studio, Wolffe. Printed offset litho on Omnia 280gsm by Allander in Edinburgh.

https://wolffedesign.com/
https://www.allander.com/

Posted by Justin Hobson 06.08.2020