No printing without a proof
Every job gets a single proof pressed on the real paper. The colour on your screen is not the colour on the sheet — you should decide with it in your hand.
The studio
Three generations, one street, the same presses
It began in 1973 with a single type case. Today the Kadıköy studio holds three platen presses, two printers and a great many paper samples.
History
From a type case to a printing house
Our grandfather, Necmettin, started setting business cards in lead type in a one-room shop in Rasimpaşa in 1973. Printing then meant composition: every letter lifted from the case by hand, built line by line, then locked into the press.
When offset printing spread in the eighties, most small shops sold their letterpress equipment. We kept ours. Those machines now do the one thing that became valuable precisely because it was abandoned: leaving a mark you can touch.
As the third generation we added polymer plates, digital typesetting and Pantone matching — but the printing itself is still fed and judged by hand.
Principles
How we work
Paper comes first
We talk about stock before design. A beautifully designed job on the wrong weight will never show what letterpress can do.
Fewer jobs, done properly
We take on a limited number of projects at a time. That is why we publish our calendar in advance and keep the dates we promise.
Acid-free and lasting
Our cotton papers are acid-free and will not yellow. Your invitation will look the same in forty years.
Soy-based inks
We use soy-based rather than mineral-oil inks and keep solvent use in plate cleaning to a minimum.
Shipping worldwide
We have shipped to 38 countries. For international orders we handle boxing, insurance and customs paperwork.
The presses
Three machines within arm’s reach
Our main press is a 1958 Heidelberg Tiegel platen. It gives a deep, even bite on heavy cotton stock, which is why most cards and invitations are printed on it.
Beside it sit two Chandler & Price presses: one for small formats and numbering, the other reserved for blind emboss and hot foil. Trimming and corner rounding happen at the back of the studio.
- Maximum print area: 25 × 35 cm
- Paper thickness: 300 – 900 gsm
- Colour: 1–3 Pantone colours per job
- Plates: Polymer and magnesium, made in-house
Where we are
Kadıköy, ten minutes from the ferry
The studio is in Rasimpaşa, a short walk from the Kadıköy pier. You are welcome to visit by appointment, hold the paper samples and watch the presses run.
If you are working with us from outside Istanbul or from abroad, we send a sample pack of papers and finishes instead.
Book a visitLet the next impression be yours
Tell us what you want pressed.
Artwork ready or not, send us the quantity, paper and date you have in mind — a detailed quote follows within 24 hours.
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