character is about personality, sensitivity & emotion: it is the momentum of a dot & a line in a space that becomes language!

the aesthetic requirement at the service of meaning & savoir-faire.

a high-end artisanal printing & shaping service for your communication & your small packaging.

expertise

typography enables to fix the spirit in the material.

Adrian Frutiger

The .b-art workshop places the craftsmanship of letterpress printing at the heart of contemporary creation. A fusion between traditional machines & technological tools, this printing process remains to this day the most qualitative finish for your visual communication.

Letterpress printing is above all:

  • 1080 intense colors in direct tone (pantone) assembled manually from 15 primary inks (instead of 4 in standard printing)
  • 56 neon colors
  • 327 metallic colors
  • Printing in opaque white
  • Hot foil stamping
  • Embossing
  • 2 technologies of laser microetching (on copper & brass) or surface treatment (on polymer & magnesium) for the materialization of your creations.
  • An infinite variety of creative papers process-dyed, natural or recycled, textured or not and certified for the responsible and sustainable treatment of forests in Europe (PEFC certification) and in the world (FSC certification)
  • Up to 1000gr/m2 printable paper thickness
  • Custom creasing and cutting

With the .b-art workshop, you will also get:

  • Personalized support to make your communication or artistic projects a reality
  • More than 10 years of expertise in graphic design for the crafts & luxury sectors
  • The assurance of a thorough and meticulous work for enhancing your savoir-faire

media

business cards

Standard or personalized format. Creative paper of your choice, paper weight up to 1000gr/m2. Pantone, fluorescent or metallic print colors. Embossing, hot foil stamping & special cutting on request.

brand tools

Premium corporate and event communication: letterhead, correspondence cards and envelopes, event invitations and greeting cards, flyers and leaflets reflecting your expertise. Menus and coasters for catering.

packaging

Tailor-made service for the realization of your product packaging (small or medium size). Production of custom paper bags and thick paper labels.

art prints

Small and medium format monochrome, pantone color (illustration, linocut) or CMYK colors (photography with halftone screen) art printing on exceptional papers.

announcements

Personalized support for your announcements designs of religious, secular or civil ceremonies.

graphic studio

if no one hates your work, no one really likes it either.
Jessica Walsh

Discover the graphic studio which – with an experience of more than 10 years in the crafts & luxury sector – accompanies you in the design and the strategic evolution of your visual identity, your products & packaging, your print & digital communications.

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preparing your files

If possible, we recommend that you send your print file to the workshop at the same time as your request for a personalized quote. Here are the few rules to follow to allow a quick processing of your order:

  • vector file
  • 3mm bleed
  • minimum 6pt text size
  • vectorized texts
  • crop marks
  • 100% black file
  • lines of min. 0.35pt
  • send file in pdf

If these standardization points seem foreign to you, we can also provide you a support service in the production of your print files.

lead times

Printing process is generally 8-10 working days, to which must be added the transport time (about 3 or 4 working days for international delivery).

delivery

We use the services of the carrier Colissimo. Your order will be delivered to your address. You will receive a follow-up by email when your order will be sent. It takes about a minimum of 3-4 working days for international delivery after leaving our workshop.

terms & conditions

a problem

If upon receipt of your order, you discover a difference in the processing of your file between the validation of the proof and the delivery, please contact the workshop.

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