weloveletterpress Interview with Elise Verstraete

Elise Verstraete

Address:

Minnemeers 9

Ghent

9000

Belgium

Email:

verstraete.elise@hotmail.com

Phone:

Website:

http://cargocollective.com/eliseverstraete

Employees:

About:

I work as a volunteer in the historical printing office (letterpress machinery) of the Miat, museum for Industrial Archaeology and Textiles. I have a weakness for everything what has to do with typography. The Miat is for me a sort of 'ideal workspace' with a wide range of letters and presses for me to experiment with.

wooden letters on transparant fabrics

letterpress composition

merry christmass! Wooden letters pressed into paper.

Interview with elise from Elise Verstraete

When did you start letterpress printing?:

2009, in the University of Plymouth

What do you like best about letterpress printing?:

The act and the patience to make something beautiful.

What inspires you?:

typography, books, photography, travelling, culture, art and crafts, people, sport, knowledge, nature, fashion, history, food, future, water, air, fabric, architecture, light,...

Which press(es), ink & paper do you usually use?:

I like to do experiments on all sorts of media.

What kind of products do you create?:

all kinds

Do you offer custom work?:

yes

Do you offer workshops? If yes, what kind of?:

initiation-lessons in letterpress.

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