Your canvas, your
ideas, your printmaking open space.
Use Open Shapes of Print products and machines to bring your design to life: text, illustrations, patterns, and unique graphics, all un-perfectly printed.
Impresso
This press is the perfect tool for all printmaking spaces, from studio to classroom to garden shed or kitchen table!
2024
We realized that intaglio printmaking was limited to a small group of artists due to the high cost and rarity of printing presses. Passionate about this ancient art form, we aimed to make it accessible to more artists, even in places where printmaking wasn’t previously possible.
Photo of Johannes Gutenberg's printing press, left. Star intaglio press, right. The historical machinery from which the design of the press starts.
The evolution of the press through the various stages of its development
* Phase 1
Components:
PVC roller, plane surface
Goal:
evaluate the functionality of the self-building roller
* Phase 2
Components:
frame, wooden rail, PVC roller
Goal:
test the functionality of the system
* Phase 3
Components:
frame, wooden rail, steel roller
Goal:
test the functionality of the roller with built-in bearings
* Phase 4
Components:
frame, wooden rail, steel roller, polystyrene sides connected by wooden bars
Goal:
evaluate the functionality of the cart
* Phase 5
Components:
frame, wooden rail, steel roller, wooden sides connected by wooden bars, cardboard matrix holder
Goal:
test the functionality of the system with the matrix holder
