@calverts.bsky.social
Print and Design Co-operative in East London. Est. 1977
Assets created for @leautelier.bsky.social for Milan Design Week 2025 using Algae Ink™ and Alga Carta paper.
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Format: Flat 'Lotus flower' net, A4 menus, A6 and 120mm square flyers.
Materials: Shiro Alga Carta 120gsm, 250gsm and 350gsm.
Method: Offset Litho printed using Black Algae Ink™ only.
Client: Actually
Format: Both 210x148mm, "A406" - 60p text + 4pp cover, "REGINA V" - 56pp including 12pp full colour centre-spread throwout + 4pp cover.
Materials: 170gsm and 100gsm Cyclus Offset 100% recycled.
Method: Offset Litho print black only (CMYK for throwout).
Quantity: x1000 and x500.
"How to learn a bird call" written by Matthew Sheret.
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Client: Haudoo!
Format: 126x90mm, 28pp text + 4pp cover, saddle stitched.
Materials: 280gsm Cairn Eco-Kraft cover, 120gsm Revive Natural, both 100% recycled stocks.
Method: Risograph printed 1 colour, Black, throughout.
Quantity: x400 copies.
Beautiful 10" sleeve and booklet.
Client: Poppy Ackroyd
Format: Sleeve - 10" record flat net, glued and made up; Booklet - 16pp + 4pp cover, saddle stitched.
Materials: 300gsm Arena White Rough for sleeve and cover, 120gsm for booklet inners.
Method: Offset Litho printed throughout.
Quantity: x300
Steve Coogan on co-ops, having recently become an ambassador for Middleton Co-operating.
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Recently we printed this Family Trail Guide for Camden Highline and Urban Leaners, to accompany their Heritage Trail Map.
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Client: Camden Highline
Format: A5, 16pp self-cover, saddle stitched.
Materials: 140gsm Edition offset.
Method: Offset Litho CMYK printing throughout.
Quantity: x2,000
'The Snow Queen'
Client: Pollocks Toyshop
Format: A4 sheets x12, single and double sided, A6 12pp booklet and oversized A4 wallet.
Materials: 120gsm and 300gsm Olin Bright White Rough.
Method: Printed Offset Litho CMYK throughout; saddle stitch booklet; die cut and crease wallets and assemble.
'Hansel and Gretel'
Client: Pollocks Toyshop
Format: A4 sheets x12, single and double sided, A6 12pp booklet and oversized A4 wallet.
Materials: 120gsm and 300gsm Olin Bright White Rough.
Method: Printed Offset Litho CMYK throughout; saddle stitch booklet; die cut and crease wallets and assemble.
Risograph poster we printed for the Zodiac Killer Project, a film directed by Charlie Shackleton, produced by Loop and illustrated by Bráulio Amado.
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Format: A3 single sided poster.
Materials: 135gsm Cyclus 100% Recycled.
Method: Riso printed in 4 colours - Blue, Black, Fluorescent Pink and Yellow.
Client: Charlotte Corey
Format: 170x120mm folded, 170x2520mm flat, consisting of 21 panels/42 pages.
Materials: 250gsm Arena Rough White.
Method: Offset Litho CMYK printed in three pieces. Creased, trimmed, affixed to each other and concertina folded to final size.
Quantity: x700 copies.
Client: Andrew Valance / Arts Uni Bournemouth.
Format: Postcard (140x99mm), Pamphlet (395x214mm folding to 107mmx79mm) and Belly-band (290x25mm).
Materials: 120gsm and 300gsm Munken Lynx Rough.
Method: Risograph printed, 1 colour, Black throughout.
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The next Riso Workshop is 14th of May! We’ll guide you through the stencil duplication process itself, the best way to create your artwork layers ready for printing, and you’ll leave us with your own edition of 10 unique two-colour Riso prints!
As we start to produce issue 2, here's Issue 1 of Scary Boots zine we printed to wet your whistle.
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Format: 199x140mm, 40pp text + 4pp cover, singer sewn with green thread.
Materials: 135gsm text + 250gsm Cyclus Offset cover.
Method: Risograph printed in three colours, Federal Blue, Green and Red.
A publication we produced for Delfina Foundation to accompany the exhibition of Burmese artist Moe Satt.
Format: 198mm x 140mm, 16pp text with 4pp cover, Saddle stitched.
Materials: 120gsm text , 170gsm Munken Lynx Smooth cover.
Method: Risograph printed in 2 colours throughout, Black and Flat Gold.
Limited edition zine for Completedworks and their London Fashion Week 2024 show.
Client: Completedworks
Format: A4, 28pp text + 4pp cover, singer sewn with off white thread.
Materials: 120gsm Munken Pure Rough text + 270gsm Mirriboard cover.
Method: Offset Litho Black to cover, Digital CMYK inners.
Edition of 100 artist books for RF. Alvarez printed last year.
Client: Taymour Grahne
Format: A5, 64pp text + 4pp cover, thread sewn in sections.
Materials: 120gsm Zen text and 300gsm Magno Satin cover.
Method: Digital CMYK print throughout, with matt lamination to outer cover and gold foil.
Hard Graft exhibition catalogues we were delighted to print for @wellcometrust.bsky.social
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Client: The Wellcome Trust
Format: A5, 32pp text + 4pp cover, saddle stitched with yellow staples
Materials: Inners on 115gsm, covers on 170gsm Revive Natural 100% recycled
Method: Offset Litho CMYK
Last year we digitally printed this lovely, square format postcard book for BLOC. illustration aka Steve Coventry-Panton.
Client: BLOC illustration
Format: 127x127mm, 20 leaves including covers
Materials: 300gsm Munken Lynx Rough
Method: Digital CMYK print, PUR bound with black cloth tape to spine.
Happy Friday everyone! Last but not least, for his Twelve days of Calverts, Sam chose a Riso print by @moderntoss.bsky.social which was produced as a reward for their crowdfunder.
Client: Modern Toss
Format: A3
Materials: 300gsm Munken Lynx Smooth
Method: Risograph Printed in Black, Red & Yellow.
Roxanne chose “The Peggy Angus Collection”, designed by Mark Lazenby.
Client: Blithfield
Designer: Mark Lazenby
Format: 260x190mm, 12pp self-cover, centre sewn with red thread, tip-on title to cover.
Materials: 200gsm Arena Rough Natural
Method: Offset Litho CMYK printed throughout.
Penny's Twelve days of Calverts was “Creating Stable Futures” toolkit.
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Client: Sheffield Hallam Uni
Designer: Calverts
Format: 165x345mm tri-fold leaflet, x25 wooden pieces, 105x85mm card set, in kraft box.
Materials: Leaflet 135gsm Cyclus, Cards on 350gsm Colorplan Citrine.
Method: Digital print.
Angie chose the exhibition guide for “Words to Live By; Words to Live With” which Calverts designed as well as printed.
Client: David Parr House
Designer: Calverts
Format: A5, 20pp text + 4pp cover, saddle stitched
Materials: 120gsm and 240gsm Munken Lynx Smooth
Method: Digital CMYK printing
For her favourite job of last year AKA her Twelve days of Calverts, Katie chose 2025 Diary by BOOKS Peckham.
Client: BOOKS
Format: 80x60mm, 144pp + 4pp cover
Materials: 80gsm and 240gsm Papago Yellow
Method: Digital Black only printing throughout. Gloss laminate to outer cover, PUR/Perfect bound.
Joantoni chose Nelson Makamo: In Conversation.
Format: 240x170mm, 56pp + 4pp cover
Materials: 150gsm Arctic matt coated, Fedrigoni Imitlin Allpack in Notte Tela 350gsm, with 120gsm Satin Gloss laminated.
Method: Offset Litho printed, Section sewn, matt grey Kurz foil, Deboss cover and affix tip-on.
For his Twelve days of Calverts Neil chose ‘CRASS: A pictorial history’.
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Client: Gee Vaucher
Format: 274x215mm Portrait, 364pp text + cover, section sewn.
Materials: 150gsm Edixion text, Olin Extra Black cover.
Method: Offset Litho CMYK throughout text, Spot Silver to cover with white foil.
For his favourite job of last year (aka for his Twelve days of Calverts) Marcus chose a series of “Serious Crime” posters for @orgreavejustice.bsky.social
Client: Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign
Format: A3 posters, four designs.
Materials: 170gsm Essential Silk
Method: Digitally printed CMYK
Arthur chose the show catalogue 'Beyond Sight'
Client: Joy BC & Les Enluminures
Designer: Jamie Shaw
Format: 200 x 270mm cover folding down from 800 x 270mm, 12pp booklet, 10pp concertina
Materials: 115g Essential Silk and 240g Olin Cherry
Method: Offset Litho printed, die cut, hand finished binding
For his Twelve days of Calverts, Jason chose CHAPTERS by poet/actor Tim Key.
Format: 161x112mm, 160pp text + 8pp double gatefold cover.
Materials: 80gsm Arena Ivory Bulk text, 270gsm Colorplan Factory Yellow Cover.
Method: Offset Litho printed Black only throughout. Crease and fold cover, PUR bind.
For his favourite job of the past year, our Litho Printer Alan chose a project by Print Club London x Snapchat and in particular, the delicious “Friend Chips” by illustrator David Newton.
Client: Print Club London
Format: 500x700mm
Materials: 250gsm Horizon Offset
Method: Offset Litho CMYK
Cherry Haynes chose 'Six Crowns' by Cambridge Imprint.
Format: Three double sided sheets, 460x85mm, concertina folded into eight panels, plus custom envelope.
Materials: 90gsm and 240gsm Olin.
Method: Offset Litho printed in 6 spot colours, concertina folded. Envelope die cut, creased and made up.
