Simon Loxley has written a fantastic review of our International Design Conclave held in September with talks by Micaela Alcaino, Kate Dawkins, Charlotte Bartrop, Malcolm Garrett MBE RDI, Seb Lester, Danielle Duncan, Tudinh Duong 👋, Aoife Dooley and Kelli Anderson. We were also joined by live illustrator Lana Le and photographer Daniel Selway who visually documented the day. Read the review here: https://lnkd.in/eGYV_r_u The event wouldn’t have been possible without the kind generosity of our sponsors Fenner Paper, Eben Sorkin and Fleet Street Quarter.
St Bride Foundation
Printing Services
London, England 573 followers
The home of the history of Print and Letterpress
About us
Established in 1891 with a clear social and cultural purpose, St Bride Foundation is one of London’s hidden gems. Housed in a beautiful Grade II listed Victorian building, St Bride Foundation was originally set up to serve the burgeoning print and publishing trade of nearby Fleet Street, and is now finding a new contemporary audience of designers, printmakers and typographers who come to enjoy a regular programme of design events and workshops. Many thousands of books, printing-related periodicals and physical objects are at the heart of St Bride Library. Volumes on the history of printing, typography, newspaper design and paper-making jostle for space alongside one of the world’s largest and most significant collections of type specimens. The printed, written, carved and cast word may be found at St Bride in its myriad forms. Architectural lettering and examples of applied typography in many media, together with substantial collections of steel punches and casting matrices for metal types are also held in this eclectic collection. The Reading Room is open to visitors twice a month and on other days by appointment. Although we operate on a cost-neutral basis, it is necessary to charge for some of our services. Details are available by emailing the library team at [email protected] St Bride Foundation retains many of its original features, including the baths, laundry, printing rooms and library. Many of the building’s unique and characterful spaces are available to hire whether for meetings, AGM's, weddings or classes. [email protected] St Bride also houses the popular Bridewell Theatre, and Bridewell Bar (once the laundry), and hosts a year-round programme of plays, comedy, music and exhibitions. With some 80,000 visitors a year St Bride Foundation is a major London hub for the creative arts in London. We look forward to welcoming you soon.
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http://www.sbf.org.uk/
External link for St Bride Foundation
- Industry
- Printing Services
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- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- London, England
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- Nonprofit
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- 1891
- Specialties
- print, venue, letterpress, wood engraving, print history, charity, Library, collection, archive, letterpress, wood engraving, bookbinding, adana, and theatre
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14 Bride Lane
London, England EC4Y 8, GB
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Some background to my ‘Type Archived’ book, currently 58% funded https://lnkd.in/dV4tDUhx Please help us reach the target by sharing 🙏 [Filmed the wonderful St Bride Foundation]
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We are delighted to announce that our first lecture of 2025 will be delivered by Hanna Kops, Head of Experience at TfL Digital at Transport for London. Find out more below, and book your tickets here: https://lnkd.in/e9W7P5J3 ––––––––––––––– Pinch, swipe, tap With Hanna Kops Thursday 16 January 2025 St Bride Foundation and Online via Zoom 7–8.30pm ‘Pinch, swipe, tap’ is a talk by Hanna Kops, Head of Experience at TfL Digital. Hanna leads the award-winning digital experience team behind TfL Go, Transport for London’s innovative new travel app. TfL Go has been shortlisted for a D&AD Award, won two Drum Awards, BIMA Gold and two Design Week Awards for its innovative design. It also received an honourable mention in Creative Review’s 2023 Annual. Transport for London is known for iconic design and innovation. TfL Digital is continuing that tradition by creating digital experiences that are anchored in this long history while introducing innovative and unique new features and products, making use of latest live data, emerging technology and a unique approach to digital design and craft. Hanna Kops co-built TfL Digital over the last few years to bring innovation and strategic design, as well as a unique focus on quality and digital craft in-house. She is also a Visiting Lecturer at the Royal College of Art. Before joining Transport for London, Hanna led design teams, innovation projects, culture change initiatives for major brands and co-founded a design studio. She worked for a wide range of organisations in technology, retail, culture/arts, healthcare and education in the UK and USA, including Transport for London, O2, Orange, NHS and The Department of Health, BBC and as a former resident of New York City, WebMD and The Rhode Island Department of Education. https://lnkd.in/evtBCzZi https://lnkd.in/emc-aep9 If you have any access requirements, please contact [email protected] ahead of the event. #UXDesign #DigitalInnovation #TechEvents #DesignLeadership #ProductDesign #TfLGo #TransportInnovation #DigitalCraft #DataDrivenDesign #PublicTransportTech #DesignTalks #CreativeLeadership #DesignInspiration #ExperienceDesign #HumanCenteredDesign #LearnWithLeaders #DesignForGood #InnovationInAction #TechForTransport #DesignExcellence #HybridEvents #AccessibleDesign #InclusiveDesign #ZoomEvent
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🌟 Last Thursday Ludgate Circus sparkled as we switched on the Fleet Street Quarter’s Ludgate Luminations! 🧣 A festive pop-up market on St Bride Street set the scene with winter favourites like mulled wine, hot chocolate, churros, and cheese toasties. 🎶 The evening also featured the first-ever performance by the FSQ Community Choir! 🐧 Thursday also marked the launch of the Fleet Street Quarter Penguin Parade! Explore 12 beautifully designed penguins across the Quarter until 5 January, supporting WWF and created by Wild in Art. 🎁 Click here to make a donation to WWF, plan your route with the trail map, or enjoy the free audio guide both created by Olaf Falafel. Plus, check out what’s happening across the Quarter this Christmas: https://lnkd.in/eYFQmeCv 🧡 A big thank you to star of The Inbetweeners and the brand new Netflix film ‘That Christmas’ for helping us switch on the lights and kick off the festive season! #fleetstreetquarter #cityoflondon #festivefsq #christmas #festive #christmasinlondon
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We are conducting research around the Bridewell Theatre and its value to our users (organisations and individuals, as either performers or audience). This feedback will help us understand how we can improve the facilities, the overall theatre experience and identify opportunities for fundraising, alongside feeding into work looking at St Bride Foundation as a whole. We would be grateful for your support in doing this. Please click the link below to fill out the survey before Wednesday 20 November. **All responses with an email address will be entered into a drawing for a £100 tab at the Bridewell Theatre Bar for any one performance before the end of April 2025. https://lnkd.in/geErCDsn
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We are delighted to announce that DutchScot will be joining us at St Bride Foundation on 20 February 2025 – taking us on a journey through old work and new. The Journey from Old World to New With DutchScot Thursday 20 February 2025 St Bride Foundation and Online via Zoom 7–8.30pm Tickets: https://lnkd.in/edMAY2hG Exploring language, context, clichés and cultures. DutchScot will be talking about a font designed for the kids of Liverpool, by the kids of Liverpool; a new Danish textile brand inspired by typewriter art; a rebrand for a Museum in Brussels; the Japanese craft of gyotaku fish printing, amongst other projects – old and new. DutchScot are a design & branding consultancy, working for organisations in both the UK and overseas, from their studio in Design District London. Founded by Creative Directors Ross Goulden, Alex Swatridge and Jacob Vanderkar. They were ranked #1 UK Design Agency in the 2023 D&AD Awards and are in the top 25 agencies in Creative Boom’s Hotlist for 2025. https://dutch.scot/ https://lnkd.in/erEfaABv If you have any access requirements, please contact [email protected] ahead of the event.
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New event announcement! Type Tuesday: Books that rock! Band logos and New York reportage St Bride Foundation Tuesday 26 November 2024 Bridewell Hall 7-9.30pm To book, please visit: https://lnkd.in/gu_5XUmu Eye magazine’s final Type Tuesday of 2024 introduces Jim K. Davies and Jamie Ellul who will talk about their book Logo Rhythm and Lucinda Rogers who will discuss New York Winter 1988 and her latest reportage about the US elections for The Guardian. Logo Rhythm, by writer Jim K. Davies and designer Jamie Ellul (Supple Studio) is a comprehensive overview of some of the most well known and loved band logos from the past 60 years. The book features iconic names such as The Beatles, Yes, The Ramones, Chicago, Funkadelic, Pulp, The White Stripes and artists who never had a fixed logo, such as David Bowie. It delves into the stories behind the logos to reveal some fascinating insights. For example, the Run-DMC logo was designed at Island Records’ art department in London, while the Stones ‘Lick’ logo wasn’t inspired by Mick Jagger’s lips, but the Hindu deity Kali — see also ‘Two degrees of (colour) separation’ on the Eye blog. The book has forewords, by Tom Robinson (TRB) and Malcolm Garrett. Copies are now available to buy from Circa press here, and there will be a review of the book in the forthcoming Eye 107, which also features articles about Margaret Calvert, Amaya Segura, Michael Doret and Artificial intelligence and the environment. Reportage artist Lucinda Rogers will talk about her book New York Winter 1988, her latest work for the New York Times and her drawings of the US elections published in The Guardian. Lucinda works from life in the tradition of the artist as reporter, drawing with ink straight to paper, and will reflect on how this practice influences her views of people and the city. See ‘Witness’, about her reportage from Cop26, in Eye 103. New York Winter 1988 by Lucinda Rogers is part of an ongoing series of books on drawing and photography published by Dashwood Books in the form of paperback novellas. It reproduces page-by-page the sketchbook of her first inspiring trip to New York in 1988. There will be a bar and a pop-up shop selling the current ‘Type special issue’, Eye 106, plus bargain back issues. All proceeds go to support St Bride Foundation.
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We are conducting research around the Bridewell Theatre and its value to our users (organisations and individuals, as either performers or audience). This feedback will help us understand how we can improve the facilities, the overall theatre experience and identify opportunities for fundraising, alongside feeding into work looking at St Bride Foundation as a whole. We would be grateful for your support in doing this. Please click the link below to fill out the survey before Wednesday 20 November. **All responses with an email address will be entered into a drawing for a £100 tab at the Bridewell Theatre Bar for any one performance before the end of April 2025. https://lnkd.in/geErCDsn
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Unlock centuries of typographic mastery with TypEd – a workshop series at St Bride Foundation led by industry experts, delving into the art and craft of letterforms. The first series of workshops in this exciting new type education programme will feature: ✍ Marie Boulanger, Design Lead at Monotype ✍ Jim Sutherland, founder of Studio Sutherl& ✍ Astrid Stavro, award-winning creative director We are pleased to share an early bird discount to launch this new programme, available until 14th October! 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eshPCUf8
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Now booking: Chemical Colour Evidence for 'Coal-Tar' Pigments in British Printing Ink, 1860–1914 With Ian Dooley Wednesday 6 November 2024 St Bride Foundation and Online via Zoom 7–8.30pm GMT To book, please visit: https://lnkd.in/e4ZBf3A8 This talk explores the introduction and continued use of synthetic organic pigments for printing ink during the late nineteenth century. Synthetic pigments introduced brilliant never-before-seen colours for printing that could not be produced by naturally derived pigments. They are derived from synthetic dyes which began commercial production in the late 1850s. But we don’t know when they were introduced as pigments, for how long they were used, or for what kind of printed material they may or may not have been used for. This talk draws mainly from St Bride Library’s unparalleled collection of specimen books, ink manufacturers’ printed samples of available colours, to track the introduction, appearance, and uses of these pigments. Specimen books reveal the advantages and disadvantages of using these new colours and how they forever changed how books looked. Ian Dooley is a third year PhD student at the Institute of English Studies, School of Advanced Study (University of London). This talk is based on work from their thesis: Printing Ink Manufacturing In Britain And Its Impact On Print Culture And Society: 1850–1900 which explores how industrial ink making fundamentally changed printed material into chemical-industrial products; altering printed material, British culture, and industrial society. Ian is a former library worker at Princeton University Special Collections specialising in book history, nineteenth century illustration techniques, and children’s literature. Please note: This talk is being held in our Passmore Edwards room which is only accessible by two flights of stairs. If you have accessibility requirements, it may be best to view the talk online – please contact [email protected] ahead of the event if you have any queries.
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