Just being able to be a small piece of a long history of creative entrepreneurs that contribute to the energy of this city, is like a dream. A place that feels like it could only exist in this city. A little place that makes you smile on your way to somewhere else. Anyone that lives in and loves NYC can easily list the stores, some long gone and some brand new, that make them happy. Honestly, that we even get to be a part of it at all. What's your favorite part about the New York creative community? Our goal to be a unique space with an eclectic mix of new, old, handmade and sometimes not is still what pushes us today. Covid made us appreciate the things about our shop that are the most fun and lighthearted, and we have been bringing in even more goodies to reflect that. Sixteen years later lots of things have changed, trends have come and gone (everything was inexplicably brown in 2006) but we have stayed as close to our original ideas as possible. We wanted to build a shop that felt like all of the niche stores we shopped as kids and teens in the city. We wanted to offer custom hand-printed paper goods in a brick and mortar space where you could also shop for the unique cards and gifts (felt meat pillows anyone!) that we were loving from online and afar. In 2005 the new generation of craft fairs were popping up all over the country and Etsy (when it was only handmade makers) was booming. I decided to go into business with her and that meant adding a retail store component into the mix. My sister Amy was going to start a print shop on her own, where she would design/print wedding invitations and stationery. (hahaha) Little did we know that almost 15 years later we would be signing an actual lease in the West Village. We used to talk about owning a coffee shop/art gallery (that only played the coolest music) in the Village. We actually started our shop in the 1990's in our NJ childhood bedrooms. How did you start your stationery shop, Greenwich Letterpress? We caught up with these sisters to hear about how their sunny jewelbox in the village came to be… We love that Greenwich Letterpress is extremely aware of its place in time – not only can you have beautiful custom invitations, letterhead, and business cards made but you can also pick up fun Japanese erasers or colorful paper gift boxes. Call us to discuss your ideas so we can recommend an appropriate paper and answer any questions you might have.Meet Amy & Beth, the founders of Greenwich Letterpress: a delightful stationary studio in the West Village. Let us show you the beauty of this classic print process when you specify letterpress on your next order. Typically the higher the cotton content the stock has, the better an impression we can give you. Paper selection is of great importance with letterpress. Each additional color requires an additional letterpress die and pass through the press. Once inked, the die is pressed into the cotton stock one color at a time. Today, letterpress requires the use of a brass or polymer plate which, when inked, leaves a slight depression on the paper. Type was hand-cast and individual lead characters were hand-set into lines until machine-set composition simplified the process. Letterpress was first introduced in Europe in the fourteenth century as an alternative to laborious calligraphy. Today many designers are returning to the craft of letterpress, which offers a unique tactile feel and nostalgic quality for use on invitations, note cards, and stationery. Karr Graphics has offered letterpress printing to New York City’s artistic community for over 45 years.
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