Swiss designer and master letterpress printer Dafi Kühne is returning to HMCT for a second residency at Archetype Press in February, 2024. The following public events are planned around his visit:
Artist presentation
Thursday, February 15, 2024 @ 7:30 PM (PT)
Free and open to all.
Rhythm & Type Workshop [SOLD OUT]
Saturday & Sunday 02/17 – 02/18/2024, 10 AM – 5 PM
Explore the potential of working with technical limitations of the analog world. Spend two days immersed in typography and its semantic connection to the message—experimenting with composition, rhythm, color, typography, and letterpress printing with the guidance of Swiss Master Printer (and Letterpress Wizard) Dafi Kühne. As well as letterpress printers, this workshop is for design students and professionals, type-lovers and typography-nerds. Projects will be printed on one of Archetype’s thirteen Vandercook proof presses, and you will have access to 3,000+ cases of wood and metal type.