New card range
TO CELEBRATE Paper Tiger's 40th birthday, the cards and stationery shop on Stafford Street, has commissioned a brand new range of cards from a traditional printing press protected by National Trust for Scotland.
Partnering with Robert Smail's Printing Works in Innerleithen, the oldest working commercial letterpress printer in the UK, 10 unique designs were printed and typeset using old methods dating back to Queen Victoria.
Robert Smail's Printing Works is cared for by the National Trust for Scotland, and is an example of Scotland's industrial heritage, while continuing to take on commercial jobs. The expert team at Smails hand-crafted the two colour prints featured on the cards.
Michael Apter, owner of Paper Tiger, said: “We're delighted to have partnered up with Smail's to bring our customers an exclusive range of letterpress cards. This is something we've been planning since March last year, and we're excited to see this come to fruition after such a difficult year with the pandemic. This partnership combines retail and market knowledge with design, print and typeset skills – the cards are a true artform from start to finish.
“The original process at Smail's is truly unique, and the quality of these cards has exceeded our expectations.”
HSBC branch
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