Sustainability & Materials

Materials 

I believe in making things to last. I’d like my prints to be hanging on your walls for many years, so each one is handmade with care from high quality materials.

I use bamboo, cotton and Japanese printmaking papers — all acid free and archival quality. The inks used for printing are lightfast, which is important for product longevity.

All of the products are hand printed by me, in Stockholm (Sweden). The beauty of a handmade process is that each print will be slightly unique. For example, small variations in ink density and texture.

Sustainability

I’m continually looking at ways to make my studio more sustainable and these are the areas I currently focus on...

Small Runs

I print in small runs to reduce excess stock and waste. Test prints and those with small imperfections are sold as "seconds" (at a reduced price) rather than thrown away.

Packaging

Orders are packaged in recyclable or preloved packaging.

Plastic

I try to avoid using plastic packaging wherever possible — it’s only used as a protective outer layer of wrapping. I'd like to avoid it altogether but this desire is balanced with the need to effectively protect my products, especially at markets.

Waste

I use traditional lino made from wood flour and linseed oil, with a hessian backing. This means the waste shavings are biodegradable.

Paper offcuts are used to create smaller prints, to reduce the amount of waste paper.