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Editorial · press
Process·02 · 28 · 26·8 min

Inside the Rotterdam press, at 6am.

A morning with Janne and her 1440dpi workhorse. Coffee included.

Editorial · drop-03
Drops·02 · 10 · 26·4 min

Drop 03: what happened, in numbers.

200 pieces. Eleven days. One very sleepless team.

Editorial · ink
Materials·01 · 22 · 26·7 min

Water-based ink, and why it matters.

The difference between a print that lives on the fabric and one that lives on top of it.

Editorial · cotton
Materials·12 · 14 · 25·11 min

We went to find our cotton. Here's where.

A week in Portugal with our supplier, a fistful of fabric samples, and too many espressos.

Editorial · custom
Community·11 · 30 · 25·5 min

The weirdest custom orders we've pressed.

A pug in a top hat. 80 band tees in a week. Someone's wedding vows on a hoodie.