February 2012

Etching tool and dies used in traditional die-stamping will star in a new Cromwell exhibition in Huntington, on loan from Baddeley Brothers.

‘The Headless Horseman’ exhibition at the Cromwell Museum is displaying a series of seven prints, derived from the Van Dyck portrait of Charles I on horseback. The prints start off with Cromwell's head on the rider's body before showing Charles I and then reverting back to Cromwell again. It is one of the most complicated sequences of prints of the mid-seventeenth century and each version is a re-working of the original copper printing plate. The tools and dies from Baddeley Brothers will be on display to demonstrate the printing technique which was used to create the prints at the time.

Director Charles Pertwee commented: “This clearly demonstrates the tradition of engraving and the powerful influence of the printing press. Our dies will give visitors the chance to see how these images were created and the craftsmanship that was required to produce them. “

December 2011

What do paper eyelashes, chocolate moustaches, a bowl made out of plastic soldiers and a beautiful paper plane crafted by Baddeley Brothers all have in common?

September 2011

This September, Baddeley Brothers was briefly back on London’s Tabernacle Street, near the site of its old factory, 25 years after the doors last closed.

The staff then would have been surprised to see their traditional print press techniques hanging on the walls of a bold, trendsetting gallery, being lauded by the art world as part of the hugely influential London Design Festival and 100% Design exhibition.

Based in the vibrant Shoreditch area of London, Gallery FUMI chose to feature Studio Glithero and its collaborative work with Baddeley Brothers as part of the exciting Studio Ware exhibition. The intricate paper planes developed for Wallpaper’s Handmade show in Milan, were skilfully framed and mounted on the walls of the studio. The video to show the making of the planes, was also on display, paying homage to the faithful relationship between the individual printers and their machines.

April 2011

Like a scene in a European arthouse film, the design presses and envelope folding machines at Baddeley Brothers have been given a starring role in a remarkable art exhibit.

Studio Glithero, a well respected Anglo-Dutch design alliance, has been filming the Baddeley Brothers presses in action, as part of an eye-catching artwork featuring five exclusively crafted paper airplanes.

The highly original collaboration between Studio Glithero's Tim Simpson and Sarah van Gameren and Baddeley Brothers celebrates the manufacturing processes that have been used to produce a beautiful, complex and intricate set of limited edition paper airplanes. Inspired by geometry, the five designs have been developed to showcase the absolute precision and skill of the printer and their individual machine at each stage.