Makers of first impressions: specialist printers of luxury stationery, envelopes and finely-crafted packaging
Art catalogue cover for Gagosian Gallery
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Baddeley Brothers is a London specialist printer founded in 1859. As makers of first impressions, we address the demand for tactile, premium-quality print by preserving rare craft techniques letterpress, die-stamping, embossing, engraving and foil blocking. Enabling designers and brands to create distinctive luxury stationery, envelopes and packaging that stand out in an increasing digital world.
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The latest news from 160 years of Baddeley Brothers
Harry’s gold engraving shines to win 2025 competition
Harry Stokes fist-pumped the air when he learned he’d won our annual card contest. Run with the Hand Engravers Association, it featured blue engraved dunes and sky, with gold engraving … Read more
Ginger Liqueur Letterpress label – one for the senses
Now and then a project draws you in, appealing to the senses and enthusiasm of a new product. Kaveri Drinks spent a lot of effort taste testing and then understanding … Read more
Protecting music – how Ravensbourne students packaged up a melody
A team of four second-year design students took part in this year’s Im-Print Im-Press collaboration between Baddeley Brothers, GF Smith, Foilco and Ravensbourne University. Twenty-year-old Will gave us an insight … Read more
Seal the deal with personalised envelope portal
As the UK’s leading manufacturer of specialist envelopes, Baddeley Brothers is pleased to launch an online personalised envelope portal for clients to buy and customise a high-quality range of Colorplan … Read more
Hand-engraving contest winner says craft is 90% inspiration, 10% engraving
An artist who can count some of the world’s best musicians as his customers, has won the 2024 Hand Engravers Associations Christmas Card competition, sponsored by Baddeley Brothers. When John … Read more
Paper space rocket project brings a team of six together in educational challenge
Building a paper space rocket may seem like a straightforward task, but when the process is split between six students collaborating on a design project, the team had to be … Read more
Ibrahim’s snowflake engraving melts the heart of HEA judges
A Cambridgeshire man who has been engraving for 10 years, has triumphed in the Hand Engravers’ Association Christmas card competition. Ibrahim Batchelder entered a design that encapsulated the frozen close-up geometry of a … Read more
V&A museum project highlights how the die-cutting process and envelope-making are relevant to everyday home life.
A filming project that features the craft of the die-cutting process and envelope-making happening right on our doorstep was too good an opportunity to miss. The production team at the … Read more
Is it curtains for traditional paper as FibreLab recycles textile waste into paper for printing and packaging?
A collaboration with a textile company has yielded impressive results after fibres from discarded cloth have been successfully recycled into paper products that can be printed on. Baddeley Brothers has … Read more