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Hamburg, Germany · est. 1998

Hirundo Press

Hand-set letterpress artists' books that combine rigorous research with traditional printing and typography.

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About the press

Hirundo Press is a Hamburg studio run by Caroline Saltzwedel, producing hand-set letterpress artists' books and typography in German and English. Its projects combine historically informed research with traditional printing techniques, presented through bilingual book art editions.

Notable titles

  • King Coal
  • Querschnitt durch die Schwarze Kunst
  • Lebenschronik von Johann Diederich Gries

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