Articles of interest
Alessandro Butti and Aldo Novarese at Società Nebiolo
From the late 1930s through to the 1950s, Alessandro Butti and Aldo Novarese at the Società Nebiolo type foundry pioneered modern Italian type design. It was a highly productive, somewhat complicated partnership – and one that produced many enduring and distinctive typefaces.
The Penwith Society of Arts at St Ives
Founded in dissent, shaped by some of the most significant artists of the twentieth century, and sustained for nearly half a century by one remarkable woman, the Penwith remains at the heart of St Ives' creative community.
The quiet rivalry between Linotype and Intertype
From the late 1800s, Linotype pioneered the automation of hot-metal typesetting, inspiring innovators like Intertype to refine and perfect this world-changing technology.
Tom Phillips RA: artist and magpie
Painter, printmaker, poet, composer, opera director, curator – over the course of a long and extraordinarily varied career, Tom Phillips became one of the most inventive and playful figures in British art.
Arthur Tooth & Sons: at the heart of London's art market
A brief history of a truly influential commercial art gallery. From Victorian watercolours to modern British painting, the gallery evolved with changing tastes while helping to shape the art market itself.
Characters of the Monotype Corporation
An influential organisation on both sides of the Atlantic, in this article we showcase some of the people who guided its typographic direction.
Marlborough: the rise and fall of a mega-gallery
In 2024, almost 80 years after its founding, the Marlborough Gallery began winding down its operation. Here's the story of how it all started, and what went wrong.
Twin visions: printed ephemera at the Stedelijk
How the works of Willem Sandberg and Wim Crouwel influenced the creative direction of the pioneering Stedelijk Museum.