Curtis Gallery

Graphic designers and printers worldwide are doing great things with Curtis papers and we want to thank you for it!

In our gallery, we showcase the best of the work we receive. Send us in your printed samples on Curtis papers and we may use this material for case studies for key design and print publications as well .

Here are some of your recent success stories.

Metaphor adds the Eco touch to Susiemaroon products

The Edinburgh based company susiemaroon specialises in the ecological production of greeting cards, accessories and furniture. They have used Metaphor Oak 310g/m2 to produce box set packaging for their ecological card range. The tactile quality of the Metaphor card complements the origami style construction of the box packaging.

Susie Brown from susiemaroon said: “With our company environmentally aware ethos we feel that it is important to research and use as many ecological resources as possible.  A company specialising in sustainable printing techniques takes care of all of our printed stock.  By printing onto the Metaphor paper that we have chosen for the brochure we achieve a natural, rough, contemporary aesthetic that complements our collection and also maintains our ‘green’ ethos.”

Contact

Website: www.susiemaroon.co.uk
E-mail: mail@susiemaroon.co.uk
Tel: 07880 608 576

Lulu Butterfly uses Metaphor for “animated“ postcard

Design Company :	Lulu Butterfly, Manchester
Project:	Self promotion postcard
Paper:	Metaphor White 310g/m
Supplier:	The Paper Company

Manchester based graphic designer, Yoko Washimine’s postcard design created a subtle visual effect using a combination of varnish techniques to animate a cluster of dots and images as the card is moved in the light. The postcard was produced using screen printing on Metaphor White 310g/m.

Use of Retreeve for FSC annual report reflects growing interest in FSC papers

Design Company :	The Garda Solution
Project:	Forest Stewardship Council UK Working Group Annual Report 2003 - 2004
Client:	Forest Stewardship Council UK Working Group
Paper:	Retreeve FSC Vellum Brilliant White 150g/m from the Curtis Fine Papers Eco range
Supplier:	Robert Horne Group
Print Run:	1500

The Forest Stewardship Council UK Working Group has used FSC certified text and cover paper Retreeve Vellum from Curtis Fine Papers for its 2003-2004 annual report and accounts.

Referring to the use of Retreeve for the annual report and accounts and reflecting on the rapid growth in take up of the Forest Stewardship Council’s chain of custody certification scheme which guarantees that raw materials come from responsibly managed forests certified by the FSC, Anna Jenkins, FSC UK director said:

“Activity is picking up in the paper sector, Retreeve is a new high quality 40% FSC content report paper from Curtis Fine Papers which we are delighted to be using for this report.”

Forest Stewardship Council certified Retreeve is available in five distinctive finishes: Smooth, Vellum, Felt, Pinpoint and Earthtints in a range of weights and sheet sizes. It contains a minimum of 40% FSC certified fibre and 20% de-inked post-consumer waste. All virgin fibre is made from elemental chlorine free pulp.

Tony Burrows, managing director of The Garda Solution said:

"We are now fully experienced in printing full colour on FSC papers and, are seeing increasing volumes of our work going that way. It is our policy to promote FSC as our preferred choice of environmental paper and we are delighted to be associated with the printing of the Forest Stewardship Council Annual Report."

Curtis papers chosen for unique textile collaboration

Design Company :	Direct Design, London
Project:	Through the Surface catalogue
Client:	The Surrey Institute of Art & Design University College, curator - Lesley Millar
Paper and print techniques:	Cover - Pulp (see similar ranges in Hots Pure Pulp from the Curtis ECO range). Embossed and clear foil blocked. Text pages - Retreeve Vellum Brilliant White 150g/m, Scotia Weave Translucent 90g/m, Retreeve Pinpoint Brilliant White 150g/m from the Curtis ECO range, Curtis by Curtis 1.0 135g/m. Litho printed in two and four colour process.
Printer:	Precision Printing, London

The “Through the Surface” catalogue was produced to promote the exhibition of the same name featuring a collaboration of textile artists in the UK and Japan.

A combination of Curtis Fine Papers products were used in the work book style catalogue which includes contributions from the artists and others involved in the “Through the Surface” project. Fourteen of the most innovative textile artists in Britain and Japan whose work spans fashion, art and science participated in an exchange of ideas and techniques, with young textile artists being paired with established artists in their opposite country spending 10 to 12 weeks in the country. The resulting work culminated in the “Through the Surface” exhibition.

Through its design, the catalogue reflects the excitement of the working processes of the artists. The beautiful photographs of the Japanese work by Toshiharu Kawabe and of the British work by Damian Chapman and Ian Forsyth describe the final outcomes with a breathtaking clarity.

Notably, the designer, Direct Design London took the bold step of using pulp for the cover of the catalogue. Curtis has just launched ECO Hots Pure Pulp, stripping paper back to its rawest state by promoting the use of raw pulp in creative work. The unprocessed nature of the product, which features four individual pulps - cotton, native, virgin and waste - means that Curtis does not issue any print guarantees, but the “Through the Surface” catalogue shows the impact of embossing and clear foil blocking on a pulp product.

Gerry Diebel, director, Direct Design, London said of the project:

“The catalogue is designed to look and feel like a ‘workbook’, with the various paper stocks, the wiro-bound finish and the proliferation of varied source and development images all contributing to this effect. We collaborated with Curtis Fine Papers from an early stage of the project. The paper quality has significantly raised the level of the presentation and given the book the tactile quality the subject matter and the project title demands.”

The “Through the Surface” exhibition is running from January to November 2004 in the UK before moving on to Japan in 2005 commencing at the National Museum of Modern Art in Kyoto.

Further information about the “Through the Surface” project can be accessed at www.throughthesurface.com

Metaphor helps communicate “Lose the fear” message

Design Company :	Bowman Creative
Project:	Bowman Creative Brand Identity
Client:	Bowman Creative
Paper:	Curtis Fine Papers Metaphor White 100g/m
Supplier:	The Paper Company
Printer:	Impressions

“We believe that to be truly creative, you must lose the fear of being wrong” says Anthony Lewis-Dowell, creative director at Bowman Creative.

The Chester based design agency chose the image of a “free runner” leaping over rooftops for their new brand identity which features corporate stationery printed on Metaphor from Curtis Fine Papers, supplied by PaperCo. The identity reflects the Bowman Creative way of working - “courageous, creative, compelling and commercial”.

“Taking calculated risks and making creative leaps of faith is something we strive to achieve for all our clients” explains Anthony Lewis-Dowell. “That’s why the ‘free running’ imagery works so well. It’s a visual metaphor for what we do on a daily basis.”

Recycled paper Metaphor White 100g/m from the Curtis Fine Papers ECO range was selected for the corporate stationery which includes A3 advertising letterheads and brand ID post cards as well as A4 letterheads, continuation sheets, compliments slips and business cards. The two colour job was printed by Impressions.

Of his choice of paper, Lewis-Dowell says:

“It has that earthy, gritty, feel which reflects the urban edge to our new identity we need a paper that was as visually dynamic as our graphics.

“Richard Surtees (specification sales executive) from PaperCo was central to our decision making he gave us the reassurance that the paper could handle a full bleed print spec on both sides and could also be colour lasered for personalised DM campaigns.”

Client and prospective client reaction to the new identity has been enthusiastic, and the new branding is being extended into an awareness campaign which is being rolled out across a variety of media.

“We’re hoping this dramatically different identity will catapult Bowman Creative into the future” concludes Lewis-Dowell.