 About Dauphine Press
The Dauphine Press Story
Dauphine Press, founded in 1999 by graphic designer Trish Kinsella, is a letterpress design and print studio located in Sonoma County, California. An experienced graphic designer, Trish has worked with a corporate client list that includes, among others, Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, and the Gap. Trish initially became captivated by letterpress printing while designing her own wedding invitations, and eventually turned her talent and attention to the contemporary revival of this centuries old craft.
"I wanted to be a part of bringing letterpress printing back into the American vernacular. It's too wonderful to just be used once in a lifetime," she says. Today - using fifty-year-old Heidelberg Windmill letterpresses - Dauphine Press creates distinctive invitations by combining images from the past and present with beautiful type and marrying them with rich papers.
"We create first impressions by way of a truly personalized statement. Just as no two occasions are exactly alike, the same should be true of the invitation." Today, Dauphine Press is a thriving boutique business with clients located throughout the US and abroad.
Artfully Modern Design, Vintage Methods
"The web makes it easy for clients to find us; however, that is where the internet ends and personal relationship begins, " says Trish. "Extraordinary attention to detail and custom design capability is what differentiates us. We have built the business upon our reputation for addressing the individual needs of each and every customer."
Whether a client comes to us knowing exactly what they want, or is looking for expert guidance to bring their vision to life, we take tremendous pride in our ability to artfully combine modern design with the heritage of letterpress printing - with stunning results.
About Letterpress
Letterpress is a centuries-old relief printing process. The basic theory remains unchanged over the past five centuries, though modern technology allows us to combine digital layout with traditional printing. Our designs are created on a computer which are in turn made into photopolymer plates through a photographic process. All type and images are raised up on the plate and form the printed image area, while the recessed areas surrounding the design do not print. The ink from the printing press is applied to these raised areas of the plate, which is then pressed into the paper. Letterpress printing imparts an unmistakable impression in the paper, giving a vivid, three-dimensional appearance.
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