I love those shows on Discovery and other channels like Modern Marvels but how often do you get to see how some nice art paper gets made. Independent British paper company GFSmith is known across the globe for its worldwide distribution of premium print and design materials. Working closely with several world-renowned mills, the company uses innovative techniques to produce some of the most uniquely colored and textured papers on the market. This video offers an inside look at at the production process for a number of specialty finishing techniques, including lithography, thermography, engraving, foil blocking and embossing.
GFSmith x Strathmore from GFSmith on Vimeo.
I could watch that for hours. It sounds strange, but I love manufacturing. Something about the hypnotic repetition. To this day my favorite job was when I worked at a steel mill.
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