About Betterpress Lab

Betterpress Lab

 is a traditional and vintage letterpress studio in Rome.

Founded by Francesca Colonia and Giulia Nicolai, Betterpress Lab is a place open to the public interested in pursuing artistic research. With vintage tools and equipment, Betterpress Lab promotes the reinterpretation of the traditional techniques of typography, in an environment that shares knowledge and expertise.

Since 2014, after rescuing and housing vintage print presses, wood, and metal type, Betterpress Lab revived the traditional technique of hand-setting and composing letterforms to create limited Fine art editions. 

Betterpress' artworks become also T-shirts and furnishing accessories thanks to the hand-made silk-screen printing that respect and enhance the uniqueness of each piece, translating the limited editions created on paper onto fabric.

And yes.. we also made jewels and sculptures! :)

Everything comes from a new idea of typography. A true passion for artistic research with types, letters, images and...fancy!