RISO(GRAPH)
A vintage and sustainable printing process producing a modern aesthetic. Working in collaboration with the team at OuterSpace Press Studio in Berlin, this technique elevates the photography of a campaign, editorial, or publication into something incredibly unique and limited edition.
There’s nothing quite like it. Whether emphasizing lush, technicolor-esque vibrant hues, developing the soft richness of skin tones and textures, or pushing graphic black and white compositions, the risograph’s distinct process provide singular results.
A transformative process
C A M P A I G N
“THE ART OF BEING A WOMAN”
Client
Warp + Weft
Year
2020
The concept for this denim campaign was born out of trying to answer the unanswerable question - what does it mean to be a woman. Focusing on how the idea of “the woman” has been created through the advertising world brought the visual potential into clear focus. Using tongue-in-cheek references to classic tropes and marketing from the last fifty years, the texture and color toning of risograph printing gave a vintage yet modern aesthetic to the images that were photographed on slide film and Super8.
Featuring Chloe Hayward
30 Prints + Overprints, Scans Included
4 Color (CMYK) risograph
P U B L I C A T I O N
DANNY AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA
Client
Play Hooky Productions
Year
2023
Inspired by mass-market pulp fiction and film magazines from the 1960s, this hand-made risograph publication was created to extend the visceral experience of a night out at Danny and the Deep Blue Sea. Featuring early key art and rehearsal images, the booklet fits easily in the back pocket, to be taken out following the show and read at the bar, on the train, and even on the couch at home. The pages are meant to be touched—the grainy and graphic translation of the photographs is an almost tangible reflection of the play's tension.
Featuring Aubrey Plaza and Christopher Abbott
32 Pages, 12x19 cm
Booklet: 115/gsm Munken Print Cream
Cover Jacket: 175/gsm Meta Paper ExtraRough White
Binding: Singer Sewn with Red Thread
Edition of 1,000
L O O K B O O K
ATHENS | S/S 2020
Client
Grammar NYC
Year
2020
Shot on location in Athens, Greece, the gauzy black and white photographs depict an evening at sunset on the Aegean Sea. A limited edition of 200 lookbooks was risograph-printed on a stark white heavyweight paper, creating an incredibly elegant and timeless finish. In addition to the lookbook, a set of A3 risograph prints was commissioned to adorn the brand’s design studio.
Featuring Shaniqua Arnelle
20 Pages, 24x33 cm
170/gsm Meta Paper ExtraRough White
Loosely Folded Sheets
Edition of 200
THE BEAUTY OF RISO
A Super8 film shot during the post-production of the Warp + Weft “Art of Being a Woman” Campaign in the OuterSpace Press Studio in Berlin. Printing using the risograph is always an exciting collaboration with Magda and Claudio - one where it’s the magic that happens in the unexpected of the process that makes the results so uniquely special.