Team building events
The printmaking studio has existed since 2005 and after several relocations found a home at the centrally located location in Bötzowkiez, in the middle of Prenzlauer Berg in Berlin. At the beginning of 2022 there was a smooth change of studio directors, with a few changes concerning the offers and premises. Cyanotype workshops and team / company events are now held on a regular basis.
In our cozy workshop — amid old printing presses, the smell of inks, paper, and letterpress cabinets covered in history — the clock ticks a little slower. Leaving the fast-paced everyday life outside the studio doors, a wide variety of activities, exhibitions and get-togethers take place in the Atelier. Warm tea, small bites and the appropriate music is never missing, adding to the charming and pleasant atmosphere.
The culinary offer can be adapted for company and Christmas events by arrangement. A small kitchen with stove top, refrigerator and dishwasher are available. Appointments are possible during the week and on weekends from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.. The following formats are suitable for a workshop lasting approximately 4 hours:
Cyanotype • analog photographic process
One of the world’s first female photographers — Anna Atkins — published the first book exclusively illustrated by photographs as early as 1843/44. For this purpose, she used a delightful technique of analog photography: the cyanotype. Through this technique photo negatives as well as objects, materials or stencils can be exposed to UV light and captured on paper. In a relatively short time an interesting »impression« of the exposed original, colored in shades of blue, is obtained.
Participants will be introduced to the technique of cyanotype. During the workshop light-sensitive papers are exposed with various motifs. It is possible to work up to the Din A3 format.
Suitable paper and other materials needed will be provided. You are welcome to experiment with materials you bring along. If you wish to expose digital motifs, they can be printed on location: we have computers, printers and transparent paper up to A4 size. So you can also experiment with font, etc.
Directed by Mila Albrecht and Alberto Gobber
4 hours — individual appointment
720 € all inclusive + 10 € per participant for material and consumables
plus 19 % German VATLocation: Printmaking Studio, Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Str. 3, 10407 Berlin Prenzlauer Berg
Registration: info@druckgraphik-atelier.de
Drypoint etching • intaglio
Individual motifs (postcard DIN A6 format) are scratched into an acrylic plate with etching needles. The plates are then covered with ink using a special technique. The final print is then created by pressing the paper on the acrylic plate through the etching press.
Small editions are produced, which can also be used as Christmas cards. The individual prints are also a haptic experience due to the typical embossing and texture of the cotton paper.
Directed by Mila Albrecht and Alberto Gobber
4 hours — individual appointment
720 € all inclusive + 10 € per participant for material and consumables
plus 19 % German VATLocation: Printmaking Studio, Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Str. 3, 10407 Berlin Prenzlauer Berg
Registration: info@druckgraphik-atelier.de
Monotype • unique pieces with oil colors
The monotype technique is particularly suitable for producing a large number of prints in a short time, all of which are uniques. After a brief introduction and examples from art history, you will work by rolling, scraping, or drawing directly on the back side of the paper which is placed on top of colored plates; by applying pressure the oil color is transfered to the paper. Fantastic structures and shapes can be created. You will learn about printing techniques as well as tools and machines used in an art print shop.
Directed by Mila Albrecht and Alberto Gobber
3 hours — individual appointment
630 € all inclusive + 10 € per participant for material and consumables
plus 19 % German VATLocation: Printmaking Studio, Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Str. 3, 10407 Berlin Prenzlauer Berg
Registration: info@druckgraphik-atelier.de
Letterpress typesetting • printing Christmas and greeting cards
Through manual letterpress typesetting, business cards, individual greeting cards (e.g. Christmas, birthday, anniversary, new year’s) and posters iup to DIN A2 format can be produced in font sizes from 6 pt to 96 pt. Insights on type history, typesetting techniques and typographic design will also shared. A Boston Tiegel press (DIN A5) and a pulling press (max. 49 × 56 cm) are available for printing.
Directed by Mila Albrecht and Alberto Gobber
4 hours — individual appointment
720 € all inclusive + 5 € per participant for material and consumables
plus 19 % German VATLocation: Printmaking Studio, Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Str. 3, 10407 Berlin Prenzlauer Berg
Registration: info@druckgraphik-atelier.de