Graphistudio

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On the 21st we caught the train from Venice up to Porderone, Italy (near the Alps) and took a taxi to a little town called Arba to visit our Wedding and Portrait album publishing company, Graphistudio.  We met with Alessia there who showed us around.

What we learned:

  • The leather that Graphi uses for their Classic covers is actually produced by a local leather craftsman and cattle farmer near Arba.
  • The varnished cover options are actually varnished by a local mechanic the same way he varnishes a coat of paint on a car.
  • There is a great new line of suede covers coming down the line, as well as some new ‘the-print-is-the-cover’ options.
  • The books are assembled entirely by hand by a workforce of over 250 (300 during Christmas Rush).
  • The owner of Graphistudio recently purchased a castle.  They have a book full of very nice pictures.
  • The actual printing and binding machines contain trade secrets, so we weren’t allowed very close or to take pictures of them >:(

It was great to see where these albums are actually produced and to put some faces on the names.  the link below to see the pictures!

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Venice Wrapped Up

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So Mell, Mellisa and I toured Kaiserslautern and Quiedersbach today, but more on that later. Here’s a more extensive gallery of Venice!   The blog gallery function didn’t like so many pictures, so I did it as an adobe lightroom gallery.

Venice Gallery

Enjoy!

Buongiorno!

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Sorry about the lack up updates. We have only just found an internet cafè here in Venice.

I won’t waist too much time telling you how beautiful it is (pictures do that better, right?). But suffice to say it more than lives up to it’s reputation. There’s no straight path to anywhere, and the alleys are winding and tight, and pour into campos (squares). The gondoliers are all about (we’ll take one soon), and the water bus system is a lot of fun. In any case, here is a selection of the pictures we have so far.