Fedrigoni UK launches its annual Fedrigoni 365 calendar project to shine a spotlight on the creativity of printers. The project extends its theme of collaboration and inclusion with creatives by partnering with printers to artistically celebrate the creative eco-system in its entirety.
Fedrigoni UK, the leading global producer of luxury speciality papers and self-adhesive labelling products, in partnership with design studio TM, unveils the latest edition of its highly anticipated annual calendar project, Fedrigoni 365.
The 2022 edition follows on from the very topical theme of collaboration and inclusion, but with a difference: this year’s Fedrigoni 365 is the artistic product of creatives from different disciplines and major partners within the print industry, including Hampton Printing, Team Impression, Kingsbury Press, Screaming Colour / HP and Diamond Print Services. This unique, multi-faceted partnership has culminated in a calendar that is not only beautiful, educational and a source of inspiration for designers but showcases the creative possibilities of finishing and book binding. Contributors to this edition will be honoured by having their name and the date they designed printed on the slip case.
Instead of presenting itself as a single-bound book, this year’s calendar is a collection of four quarterly volumes. A portion of the project is executed by Screaming Colour with digital HP Indigo printing technology, resulting in three alternate editions of the final, allowing a total of almost 550 participants to take part. Whilst Volume 1 was printed by Hampton, Volume 2 by Team Impression, and Volume 3 by Kingsbury Press.
Ambra Fridegotto, Fedrigoni UK, commented: “Last year’s Fedrigoni 365 effort was a true and inclusive celebration of creative minds coming together to artistically interpret positivity and resilience in the face of current challenges presented by the pandemic. This year, we wanted to facilitate the collaboration between print businesses for the good of the industry which, over the past two years, has been impacted by Covid-19. We also wanted to use the Fedrigoni 365 project to shine a light on the finishing techniques, as showcased by our partner Diamond, and the different binding techniques that contribute to the overall creative effect. It is these small but significant differences that make this year’s Fedrigoni 365 project a true celebration of the creative eco-system in its entirety.”
Iain Moring, Screaming Colour, commented: “Screaming Colour were delighted to print Volume 4 of the set using HP Indigo technology with metallic ink and personalisation. The designs that were used throughout the book were truly inspiring, and to see so many different companies and individuals submitting such creativity for printed material brings a tremendous positivity to the print community”
Dana Craciun, HP, added: “HP Indigo has partnered with Fedrigoni to produce Volume 4 of this year’s Fedrigoni 365 calendars. Production took place at Screaming Colour in London using their HP Indigo Digital Presses utilising Silver and White ElectroInks. Thanks to the digital technology, three different versions of Volume 4 were produced allowing even more designers to take part in this project. The personalised slipcase was also printed digitally with HP Indigo Digital Presses using white ElectroInks to generate thousands of unique and personalised slipcases.
The Fedrigoni 365 calendar is an educational asset about print, showcasing what you can achieve with different print technologies, substrates, inks and in post-production processes.”
Fedrigoni 365 2022 is printed entirely on the sustainable FSC® certified range Materica, made with 25% recycled content and 10% cotton, giving the paper a bulky, rough and tactile feel. The range, which is part of the Materia Viva collection, was recently expanded to include four new shades: Terracotta, Rust, Terra Gialla and Quarz. The two latter papers were incorporated in this year’s calendar along with the classic shades Acqua, Terra Rossa, Gesso and Kraft.
Previous editions of the publication have highlighted select stocks from Fedrigoni’s vast range of papers, from an entirely black book in 2018 to an edition made of ten white papers in 2019, followed by a recycled rainbow of colours in 2020. All profits from previous editions have been donated to charity, so far raising over £20,000.
A limited number of editions of Fedrigoni 365 2022 can be purchased from Counter Print. Profits from sales this year will be donated to the charity, Mind.
For more information, visit: fedrigoni.com
