About Ink Meets Paper Press

Ink Meets Paper Press is a small letterpress studio located in Charleston, SC and run by husband-and-wife team Daniel and Allison Nadeau.

PRESS

Ink Meets Paper Press started in late 2008 when Allison acquired a 1920s new-style Chandler & Price platen press. Its previous owner didn’t believe letterpress was a viable option in the digital age. Nonetheless, Allison was convinced that letterpress wasn’t a dying art, and in this very digital world, people actually desired the tactile nature of a letterpress print and longed for the handcrafted, human connection in a very mass-market society.

After a brief stint in a friend’s garage, the press (all 1,200+ pounds of it) moved to its own studio and workspace in June 2009.

ALLISON

As a child, Allison was reading a book, writing a story, or involved in some type of craft project (usually involving lots of Scotch tape). Her love of words paved the way to her degree in English; however, she never lost her love of craft and art. Letterpress provided the bridge between art and words.