Marie Vandevoorde veteran
Maybe some airconditioning?
How long have you been printing?
Since 2014
Describe your first encounter with letterpress
I heard about it in class at the Plantin Moretus Institute for Typography in Antwerp.
Where did you learn?
A workshop in Hilversum.
Who was your most influential teacher?
Thomas Gravemaker.
What super power would you like to have?
Teleportation
Do you prefer to work alone or with others?
I like both.
What do you most value in your friends?
Honesty.
When do your best ideas occur to you?
When I am relaxed.
If you were to die and come back as a typeface, which would it be?
Futura
What tool do you use more often than any other?
A stanley knife.
What books are currently on your nightstand?
The Bee Sting, Paul Murray; A dutch book that translates: Disobedience will save you; Good girls go to heaven, Rebellious women go everywhere, Anouk Meier; The Names, Florence Knapp
If you could study with any printer throughout history, who would it be?
Karel Martens. And Pierre Alechinsky :)
If you have your own shop, what equipment do you own?
A nice collection of lead and wood type, a Sofadi showcard, a 8×5 Adana, a Korrex Nurnberg and an old Korrex Berlin, that needs a lot of attention still.
If you could change one thing about your shop, what would it be?
Nothing really. Maybe some airconditioning?
When and where are you the happiest?
With my lovely children. In nature. Amongst people having good and meaningful conversations. And alone, with some nice coffee and a good book.
What is your greatest fear/worry?
That something would happen to my children. And losing my eyesight, or the use of my hands.
What do you think is useful about what you make?
Nothing really. But I really enjoy making things.
What’s your day job?
Graphic designer, illustrator, printer, maker …
Do you use any other techniques or media besides letterpress?
Some graphic techniques, like linocut, silkscreen, monotype... Drawing, painting, paperbinding, …