Apricot Lumen

@apricotlumen

A two-colour risograph studio working in warm ink. Prints, zines, workshops and the odd gloriously misregistered test pull.

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About Apricot Lumen

We run one small drum press and a very short list of inks. Everything here is printed in two passes, so colours overlap, edges soften, and no two sheets land quite the same way. That is the point.

Editions are small because the paper is bought a ream at a time. When something sells out it usually stays out, unless the ink is still on the shelf.

Open for commissions · New prints most Tuesdays

Rows of bound books and stacked paper on warm-lit shelves Featured · Out now Amber Hour — Issue Four Thirty-two pages on light at the end of the day, printed in fluorescent orange and warm grey.

Shop the studio

Print shop Open editions in A3 and A4, printed two colours at a time Amber Hour, issue four Thirty-two pages, saddle stitched, orange and warm grey The seconds shelf Misprints, test pulls and off-register sheets at half price

Learn at the press

Beginner two-colour afternoon Draw it, separate it, print it. Leave with a small edition Open studio evening Walk the press, see the drying rack, ask the awkward questions Private sessions Bring one project, two makers maximum, half a day on the drum Commission brief What we need from you before we can price a run

Read & keep in touch

The Dispatch, monthly One ink, one paper, one print, and what we learned from it Studio notes Field notes from the press floor, written when something goes wrong Colour library Every ink we keep in stock, with the papers they sit best on

On the shelf this month

  • Harbour Light, A3 open edition, fluorescent orange over warm grey
  • Orchard Grid, A4 open edition, three passes on soft white stock
  • Postcard set of six, one colour each, sold as a bundle
  • Seconds shelf restocked whenever a run misbehaves
  • Ink library currently: fluorescent orange, warm grey, medium blue, moss

Workshop rhythm

  • First Saturday of the month — beginner two-colour afternoon, six places
  • Third Thursday — open studio evening, no booking needed
  • Private sessions by arrangement, two makers maximum
  • Commissions are quoted from a brief: size, quantity, paper, deadline

What we actually send

  • The Dispatch, once a month: one ink, one paper, one finished print
  • Studio notes, irregular: registration failures worth keeping
  • A short note when an edition is about to sell out
  • Nothing else. No sales blasts, no countdowns