Saturday, Dec. 8th > Save the Date!

Save the date for the 2nd annual Thunderwing Press open studio & holiday shop, on Saturday, December 8th, in Garrison, NY, from 1-8.

We'll be debuting our Winter 2012 card collection, along with spiritual wall hangings + limited edition poster prints. In addition to cards and curated crafts, we're also thrilled to be offering a special selection of jewelry by Kathryn Bentley's coveted line Dream Collective, designed and hand-crafted out of her Los Angeles studio.

10% of sales will be donated to the Red Cross, with another 5% donated to the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals, for Sandy relief.

For updates follow us on Twitter: @Thunderwingers.

Have a happy Thanksgiving, and see you at the party!

Karen Walker's Little Aliens.

Being that Nic & I both wear Karen Walker sunglasses on a daily basis (his: Pilgrim, mine: Anywhere), we were over-the-moon when journalist and PR guru Linlee Allen (aka: Delinlee Delovely) asked us to create style cards for the L.A. launch of Walker's Little Aliens collection.

For the soirée in April at the Chateau Marmont, we letterpressed individual style cards for each pair of sunnies in grey ink, each card resting in a custom fabricated neon-green plexiglass disc (shown below). Our displays were placed in front of antennae-adorned glitter-and-sequined mannequin heads by Claire Cottrell, and alongside dreamy wildflower and spacey protea arrangements by Lili Cuzor. We were also elated that Karen included our letterpressed “Sending Good Vibes” cards in each gift bag, which were so sweetly written about on Cuzor's blog.

To view more photos of the event, check out photographer Jeana Sohn's Closet Visit blog, Aussie Vogue, The Hollywood Reporter (featuring an interview with Walker herself), and The Chalkboard (brought to you by L.A.’s awesome Pressed Juicery, who catered liquid goodness for the party).

Vive le Little Aliens!

Photos (from top): Karen Walker, Stephanie Keenan, Thunderwing Press, Linlee Allen

Cocktails, Cookies & Cards.

A very merry merci to all those who attended our holiday open studio on Dec. 17th. We had such a blast sharing our latest cards, crafts and spiked cider with everyone, that we've decided to make it an annual event. We're currently scouting locations for our first official pop-up shop, which we plan to open later this year.

Here are some photos of our festive gathering at Thunderwing HQ . . .

Letterpress love and an inspiring new year to all!

Having a Soulful Holiday.

Office Holiday Party.

Please join us for a cozy afternoon of holiday cocktails, one-of-a-kind crafts and hand-letterpressed cards at our 1st open studio soirée!

Saturday, December, 17th
2-5pm

Our studio is located In the beautiful Hamlet of Garrison, NY
(1 hr. North of Manhattan on the Hudson Line from Grand Central).

RSVP: ThunderwingPress@gmail.com

~ J.B. + Nic

Fair Share.

Last weekend, after returning from a month-long European inspiration-vacation, we flew into DC to pick-up our beloved Pug (who was staying with family), and on the drive home to NY, we pulled-over for snacks on the New Jersey Turnpike, and I was surprised to see the October issue of Vanity Fair on the magazine rack, alongside pine-tree scented air-fresheners and Garden State souvenirs.

Even more surprising was flipping through the Fanfair section, and reading our name listed as stationer of choice to über-chic blogger/fashion photographer duo, Garance Doré and Scott Schuman = zut alors! And to be listed alongside Smythson of Bond Street truly made our hearts skip a beat.

So, merci, Garance & Scott! We're beyond honored to be admired by such discerning (and lovely) eyes.

Thunderwing in Bloom.

We're thrilled that one of our newest custom designs is currently being featured on writer/art gallerist/style icon Heather Taylor's beautiful blog, LA in Bloom. Heather is offering a 12-piece set of the special "thank you" cards in an exclusive give-a-way, so be sure to check her site for further details.

The design of the cards was a manifestation of our obsession with rare vintage typography, as well as our love of antique arrows. We created romantic customized type, which we hand-letterpressed using our antique Chandler & Price press, on Holyoke 100% cotton paper, printed in metallic gold ink.

So to those hoping to win a set . . . we wish you bonne chance!

Having a Moment.

This week was truly a dazzler for us, as we were featured in The New York Times style column, The Moment, in a wonderful story penned by Nancy MacDonnell about the beauty of letterpress printing , and its current renaissance. We're still jumping around our studio with happiness about not only being mentioned in the world's greatest paper, but that they showcased our newest greeting card, as seen below (currently available in our online shoppe).

The story was also featured today on Juxtapoz Magazine's blog, which was like the cherry on top of our already awesome Serendipity III sundae.

Special thanks to magical wordsmith, Nancy MacDonnell, and our gorgeous P.R. guru, Linlee Allen (of Delinlee Delovely), for making such an epic dream come true!

Thunderwing, The Movie.

The über talented fashion and lifestyle photographer, Tim Ashton, recently visited Thunderwing HQ, and filmed us in action, doing what we love most. We feel that in this short film, he beautifully captured the vibe of our creative process in the studio. Not to mention the dreamy way the sunlight streams through the windows, and if you inhale a little, you can almost smell the wood burning stove, printing ink and antique book dust.

Posted with special thanks to Tim Ashton and Liz Cresci.

Friends of Thunderwing,

We've created a special type lock-up, just for you . . .

Have a stellar and inspiring 2011!

~ J.B. & Nic ~

Wintertime Love.

As our holiday gift to you, we've created a compilation featuring favorite Wintertime tunes,
perfect to accompany the holiday soirées and cozy nights ahead. Click here to listen.

~ The Playlist ~
Xmas Riff ~ Marc Bolan
Coldest Night of the Year ~ Vashti Bunyan
Purple Snowflakes ~ Marvin Gaye
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence ~ Ryuichi Sakamoto
Winter Wonderland ~ Darlene Love
Wintertime Love ~ The Doors
It Feels Like Christmas ~ Al Green
It's Cold Outside ~ The Choir
Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto ~ James Brown
I Don't Intend to Spend Christmas Without You ~ Margo Guryan
Merry Christmas Baby ~ Otis Redding
Christmas Wrapping ~ The Waitresses
Christmas Time is Here ~ Vince Guaraldi Trio
Please Come Home for Christmas ~ Charles Brown

Enjoy the snowy sounds,

~ J.B. & Nic ~

Candy Darling.

We're simply over the moon about a recent mention in Daily Candy's Fall 2010 Wedding Guide, and wanted to share the good news! We are featured as the current go-to designers for dazzling custom event invitations, bespoke bookbinding and letterpress wizardry.

And if you happen to be on Facebook (who isn't?), we'd be jazzed to have you as a member of our Thunderwing group, so come on over!

* Special thanks to the magical Candy ladies, Crystal and Heather, for granting a big wish : )

Wombleton Records

We're beyond jazzed to announce the grand opening of Wombleton Records (located in L.A.'s Highland Park), for which we proudly designed all the signage and printed ephemera, featuring a logo of an olde English carriage (outfitted with LPs as wheels, of course), and a gilded "W" for the front entrance.

Wombleton's proprietors, Jade and Ian, are dear ol' friends, who also happen to have wickedly stellar taste in music, not to mention decor (have you ever seen a more gorgeous record store in your life?). Their shoppe offers a keenly curated selection of vinyl, collected during Ian's trips abroad, and Jade will soon be offering rare books on art, culture and design. We're so proud to have taken part in the creation of this haven of harmony. Congrats,Wombles! Save some rare Kate Bush b-sides for us!
Store photos: Lizzie Brandt Card Photos: Thunderwing Press

Monster Love

Last weekend we introduced a highly anticipated new addition to the Thunderwing print shoppe (click images to view larger) . . .

. . . a gorgeous and monstrous Chandler & Price new-style motorized letterpress, hailing from the late-1940s/early-1950s, is now happily taking-over our little barn studio. Placing it took about 10 solid hours of hard labor, inching it carefully across the property, with major help from a friend that is an expert in this type of delicate transport (Thank you, G.T.!).


It weighs about 1,500 pounds, so once we were certain that the floor wasn't going to cave in, we were able to breathe freely again, and feel elated about our cool new capabilities (bigger, faster, more!). To really feel the weight of how major this purchase was for us, check out the press we were previously solely using, below on the left, which now looks like a cute lil' miniature. Our new dude is way more intense.


Nic made a video so you can see our new baby in action.

Here we go . . .

Going once, going twice . . .

It is with much love that we have donated a gift box filled with favorite pieces of letterpressed Thunderwing ephemera, for an important auction taking place tomorrow (Weds., Nov. 11th). This special boxed set will be auctioned during a gala event at the Museum of the City of New York to benefit the restoration of Russel Wright's historic woodland home, Manitoga, (which is located down the road from our workshop in Garrison, NY). Not to mention, we are quite honored to have our designs featured alongside those of Eero Saarinen, Massimo Vignelli, Jack Lenor Larsen, Eva Zeisel, and Mr. Wright himself!


Pre-bidding is available on-line, so if you are by chance seeking some hand-crafted letterpressed lovliness for the holidays, or would just love to have a hand in helping to restore a modern architectural landmark, raise your paddle high!

Crafts Ahoy!

At the crack of dawn on July 5th, we set up shop at our very first craft fair (the Cold Spring River Festival), and it was a lovely day to behold. Not only was it conveniently located nearby our abode, but it was situated smack on the Hudson River, with views not to be believed. We made inspiring friends, impressed ourselves with our unforeseen ability to build an African dining tent from scratch in 1 hour, ate lemon Italian ices, and sold lots of cards, which were all hand-printed with love.

You can view all the photos of our craft-tastic adventure here, but in the meantime, here are some favorites . . .We will also be officially launching our Thunderwing online boutique this weekend, so stay tuned!

Take me to the river.

We will officially be unveiling our very first Thunderwing Press pop-up boutique this Sunday (July 5th), at the Cold Spring River Festival. So for those of you who plan to venture upstate this weekend, or those who'd just love to ditch the city for some Hudson-side beauty, come on up!

We will also be debuting our first full-range of greeting cards, correspondence sets, gift tags, and hand-bound journals, not to mention a lovely assortment of Victorian antiques that we've collected during our cross-country travels.

Here's a sneak peek at some of the items we will be offering . . .

Have a star-spangled holiday!

~ J.B. + N.T. ~

Party like it's mountain laurel time.

Thunderwing Press has been asked to host a very magical event on June 6th, at Russel Wright's landmark home Dragon Rock, located in gorgeous Garrison, NY (home of our letterpress studio). It is in honor of Wright's annual laurel festival, celebrating the beautiful mountain blooms, and will take place on the grounds of his extraordinary home, situated in a secret quarry, called Manitoga (meaning; "house of the great spirit").

Escape the city for a day, and join us for this fun afternoon ice cream social, cocktail soirée, and potluck lunch, set in a stunning landscape of waterfalls, and moss gardens, under the shade of Wright's legendary organic-modernist home. It'll be a truly unforgettable day for naturalists, design nuts, and anyone seeking inspiration.

Please click on the invite below for more info . . .


* RSVP's must be made by June 1st (see invite for details), and be sure to mention that you are a friend of The Taylors.