Purgatory Pie Press

Purgatory Pie Press is a sanctuary for artists, designers and typographers who are seduced by the kiss of type and the touch of metal. Founded by Dikko Faust and Esther K. Smith, the New York-based press has long been at the forefront of publishing artists books and ephemera. Both proprietors also travel the country teaching, lecturing and showing off their wares. This past fall Smith published How to Make Books, a disquisition and handbook on the D.I.Y. nitty-gritty of this art and craft.
- from an interview by Steven Heller

You can view work by Purgatory Pie Press here
You can read the entire interview by Steven Heller here

Below is an example of just one of the books Purgatory Pie Press will be bringing with them to Pyramid. Be sure to check out their website for other delights and if you have a few minutes watch Purgatory Pie Press: An Interview - it makes you feel like you have known Dikko and Esther your whole life (but that might be the fellow Midwesterner in me talking).


6x6x6
Richard Tipping, 1999
Edition 216, 6"x6"
Concrete Poetry
Handset wood and metal type printed on black museum board. Accordian book.



Coming up on Tuesday:

Centre for Fine Print Research

UWE, Bristol, School of Creative Arts