[8 matchboxes and matchbooks designed by Louise Fili] lbitems Meriden Gravure and Stinehour Press

Meriden Gravure and Stinehour Press bring their offset and letterpress capabilities together

And check that lettering on the cover

Stencils are magical things

Kind regards from Jan Tschichold + Heartfelt thanks

We’ve no idea why we bought it—and that goes double for why we read it

[8 matchboxes and matchbooks designed by Louise Fili] lbitems Meriden Gravure and Stinehour PressMatchbooks were one of the very first things we ever collected when we were young. We liked getting free things at restaurants and hotels. And we liked fire. This collection was probably undone by two things: smoking being banned in restaurants and the fact that our sister was lighting matches and throwing them under our parents bed. (No joke.) Here in Cambridge, it is illegal for restaurants to have open flames on tables, so there's no need for staff