Centennial Invitations

October 5, 2015

Centennial Invitations

For Mannington

It is no small achievement for a company to be in business for 100 years. Mannington is about to celebrate their Centennial Anniversary, not only as a leading in residential and commercial flooring, but also a family owned company through five generations.

Widgets & Stone designed elegant invitations for the gala event that were exquisitely letterpress printed by The Open Press.

Design Direction: Mandy Meredith; Design: Amy Trumbull Harmon; Letterpress Printing: Wendy Halvorson, The Open Press.

Traction Avenue - Process

May 21, 2015

Traction Avenue Letterpress Poster

Process Photos

A few photos of the letterpress printing process for the Traction Avenue posters we designed. Printed by Matt Greenwell and Wendy Halvorson of The Open Press in Chattanooga TN.

Traction Avenue

May 19, 2015

Traction Avenue Collection Posters

Shimoda Design Group + Mannington

Shimoda Design Group is a 10-person studio that has worked with a number of clients, including Steelcase, Mikimoto, Rolex, MTV, and several local California creative companies, including TOMS Shoes. Principal Joey Shimoda was Contract Designer of the Year, 2013.

With a history of collaborating with design talent, Mannington Commercial will be launching a new line of flooring in 2015 – designed with Shimoda Design Group. Widgets & Stone is collaborating to create promotional and advertising materials for the new products.

Here is a sneak peek at the collaborative poster design. Led by Joey Shimoda’s creative vision, Design Director Mandy Meredith led the Widgets design team on a project exploring design styles of the international and modernist eras. This custom designed giveaway was letterpress printed in a limited edition at Chattanooga’s Open Press. Keep an eye out, there is plenty more to come.

Creative Direction: Joey Shimoda; Design Direction: Mandy Meredith; Designers: Mandy Meredith, Aggie Toppins, Matt Greenwell, Amy Trumbull; Letterpress printing: Wendy Halvorson, Matt Greenwell (The Open Press).

Open Books, Open Prints, Open Press

July 12, 2013

The Open Press is a non-profit letterpress, printmaking and book arts studio based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Its aim is to provide access to a unique and under-utilized artistic resource in Chattanooga, and to build a community of fine artists and craftspeople around this equipment and knowledge.

Founded by Matt Greenwell and Paul Rustand, the endeavor began as a Kickstarter campaign and grew into a full non-profit. The identity and subsequent print designs were started as rewards for donors.

Since 2013 the Open Press has operated with a staff of all-volunteers. It is currently housed on the ground floor of Stove Works, a contemporary art space and residency in Chattanooga’s South Side neighborhood.

Creative Direction: Paul Rustand; Design: Brad Dicharry.