Tallinn - Letterpress heaven

In May of 2016, I was able to experience the vacation of a lifetime. I embarked on an 11-day cruise to Scandinavia and Russia. One Baltic port we docked at was Tallinn, Estonia. Unfortunately, we never found the famed "Encino Man" but we did learn that it is one of the oldest capital cities in Northern Europe.

We made our way through the winding cobbled streets to the old town city centre. How pleasantly surprised we were by the amount of artisanal craft shoppes. Being a designer, my eyes were quickly drawn to the lovely letter-pressed goods at Labora. I LOVE paper. I collect any and all scraps I can get my hands on. My heart was extra elated at the fact that this paper is handmade in Tallinn, using traditional methods.

My eyes were immediately drawn to a postcard depicting St. Birgitta of Sweden. It's safe to say, it'll never see the harsh realities of a postage machine. I also purchased a cute hand stitched retelling of Peter the Great. It's simple use of color first drew me in. It is printed with care using only black and purple inks. These two souvenirs are my favorite mementos from a well preserved yet quaint medieval town known as Tallinn.

Labora offers different types of workshops which range from papermaking to handcrafting seedbombs. Next time I'm in Tallinn, you can bet I'll be taking a class. For more information, please visit their website: http://labora.ee/workshops/

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