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The Village (T-Shirt) People
Since printing our second edition t-shirts with welcome to eastvan, the feedback online has bowled us over. From tweets, to Facebook posts, to even a few emails, we now have Village ambassadors across North America. These social fashion statements have been popping up from coast to coast at home, and with our neighbours to the south. If you want to get in on the action, visit our friends at Sharks+Hammers - they’ll hook you up; though sometimes a well placed tweet works just as well.
And if you spot someone wearing our t-shirt on the street, say hello - you’ll be in good company.
Village&Co. x Black Stone Press
Ask any Vancouverite what comes to mind when you mention Granville Island and you’ll probably hear about the fantastic Public Market, or perhaps the cheery Aquabus for when you #needalift, or maybe they’ll mention the city’s best fish tacos (and infamous line-ups) at Go-Fish.
But one attraction that usually goes unnoticed is actually one of the more interesting - Black Stone Press. For nearly 16 years, this shop has been providing graphic design and letterpress services for people who seek the beauty and texture one can only find through this time-honoured craft.
The attention to detail and precision involved in operating a letterpress is truly a talent to be admired. Marrying this historic practice with our digital nature was an opportunity we couldn’t pass up for our stationery. And with a team that has over 60 years experience like Black Stone’s, we knew we were in trusted hands.
After being run through a 1968 Heidelberg letterpress, the Facebook Like thumb never looked so good.