Bench Pressed

Bench Pressed is owned and operated by Andy & Jane Shannon, a husband and wife team in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They started Bench Pressed out of their spare bedroom in 2012 and have been creating “tongue in cheek with a little sweet” letterpress greeting cards ever since. 

• Where did the name of your studio come from?

  The name "Bench Pressed" came before the business. We were trying to think of a name that showed our letterpress roots while also having a sense of humor. While neither of us are especially fit (or do any real bench pressing) it seems to fit us well. 

• How did you get into design and letterpress printing?

  We got into the stationery world through a mix of art and retail. Andy did his undergrad in Illustration and printmaking and Jane worked as a stationery buyer at a small boutique in Minneapolis. The love of both things merged when we bought a little table top press and printed our first cards. 

• What kind of press(es) do you use?

  We have three presses in our shop: a little table top press, a hand-fed Chander and Price and a Heidelberg windmill. We printed the "Birthday Flags" for Nicely Noted on the Heidelberg windmill. 

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