Printed like they used to be. Made for forever.
Terrace Press is a female-led letterpress printing and design studio based in Sydney, Australia. We’re family-owned and run by a fourth-generation printmaker — our difference and our strength. From our full-service studio, we offer complete quality control from start to finish, generated by an unmovable passion for letterpress and our inherited printing presses.
Each wedding and milestone event is addressed individually and collaboratively. We work closely with our couples to design and print their dream wedding stationery, fusing traditional techniques with modern additions. Hand-printed on premium papers (and other materials, including acrylic, mirrors and wood), our stationery suites are elevated through hot foiling, duplexing, white ink printing, and traditional and digital die-cutting. We also partner with local designers, calligraphers and illustrators to bring your one-of-a-kind concept to reality.
Our Founder
As a fourth-generation printmaker, Alex has the craft in her blood; the ink flows within her.
Her passion — and our studio’s letterpress printers — was passed down from her beloved Pop Fred.
With this history, Alex approaches this skill with a reverence for tradition, then pushes it into the now, suited to the modern couple.
Her dream: to keep the art and skill of printing alive.
Our printing Presses
Our little family of machines is well-oiled and hard-working. Each traditional printing press has a unique personality — from the way it prints to the sound it makes and how much oil it requires.
Currently in the studio: Felix (short for Frederick) and Elke, both 1960 Heidelberg windmill letterpress printers, and Miëka, our tabletop foiler.
Ernst (a 1975 Heidelberg windmill printer), Werner (a C&P guillotine) and two foot treadle presses, Barry (a beautifully restored 1909 Golding Pearl no.3) and Brian (an ARAB press), are eagerly awaiting their placement.
