In an increasingly digital world, people are drawn to meaningful, personalised experiences. Live event calligraphy transforms brand activations, retail experiences and events into memorable moments that create genuine connections.
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My calligraphy service offers a considered, bespoke approach to personalisation, with hand-lettering available on a wide range of surfaces including paper, card, plastic, glass and fabric. Each piece is created in your chosen style - whether that’s class copperplate, modern calligraphy or a clean, contemporary handwritten script - and can be used with a wide range or inks and paints.
This service lends itself beautifully to notecards, packaging and notebooks. However, the possibilities are endless.
To ensure quality, you may be asked to provide a sample of the product to ensure the best materials are used for customisation.
Rate: From £85/hr, plus travel expenses. Minimum booking 4hrs.
CALLIGRAPHY
Freehand engraving has grown rapidly in popularity and can be applied to a wide range of surfaces. It is most commonly used on glass, plastic and metal, offering a beautiful permanent personalisation to items.
With hand engraving, it’s possible to add names, initials, short messages and even simple illustrations. Popular choices include fragrance bottles, cosmetics cases and candles, though there are many possibilities.
Each piece is engraved entirely by hand using a fine drill. Once etched, the design can be finished with gold or silver varnish to enhance the detail and give the lettering a soft shine.
Rate: From £90/hr, plus travel expenses. Minimum booking 4hrs.
ENGRAVING
Illustration can beautifully complement both calligraphy and engraving, or stand alone as its own bespoke service. It offers a thoughtful way to add character and detail to a piece.
A wide range of materials can be used, and illustrations can be incorporated into everything from personalised notecards and bespoke packaging to bottle painitng and more intimate commissions such as relationship maps.
Rate: From £85/hr, plus travel expenses. Minimum booking 4hrs.
ILLUSTRATION
As with engraving, hot foiling offers a beautifully permanent way to personalise an item, and it works especially well on leather and pleather surfaces. During this process, heat-transfer foil is applied using a specialist heat pen to create a metallic finish.
Popular choices for hot foiling include luggage tags, wallets and card holders, although the technique can be adapated for a wide range of pieces. Foiling can be complete in gold, silver or rose gold.
To ensure the best possible result, I will need a sample of your chosen item ahead of the event as leather surfaces can vary significantly.
Rate: From £90/hr, plus travel expenses. Minimum booking 4hrs.
HOT FOIL
Featured Event
Recently I was asked to attend the British Association of Dermatologists Annual Meeting in Manchester for L’Oreal’s dermatology branch.
The brief was engraved power banks which were incredibly popular with over 230 engraved just on the first day!
