https://www.funtemplates.com/blogs/seeababes.atom Seea - Seeababes 2024-09-09T12:42:00-07:00 Seea https://www.funtemplates.com/blogs/seeababes/labor-of-love 2012-04-06T09:04:00-07:00 2024-01-08T09:35:10-08:00 Labor of Love Seea Letterpress has been around for a long time now - since the year 1440 to be exact - but like many other artisan crafts cast aside by more efficient processes and machines, letterpress printing is a true art, which when mastered, produces goods of quality, unmatched by the mainstream printing processes of today.

Our hangtags are made by Mr. Colt Bowden. You can watch a video Colt working on his...

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Letterpress has been around for a long time now - since the year 1440 to be exact - but like many other artisan crafts cast aside by more efficient processes and machines, letterpress printing is a true art, which when mastered, produces goods of quality, unmatched by the mainstream printing processes of today.

Our hangtags are made by Mr. Colt Bowden. You can watch a video Colt working on his antique press here

We punch and rivet each tag by hand. As you can imagine, this also takes some time. It's pretty mindless work that goes over best with a buddy and a beer.


Brian and Kris knocking out a few hundred tags!
The final product, complete with a hair band for your next surf session! 

All told, Seea's letterpress hangtags serve the same purpose as all other hangtags. They display our logo, let you know where our products are made, and will be marked with a price tag from your favorite local retailer.

 

To us, however, they have become a small symbol of our beliefs, and represent another chance to support a small business owner in the pursuit of their own art. Truly they are out-of-the-ordinary everyday objects.

 

Our sincere respect and thanks goes out to Colt Bowden, for his dedication to a lost art, and his support of our efforts to manufacture our own dreams. 

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https://www.funtemplates.com/blogs/seeababes/the-seea-factory-colt-bowden-letterpress-hangtags 2012-02-04T11:00:00-08:00 2024-01-15T08:54:41-08:00 funtemplates Factory: Colt Bowden letterpress hangtags Siera Josephine
For any of you out there who have bought a Seea suit or have come across them in one of these surf shops, you might have (or maybe not) noticed our hang tags. We think they are pretty adorable but we can't take all the credit. funtemplates hangtags are handmade by Mr. Colt Bowdenand his awesome letter press machine. We are so fascinated with the process and the love the goes into printing them, there...

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For any of you out there who have bought a Seea suit or have come across them in one of these surf shops, you might have (or maybe not) noticed our hang tags. We think they are pretty adorable but we can't take all the credit. funtemplates hangtags are handmade by Mr. Colt Bowden and his awesome letter press machine. We are so fascinated with the process and the love the goes into printing them, there is something magical about letterpressing and the beautiful feel of the imprint.

Colt is a Utah native who is a whiz at letter press printing, and also does some awesome hand lettered signage. 

We are very grateful to work with a fellow vintage lover like Colt. So next time you run across a Seea suit, take a little look at the hangtag and feel that real love that went into it.

 

Check out more of Colt Bowden and his Voila! work here.

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