Stencilwerck Editions

Besides printing for our clients we also publish with and for clients.

Please inform if you have an interesting idea: info@stencilwerck.nl

SE#00   A year in Riso - Haagse Kunstkalender

SE#01   Alfabet Boek - G.J. de Rook SOLD OUT

SE#02   Vieze Gluiperds - Jip Piet SOLD OUT

SE#03   In Stercore - Rik Buter & Hanna de Haan

SE#04   Alice's Adventures in Wonderland re-released 

SE#05   Alphabet book - G.J. de Rook few copies left
SE#06   INBOX 666 - Matt Plezier

SE#07   Told you so - Matt Plezier

SE#08   Another rotten punk book - Matt Plezier

SE#09   Neomai - K Lianou

SE#10   YOUR BOOK HERE? Contact us!

SE#00

A year in Riso - Haagse Kunstkalender

Stencilwerck invited twelve local artists to make a piece of risograph printed art, inspired by her or his own favorite month of the year. Thus, Zeloot represents the month of January by a bunch of long-tailed, excitedly inter-licking, and interlinking figurines. Equally lecherous are SOGO’s animals in the month of May. November’s loneliness is exquisitely put into picture by Melle de Boer. The Riso machine itself is featured in Rik Buter’s March contribution.

A year in Riso

by Zeloot, Saskia Tannemaat, Rik Buter, Stefanie Scholte, SOGO, Julien Guettab, Babette Wagenvoort, Niels Janssen, Father Futureback, Alice Mulder, Melle de Boer & Mehdi Rouchiche

Limited edition of 100

Riso printed & published by Stencilwerck, SE #00

Order here for the price of € 15,=

SE#01 (SOLD OUT)

Alfabet Boek (‘Alphabet Book’) by G.J. de Rook

Exploring the limitless possibilities of Concrete Poetry, the Low Countries’ very own Concrete Poet Laureate, G.J. de Rook, comes up with a highly idiosyncratic alphabet. Literally, for the first time in history, each letter of the alphabet gets its natural, inimitable pictural expression. At once universal and strictly limited to the person of G.J. de Rook.

Not only that, but this new, never to be erased again alphabet is right away put to poetical use. Which are the words of wisdom that G.J. de Rook conveys to the pages of this beautifully executed booklet? This is for the reader to decipher. And it is also up to the reader to follow G.J. de Rook’s lead, and create his own individual alphabet in the mold of this Alphabet Book. To each his own Alphabet Book. To each his own alphabet.

Alfabet Boek

by G.J. de Rook

Limited edition of 26

Riso printed & published by Stencilwerck, SE #01

SE#02 (SOLD OUT)

Vieze Gluiperds ('Dirty Sneaks') by Jip Piet

In the spirit of 19th Century criminologists, seeking to determine the physiognomy of the ‘born criminal’, all-round Rotterdam artist and illustrator Jip Piet made a series of fountain pen drawings, spitting black ink onto white paper. Portraits of archetypal creeps, sloths, mean hypocrites, and bastards. Politicians, pop stars, dictators, and other A-list celebrities: no mercy. And there a lot of them.

Jip’s portraits, which previously graced Paradiso’s outside walls, are instantly recognizable, but all with a touch of disgust. And there’s these dirty scratches all over their faces, like a leftover from a nasty contamination. The drawings are all made in the Corona period. Is that why? Or is it the natural-born creep just as he is?

Vieze Gluiperds

by Jip Piet with a foreword by Leonor Faber-Jonker
Limited edition of 100 (50 w/ red cover, 50 w/ black cover)
Riso printed & published by Stencilwerck, SE #02
SOLD OUT

SE#03

Rik Buter & Hanna de Haan In Stercore

At the beginning of the global pandemic Rik Buter and Hanna de Haan went into quaratine for two weeks to create enormous murals using only charcoal on big rolls of paper which they attached to the walls of Quartair, an artspace in The Hague. The starting point of the project is a saying from the alchemist world: In Stercore Invenitur, meaning so much as 'In dirt it will be found'. Either one started somewhere on the gigantic canvas and the other continued, removed or changed it along the way. The duo worked from scratch and let things happen and coincidence played an important role. Before the drawings were taken down they were photographed and the result can be seen in this artist book. In this leporello the artworks are scaled more of less exactly 1:10. Dimensions (unfolded) 369x13cm. Each leporello is uniquely marked by the artists charcoal stained fingers.

In Stercore

by Rik Buter and Hanna de Haan
Limited edition of 100
Riso printed & published by Stencilwerck, SE #03
Order here for € 15,00

SE#04

Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, newly illustrated by 12 local artists: Annemarie Slobbe, Marjolijn van der Meij, Cedric ter Bals, Bernice Nauta, Malou Cohen, Jordan Herregraven, Angelika Hasse, Paul de Jong, Leonie Schneider, Niels Janssen, Melle de Boer and Lula Valletta

The 12 chapters of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (originally titled Alice's Adventures Under Ground) are distributed among 12 The Hague-based artists, who each interpret their chapter in an original, unique narrative work. These are not trained illustrators! Their works are specially made for this book edition and the artists use their own artistic practice and ideas to interpret the chapters. No rules! Surrealism has no rules. The works in the book are the base for the accompanying group exhibition in which all artists participate. The exhibition gives the opportunity to elaborate on the works created for the book; think installations and such. The idea is that the works in the exhibition go beyond the ones in the book. Artist and creative entrepreneur Lula Valletta curate the project. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is for many a first re-encounter with surrealism after losing one’s child’s imagination. Many famous artists have taken it upon themselves to illustrate Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. This can be seen as a step a surrealist artist just has to take after having survived the darkness of the pandemic, with its constant threat of the Corona Queen of Hearts’ death sentence, “Off with their heads!”.

It was 156 years ago when Alice tumbled down the rabbit hole. Since then, Alice and her compatriots have been reimagined countless times and inspired creative work of just about every genre. These days, it feels like we’re all down one rabbit hole or another, so it seemed just as good a time as any to pay our own tribute to Alice. Artists like Yayoi Kusama, Salvador Dali, Jan Svankmayer, and Max Ernst have all taken it upon themselves to illustrate Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, and now it’s our turn...

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

by Lewis Carroll with a foreword by Mr. Pelham
Limited edition of 200 
Riso printed & published by Stencilwerck, SE #04
Order here for € 25,00

SE#05

Alphabet book by G.J. de Rook and Bertus Gerssen

Second edition, now in english by G.J. de Rook. Instigated by G.J. de Rook himself to serve the international market for a publication as subtle as this one. Read his mouth, find out what he is trying to convey to you, the reader, or the watcher? 

SE#6

INBOX 666 by Matt Plezier

A zine of over the years of accumulated material of random collected images on Matt Plezier’s desktop and folders on the periphery of his computer.

Second edition with extra A3 poster and new keychains

2ND EDITION BUY HERE

SE#7

Told you so by Matt Plezier

Told You So is a zine comprised of found memes from the internet. “In the digital age, memes have emerged as a powerful force of communication, shaping public discourse, culture, and even philosophy. While traditionally dismissed as mere internet humor, memes carry a deeper significance: they distill complex ideas into digestible, shareable content, much like aphorisms in classical philosophy. From Nietzschean nihilism to postmodern deconstruction, memes are a new form of philosophical expression, reflecting and influencing contemporary thought.”

Second Edition: 30 pages added BUY HERE

SE#8

Another rotten punk book

This two volume book gives a peek into early Dutch punk zines from 1977 - 1980, when Punk first hit The Netherlands. It is a rare collection curated by Matt Plezier focusing on the graphic output of the zines, from covers, ads, band pages, comics and collages. These zines deteriorated overtime as most zines were stenciled on cheap paper, an inferior but readily available printing technique at that time. They were never made to last and often made by pubescent teens.

This is the third edition with some extra pages, and this time printed fully in Riso; BUY HERE

HOW TO MAKE YOUR DESIGN

PRINT-READY

Riso has a printing resolution of up to 600dpi, either with grain touch or rasterized. For optimal Riso results of your design, please follow these guidelines:

• Separate your file per colour layer in greyscale or b/w
• Save as PDF and add in the document name the colour in which you want that PDF to be printed.
  e.g. myprintGREEN.pdf and myprintBLACK.pdf
• Your file is flattened; no layers, no transparencies
• Document maximum resolution of 600 dpi
• Use 3 mm bleed for full-bleed design
• Document size is 420x297mm (A3)
• Max. printable area is 412x291mm 
• unprintable area on the border is 3/3/3/5mm (5 at the top)
  
• For booklets please provide complete PDFs, in single pages (no spreads!), if possible impositioned on an A3 with crop marks etc...
• For books and booklets, please provide (digital) proof of your document

If you are inexperienced or having difficulties with making your design print-ready, let us know. We can separate and set up your files for you.

EMBRACING THE IMPERFECT

Riso printing comes with a few imperfections of which misregistration is the most common.

Misregistration can happen when printing two or more colours. Please ensure room to allow 2-3 mm shifting during the print process for small details that rely on 100% registration.

Colour results vary, depending on what paper is used.

Large areas of colour can be uneven and varying in coverage. Putting these large areas at 90%, or even 80%, instead of 100% coverage, can prevent this. Riso ink ‘sits’ on the surface. That means that prints are prone to smudging if handled a lot.

Feed rollers can leave their marks when printing large areas or multiple overlapping colours that are printed on the same page or when prints aren't given enough time to dry. Usually, these marks can be removed by gently dabbing with an eraser.

RISO or Riso Kagaku is the leading brand of digital stencil-duplicators that was born in Japan in the ’80s and is manufactured by the Riso Kagaku Corporation. Riso evolved from the mimeograph, an analog stencil-duplicator that was often used in offices. Stencil-duplicators made it possible for the common man to duplicate documents in a short time and in high quantity. Starting in the 1950s, mimeograph technology was used to self-publish literature, including chapbooks, manifestos, and zines. Gradually photocopiers, inkjet printers, and the Internet made the mimeograph obsolete but since Riso made the first automated stencil-duplicator the popularity in stencil-duplicating increased, and Riso seems more popular than ever. Riso is often compared to silkscreen printing because the ink - like silkscreen- is forced through a screen onto a paper. Analogous with silkscreen printing it is a cold process and every colour is printed separately, our machine operates two drums at the same time so it can print two colour layers in one print run. Riso inks are semi-transparent colours. This means colours can be mixed with each other, by layering, to create new and exciting colours. Riso is quite popular in the arts because its distinct way of printing can reproduce work in an authentic matter. It’s easier, cheaper, and faster than silkscreen but still has the authentic feel to it, for every print is unique in its own way.

The results of Riso printing can be amazing. The spot colours offer space for colour experimentations and overprinting. Also Riso has inks such as fluorescent and metallic gold, it has an authentic feel, is original and arty! Riso is an environmentally friendly printing method. Riso uses a cold printing process that does not require heat to fix images onto a page. This helps keep down the overall energy consumption, even when printing at maximum speed. The ink from Riso is soy or Rice-bran oil-based and non-toxic. The masters are made from plant fibers (banana and hemp). Riso is a highly efficient and sustainable printing method that fits a modern lifestyle with an awareness of the ecological footprint we all have.

Please inquire for more paper possibilities

* Forever papers can be order in a range of different colours, ask for more information
** Minimal order 100 sheets A3 long grain

*** Due to paper grain direction other formats e.g. SRA4 are cheaper

Please note that printing jobs may take up to 10 working days (ex. shipping)

DISCLAIMER

Prices are subject to change.

For an exact price request a quote here.

Pleaase provide as much information as possible. 

All prices are ex. btw (VAT). For books and zines we charge 9% btw.

When printing with us you agree with Riso imperfections, we strive to keep smudging, misregistration, etc. to the minimum. 

When printing with us you agree that photos, videos, and misprints of your printed matter may be used for our portfolio (social media). Please let us know if you don’t want your work to be featured.

To calculate the total price add up the following:

Print costs: Number of colours x print run x price

Paper costs: Print run x price 

Total price: Print costs + paper costs + 21% BTW

e.g. 100 2/c A3 posters on Biotop 160gm

print costs: 2 colours x 100 prints x € 0,30 = € 60,00

paper costs: 100 prints x € 0,30 = € 30,00

total: € 60,00 + € 30,00 + BTW 21% € 18,90 = € 108,90

About Stencilwerck

Stencilwerck is an artist-run riso print room based at De Besturing in The Hague (NL).
Stencilwerck operates a Risograph digital stencil duplicator and an analog Gestetner 360 stencil duplicator, and various other machines to produce a wide range of printed matter. 

Stencilwerck is specialized in limited edition artist’s books. As a print room, we work together with amazing artists and art projects, both from the Netherlands and beyond. We encourage artists to be part of the printing process and offer workshops in Riso printing at Grafische Werkplaats Den Haag. 

Besides publications and zines, we also print flyers, posters, business cards, and such.

Stencilwerck Editions is our DIY publishing house. We invite artists we like to work together on zine-like publications. You can find us and our publications at art book fairs throughout Europe. Every other year we organize the artbook festival The Other Book in The Hague (NL). 

Stencilwerck

Ateliercomplex De Besturing

Saturnusstraat 89-91

2516 AG  The Hague (NL)

for riso printing:

print@stencilwerck.nl

+31 (0)6 41789582

for books/publishing:

info@stencilwerck.nl

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Team

Bertus Gerssen 

Intern: Florens Deichmann Roszkosz 

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