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HFP at Free Verse 2013 Poetry Book Fair

By - David
Posted on September, 9, 2013

We had a wonderful time up on the stage at Conway Hall, thank you to all of the people who came to see us and our Unknown Soldier lying in state. It was a very busy day full of fascinating conversations. Here are some pictures, including the two brand new screenprints we showed there.

Chip Shop at Corita Exhibition, Dundee Contemporary Arts

By - David
Posted on September, 6, 2013

We received a warm welcome from the people of Dundee and the world-class Dundee Contemporary Arts gallery. The spiritual home of the Chip Shop (or ‘chipper’ as it is known locally), the people of Dundee were committed to local produce for their menu. Peely Wally, Glaikit, Bampot.. it seems there are more Scots words for

HFP Showcase Press at Free Verse 2013, Conway Hall 7th Sept

By - David
Posted on August, 16, 2013

We are honoured to have been invited to be a showcase press at Free Verse 2013, Charles Boyle and Chrissy Williams’ benchmark poetry book fair. If you can tear yourself away from the 50+ amazing presses on the main floor of the hall, you will find us occupying the stage area with our books, prints

Chip Shop at Dundee Contemporary Arts for Impact 8, 29th – 31st Aug 2013

By - David
Posted on July, 5, 2013July, 5, 2013

We’re very proud to announce that we’ll be taking our Chip Shop to Dundee Contemporary Arts this summer as part of the international Impact 8 conference. And proud for so many reasons! This is in conjunction with a DCA exhibition of art by Sister Corita (the screenprinting nun) called ‘There Should Be New Rules Next

Clotted Sun Poetry Portfolio with Chris McCabe

By - David
Posted on June, 25, 2013June, 26, 2013

Chris McCabe, who is a Poet, a friend of the family, and Head Librarian at the Poetry Library (Royal Festival Hall), asked us to help him make a book that would represent his site-specific commission for West Norwood Cemetery; part of the Curious art trail. Chris had found twelve poets interred at the cemetery, and

An Unknown Soldier in Aesthetica Magazine

By - David
Posted on June, 7, 2013

We placed a listing in Aesthetica Magazine announcing our project An Unknown Soldier. If you saw us there – welcome to our website! You can find everything about the whole project here. We currently have two new superb screenprints underway, which are as yet unlisted, this time also using our foil debossing press on some

Erroneous Disposition of the People Show & Gig at Kahalia on Brick Lane

By - David
Posted on May, 21, 2013May, 21, 2013

We have a gig to announce, happening in just two weeks time! Henningham Family Press have teamed up again with the golden voiced Jon Bilbrough (Wilderthorn), to compose a collaborative piece of art and music. We will be playing from an oversized book; a bestiary depicting twelve animals in pigment and melody. For inspiration we

We do We Do Radio

By - David
Posted on April, 2, 2013

We were invited to host this radio show at our studio, produced and edited by Jon Bilbrough of band Wilderthorn. WE DO RADIO #3 (Wilderthorn Radio) by Wilderthorn on Mixcloud We were given the impossible task of selecting four tracks for your listening pleasure, selecting in the end: Luke Temple – Medicine Half-handed Cloud –

The Poetry Library (Royal Festival Hall) adds HFP to collection

By - David
Posted on August, 15, 2012December, 19, 2012

The Saison Poetry Library on Level 5 of the Royal Festival Hall is “the most comprehensive and accessible collection of poetry from 1912 in Britain.” It is the nation’s poetry collection. So we are thrilled that they have acquired pretty much everything we have made with poetry. For their recently developed fine print collection you

Two works acquired by the V&A

By - David
Posted on December, 9, 2011December, 19, 2012

Two of our screenprints have just been acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum for their permanent collection. Royal Poster (left aligned) and Imperial Poster (fully justified), are both works from our An Unknown Soldier series, which mediatates on the meaning of a memorial to an unknown soldier in the age of DNA testing. Does

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