Christian Dupont applauds typographer, designer and letterpress printer Jamie Murphy, founder of The Salvage Press
Apart from saving some of the last sheets of handmade paper produced by an Irish mill for his next project, letterpress printer and designer Jamie Murphy may not be exactly salvaging the traditional arts of the book. Yet he expertly reclaims the talents of their few contemporary practitioners, who share his passion for reviving them in novel and exquisite forms.
The collection of 19th century stereo negatives of the Gap Girls of Dunloe in Kerry comprise a rare and unique body of work, writes Julian Campbell