(proofs of the "Cheshire Cat"
at Wolfensberger's studio on Eglistrasse in Zurich)
(stoneprinting press in
the studio on Eglistrasse in Zurich)
(retouching Alice and the
Cheshire Cat)
(Roland 905-6LV offset
press)
(hand press)
(Benni and Thomi at work)
To find out more about how our prints from "The
Nursery Alice"
are made, click here:
CHROMOLITHOGRAPHY
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INTRODUCTION
Founded in 1902, the Graphische Anstalt J. E. Wolfensberger
AG is managed today
by the fourth Wolfensberger generation, Benni and Thomi.
The company offers a wide range of options, from high
quality printing with the latest offset printing
technology to the craft of lithographic printing for
limited editions of graphic art.
Pioneering accomplishment, superior workmanship and a
firm commitment to art are the pillars of this family
company with a long and respected tradition.
(Master Printers: Benni and
Thomi Wolfensberger)
HISTORY
1901 - Johann Edwin Wolfensberger (1873 –
1944), a lithographer, takes over the print shop in
Zurich, which soon becomes a meeting point of artists
throughout the region.
1909 - Construction of the new print shop "outside
town" on Bederstrasse. Moving into this new building
ushers in the era of the new F4 format (world format) for
billboards in Switzerland, artistic tourism billboards,
art reproductions and exhibitions of contemporary artists
in the same building.
1956 - Begin offset printing, soon becoming a specialist
for color printing and gold bronzing.
1985 - Acquisition of the building at Birmensdorf-Zurich
with the goal of moving to a new location; production at
two locations.
2005 - Reconstruction at Birmensdorf and intensified
transfer to this location.
2006 - Complete transfer of offset printing to
Birmensdorf.
Among
the clients of Graphische Anstalt J. E. Wolfensberger AG:
- Swiss Re, Zurich, Re-Insurance
- Zurich, Insurance Company
- Amag
Werbung, Schinznach Car
Importers
- Kongresshaus
Zürich, Zurich,
Concert and congress hall
- Credit
Suisse, Zurich,
Banking/Financing
- Orell
Füssli, Kartographie AG, Zurich, Cartographers
- Dr.
Björn Johannson Associates, Zurich, Headhunters
- Omega
SA, Biel, Watches
- Breitling
SA, Grenchen,
Watches
- JT
International AG, Dagmersellen, Tobacco
- Lehrmittelverlag
des Kantons, Zürich,
Teaching aids
- Netvertising
AG, Zürich,
Communications Agency
- Caspari
Inc, New York (USA),
Publishers
- Wild
Apple Graphics, Woodstock (USA), Publishers
- New
York Graphic Soc., Norwalk (USA), Publishers
- Museum
Villa Flora, Winterthur,
Art museum
- Hochschule
für Gestaltung, Zurich,
Art museum
- Kunsthaus
Zürich, Art
museum
- Museum
Rietberg, Zürich,
Art museum
- Museum
zu Allerheiligen, Schaffhausen, Art museum
- Fotomuseum
Winterthur, Art
museum
- Museum
Jean Tinguely, Basel,
Art museum
(stoneprinting press:
Steindruck-Schnellpresse from Maschinenfabrik
Johannisberg, Germany, 1905)
(Thomi preparing stone plates)
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