Last week was the International Engraved Graphics Association (IEGA) annual conference.

One of the highlights of the conference is the announcement of the winners of the annual award competition.

Entries were submitted from all over the country. The quality of the pieces was astounding! We stand in fine company with the amazing craftsman in our industry.

We are so proud to announce that we received the following awards

19 Certificates of Excellence

5 Best of Category

and…

Best of Show

Here is Frank Polizzi, co-owner of Precise Continental, accepting one of the awards.

Keep an eye out on the portfolio section of our website over the next couple weeks. We will be adding photos of all of the award winning pieces. We will also have them on display in our lobby. Please feel free to stop in and visit to see our new space and the award winning pieces in person.

We are coming down to the last few days of the move. Six of the  die-stamping presses have made the move from Brooklyn to Harrison. We have had a number of people ask us how we are moving the presses. See the video below showing the 1st press making its way to the elevator.Here is a link to a video showing the 1st press making its way out of the building.

For those that have never seen  a die-stamping press in action here is another clip of a hand fed press being run.

This one shows the inking of the plate.

Precise Continental partnered with Cuticone Design to produce this unique invitation for AIGA Metro-North’s event honoring Stan Church. A custom die cut silhouette is used on the front cover to make the piece stand out.

120# Mohawk Carnival Vellum Duplex Stellar White/New Black was the canvas for the design. The outside is foil stamped with a register emboss.

The inside is engraved in gray.

For more information:
Mohawk Paper please visit their site http://www.mohawkpaper.com/ .
Cuticone Design http://www.cuticonedesign.com/
AIGA Metro - North http://aigametro-north.ning.com/

Our 2010 holiday card showcases so many of the beautiful processes that we do.

The front is engraved in green and gold, foil stamped in red and then select elements are registered embossed adding depth and sparkle.

The green engraving has some larger areas which required a screen die to get a smooth covering of ink.

The inside of the card is green letterpress bringing a bit of old world elegance to the card.

In January 2011 Precise Continental had the opportunity to collaborate with LVMH on a special invitation.

The invitation is engraved in silver & register embossed on 220# Cranes Lettra Pearl white cover.  The engraved sheet was mounted to a  special Indian Silver Pebble backer sheet with a 3rd middle layer to give it a special thickness.