As two people obsessed with practical uniforms we fulfilled an ambition in creating our own embroidered workers jackets last year in collaboration with Palm Bay Skates, just down the road from us in Margate. It’s always special to put them on, they are not only practical but also double as a kind of walking sandwich board that says - we are Crispin Finn, we love red white and blue!

We’re firm believers that the devil is in the detail and any opportunity to make the most of that is to be jumped at - this is the giant lined note paper vinyl flooring we made for a recent stationery focused trade show in London, when we first met the wonderful The Hambledon team!

When we outsource, we are lucky to be able to outsource locally. As well as the multitude of benefits both environmentally and logistically that comes with that, there is always the added thrill that goes with seeing stacks of freshly lithographed pads ready for us to prep and package.

We came up with this design after grabbing a sandwich from a local take away and seeing the potential in it’s uplifting double meaning - a positive message hiding in plain sight. It’s also always exciting opening up a brand new box of greeting card stock ready to go out into the world, especially when the cards carry good tidings.

As a lifelong lovers of all things stationery it was a very happy day when we finally took delivery of our first bespoke Crispin Finn pencils. Made in the midlands from Weymouth Pine we now include them in each and every pad to help the ideas flow.

We’ve started screen printing a series of double sided signs, just to have around the house or office and to reflect the current mood. Inspired by Nina Simone and Miles Davis, this one is Feeling Good on the red side and Kind Of Blue on the blue reverse side. It’s a growing body of work that’s grown out of our love of ephemera and the little things that can bring a sense of fun to the everyday.

We love to exhibit our work when we get the chance. This was a project titled “Seasons Change”, depicting the twelve months of the year and changing seasons, in collaboration with British poet Will Burns who provided beautifully evocative words to accompany each composition. We debuted the show at The Social in Fitzrovia, London - a cultural venue that has a long history of brilliant graphic art up on its walls and also happens to be one of our favourite hang outs.

There is a term known as “Pack Rat” for those that compulsively hoard objects (we even borrowed it for a series of work some time ago) and we’re definitely a pair of magpies when it comes to printed material. This is a fraction of our constantly growing collection of books, coasters, prints, badges, forms, headed paper, cocktail sticks, stickers, signs and so much more. They are full of inspiration, reference points and, importantly, memories for us both.

Three of our loves in one image - our Whippet dog and studio pal, Finn (of course), our Olivetti Valentine Typewriter, and part of our collection of books that is both a wonderful reference library and a constant source of physical worm-hole travelling whenever we get the chance to sit down with a cup of tea..!

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