Letterpress Ephemera for martha makes designs
martha makes designs specializes in creating boutique wedding invitations, greeting cards, and other letterpress printed ephemera. Athena Kolokotronis is the owner, designer, and printer behind the scenes. Her passion for creating elegant typographic designs, complemented by her love of finely crafted paper and the tactile, luxurious nature of letterpress printing, is the driving force of martha makes designs. Athena’s style employs carefully selected, refined typography and the intentional use of negative space to create elegant designs.
The detail and passion behind the process of martha makes designs warranted a slow, straightforward documentary approach in order to focus on the exquisite detail of each piece of paper that is kissed with ink.
Releases are ongoing and will be added to this webpage periodically.
Cast & Crew
Director & Editor / Karl Frederick Mattson
Starring (as herself) / Athena Kolokotronis of martha makes designs
Music / By the Coast by Thomas Lavine
Tech Specs
Released / 2021-ongoing
Runtime / variable
Aspect Ratio / 2.39:1
Format / digital
Camera / Panasonic GH5
Lens / Urth Canon FD to M4/3 adapter, Canon FD 50mm f/1.4 lens, Sankor/Singer 16D anamorphic projection lens, Rapido FVD-16a variable diopter, SIMMOD variable neutral density filter
Thanks
Jim Chang of Rapido Technology
Tito Ferradans of Anamorphic on a Budget