WHAT IS
This place?

The Aesthetic Union is a San Francisco-based letterpress print shop. We offer custom letterpress printing for individuals and businesses. We sell original art prints and collaborate with local artists. We support printmakers through our workshops, in-house film & plate services, and press rentals. Everything is made by hand, in the studio, using our vintage letterpress machinery.

 
 
 

WHY LETTERPRESS?

For over a decade, The Aesthetic Union has been preserving letterpress as a practice. As one of the last remaining letterpress print studios in the Bay Area, it’s our mission to keep this time-tested art form alive. In an increasingly digital world, we keep the human element front and center, delivering unmatched quality, texture, and design.

Letterpress is the oldest of the traditional printing techniques, and as patrons of the press, it’s our goal to preserve it for generations to come.

 
 

preserving letterpress

While we operate as a letterpress print studio, we provide a physical space for creation & collaboration so that everyone has access to letterpress printing services, equipment, and education. Like all things, the preservation of letterpress happens in numbers. More printers. More awareness. More interest. More appreciation. That is how this dwindling art form will live on. For anyone interested in letterpress at any level, we have the programs and resources to get you rolling!

 
 
 

custom work

Since the day our doors opened, we have specialized exclusively in letterpress printing. We do the jobs that larger print shops can’t run due to limited quantity, and can’t achieve in terms of quality control and texture.

 
 

 Come visit!

Located in San Francisco, CA, our shop doubles as a pressroom and storefront. Stop by for a browse and see the presses running in real life!