about.
Matt Tilbury is a master printer and designer who's dedicated to the traditional art of letterpress printing. It's a process that changed little in over 500 years. From his Sydney studio perched above the cliffs of Bondi Matt utilises a large collection of wood and metal fonts to create beautiful typographic handmade prints.
Each print uniquely captures the imperfections of the antique type and the power of the process that gave birth to each original print.
Matt’s working life commenced as an apprentice compositor in Adelaide, South Australia. From here he moved into advertising as a producer working in Sydney, New York and London at creative shops such as Saatchi and Saatchi, M&C Saatchi and WCRS. He established The Tilbury Press in 1994.
When not creating his own ideas he can be found working on commissions, running his letterpress workshops or at his weekend stall at The Rocks Markets, Sydney.