Handmade at Berl's
At Berl's we have pursued many projects in the spirit of independent artisanal craftsmanship: for instance, handprinting our business cards, designing our own carved wooden bookstands, and building own custom shelving by hand out of repurposed Ikea attic shelf brackets to create our unique front-facing displays. Here is a gallery of photographs representing various projects we've pursued over the years, including knitting, felting, printmaking, sewing, silkscreening, and more.
Here is the C&P Pilot platen letterpress at The Arm letterpress collective in Williamsburg on which we have printed our business cards, as well as one-off broadsides, mini coinsides and other projects.
Our original Berl's business card (it also comes in orange!).
Here is the C&P Pilot platen letterpress at The Arm letterpress collective in Williamsburg on which we have printed our business cards, as well as one-off broadsides, mini coinsides and other projects.
Here is some of our screenprinting equipment for handprinting totes, bags, baby tees and other occasionally available Berl's swag!
Farrah silkscreens Berl's running shorts.
Among her many talents, Farrah is an expert knitter and on autumn Flea weekends we offered her hand-knit fingerless gloves (often knit on the spot that very day!) as "poetry mitts," perfect for thumbing pages and keeping your hands warm.
Printing our letterpresses business card booklet on a Vandercook press at the Arm cooperative studio in Williamsburg
Farrah cutting a stencil for our banner
A one of a kind felted book sleeve for Les Figues Press's TrenchArt Series: TRACER