What Fixi does

Fixi is a privately-held Belgian graphic design studio founded in 2012 and based in Opwijk, Belgium, operating as a micro-studio of 1-10 employees. The studio offers custom graphic design combined with artisanal letterpress and hotfoil printing, producing bespoke work for individuals celebrating personal occasions (birth announcements, wedding invitations, first communion cards) as well as small businesses and organizations needing branding, logos, flyers, posters, and promotional materials. Its core technology stack centers on a 600kg steel press and a century-old Plantin screw press housed in an in-house letterpress atelier, with lead letters and polymer plates used to imprint tactile impressions into paper; hotfoil stamping is offered as a complementary decorative finish.

Fixi operates a direct-to-consumer, project-based revenue model. Pricing is quote-based per project, dependent on format, print run, colors, and paper selection, with design fees varying by hours of work. All design and production is handled in-house for rapid turnaround — birth announcements can be ready same-day or next-day. Distribution is purely direct: customers discover the studio via the fixi.be portfolio website and contact [email protected] for quotes. The studio sources printing through multiple independent printer partners rather than committing to a single vendor, allowing flexibility on price and quality per project.

The customer base is heavily skewed toward individual SMB consumers commissioning one-off life-occasion designs, supplemented by a small set of named organizational clients including Muntpunt (cultural venue gift certificates), Rotary Club Antwerpen Voor-Kempen, GC de Boesdaalhoeve, BioOrg, and Koninklijk Ballet van Vlaanderen. Marketing is driven primarily by the online portfolio and word-of-mouth referrals. There are no disclosed funding rounds, no parent company, no management team beyond the owner-operator, no patents or certifications, and no public AI, API, or technology platform — the business is fundamentally a craft-services atelier rather than a scalable technology company.

Name

Fixi

Legal name

Fixi

Website

https://fixi.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fixi is a Belgian graphic design studio offering custom design services and traditional letterpress/hotfoil printing for individuals celebrating personal occasions and small organizations needing branding or promotional materials.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Graphic Design Services

NAICS

Graphic Design Services (541430)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Prepress, Plate-Making & Artwork Services (IMALAKAM)

Keywords

• Custom graphic design
• Letterpress printing
• Hotfoil printing
• Wedding stationery
• Birth announcements

Headquarters

HQ city

Opwijk

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Custom Graphic Design Services: Design fees for custom graphic design work including birth announcements, wedding invitations, communion cards, logos, branding materials, flyers, posters, business cards, and banners. Price is dependent on specific requirements and hours of work.
2. Letterpress and Hotfoil Printing: Specialty printing services using letterpress and hotfoil techniques. Birth announcements can be ready the same day or next day. Price varies by format, print runs, colors, and paper type. Works with multiple printers to find best price/quality ratio.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Fixi is a Belgian graphic design studio that creates bespoke graphic designs and produces them using artisanal letterpress and hotfoil printing techniques. The studio combines modern graphic design for stationery, branding, and promotional materials with traditional in-house letterpress printing using century-old equipment, offering complete design-to-print services primarily for personal occasions (birth announcements, wedding invitations, communion cards) and small business/cultural organization branding projects.

Product overview

Fixi is a Belgian graphic design studio offering a unified service centered around artisanal letterpress and hotfoil printing combined with custom graphic design. The core offerings include Letterpress Printing (using a 600 kg steel press and historic Plantin screw press), Hotfoil Printing (for metallic/pigmented foil effects), and Custom Graphic Design services for various printed materials. The studio provides free letterpress samples to prospective customers. Portfolio categories span birth announcements (geboorte), wedding cards (trouw), communion cards (communie), corporate branding (huisstijl), and promotional materials (promotie), all showcasing their printing craftsmanship.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Letterpress Printing Authentic letterpress printing service using a 600 kg steel press and a century-old Plantin screw press. The technique uses lead letters and polymer plates to press images into paper, producing original, high-quality printed materials with a distinctive tactile relief effect. Targeted at customers seeking artisanal print finishes for special-occasion stationery and premium branding materials.
• Hotfoil Printing Hotfoil stamping service that adds decorative metallic or pigmented foil effects to paper, giving printed materials extra character and a luxurious appearance. Used to enhance invitation cards, announcements, business cards, and other premium printed materials.
• Custom Graphic Design Bespoke graphic design service covering folders, business cards, posters, logos, branding and corporate identity, advertisements, and banners. Each design is tailored to the client's specific wishes rather than drawn from templates. Serves both individual customers (for personal occasions) and small businesses/organizations (for brand and marketing needs).

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Independent Printers (Unnamed)minorOthersFixi works with several printers and, depending on their specific qualities, recommends one for each project. Because they are not bound to a single printer, they can search together for the best price/quality ratio. Customers who prefer to use their own printer can also do so.

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• Smythson of Bond Street: British luxury stationer and printer combining heritage craftsmanship with modern graphic design for invitations, cards, and bespoke print. Operates in the same premium, artisanal letterpress-adjacent niche as Fixi.
• Crane & Co. Heritage US letterpress stationery manufacturer with deep roots in cotton paper and engraved/letterpress invitations for weddings and social correspondence. Directly comparable to Fixi's letterpress offering for life-event customers.
• Paperless Post: Designs and sells custom invitations and announcements online for weddings, births, and celebrations. Directly competes with Fixi for life-event invitation customers, though focused on digital rather than letterpress/hotfoil print.
• Bella Figura: Small custom letterpress and fine stationery studio serving weddings and special events. Comparable to Fixi in offering bespoke letterpress invitation design and production for life occasions, though operating at larger scale in the US.
• Basic Invite: Custom invitation and stationery company offering personalized designs for weddings, births, and parties. Targets the same individual occasion-based customers as Fixi but with a templated, online-customization model.
• El Casco: Spanish maker of letterpress machines and letterpress-printed desk accessories and stationery. Shares Fixi's core competency in artisanal letterpress production, though positioned more as a manufacturer/maker than a design studio.

Broad incumbents

• Minted: Online marketplace aggregating independent designers for wedding invitations, stationery, and art prints. Overlaps with Fixi on wedding/birth stationery but uses a marketplace model rather than in-house artisanal letterpress production.
• MOO: Online commercial printer offering business cards, postcards, and branded print materials with premium finishes. Competes with Fixi's small-business design and printing services but at larger scale and without letterpress specialization.
• Vistaprint: Mass-market online commercial printer for business cards, marketing materials, and signage. Competes with Fixi for small-business design and print customers via a self-service, low-cost model — opposite end of the spectrum from Fixi's bespoke letterpress offering.

Regional players

• Lannoo Group: Major Belgian printing and publishing group with book, magazine, and commercial print capabilities. Overlaps with Fixi's Belgian print/design market but at vastly larger scale and broader scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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