Atelier für Druckgrafik

What Atelier für Druckgrafik does

Atelier für Druckgrafik is a privately held fine-art printmaking atelier located in Wedel near Hamburg, Germany. It was founded by Daniel Vogler and Lars Dahms as the successor to Atelier Till Verclas, where both founders served as longtime assistants. The atelier serves established and emerging professional artists as well as museums and galleries, producing limited-edition prints, artist books, and portfolios. The studio has produced editions for internationally recognized artists including Georg Baselitz, Thomas Schütte, Günther Förg, Jörg Immendorff, Daniel Richter, Paul Morrison, and Jonathan Meese, inheriting the predecessor atelier's roster of relationships and reputation.

The atelier operates four core production services: Radierung (intaglio/etching up to 106 x 80 cm with steel facing capability), Hochdruck (letterpress, woodcut, linocut up to 100 x 70 cm, including embossing for books and portfolios), Großformat (large-scale letterpress up to 250 x 150 cm), and Fotopolymer (photopolymer plate printing up to 70 x 50 cm). Capabilities include plate manufacturing, conversion of digital data into printable plates, press proofs, and edition production. Larger photopolymer formats are produced either by joining plates or outsourced.

Commercially, Atelier für Druckgrafik runs a project-based, sales-led model with quote-based pricing and no publicly disclosed rates. Marketing is conducted almost exclusively through word-of-mouth within the professional art community and direct artist relationships inherited from the predecessor atelier. The legal entity is registered in Germany (VAT ID DE 181150795), operates from a single Wedel workshop, and has no disclosed parent company, external investors, or funding rounds. The team numbers approximately five people, including the two founders.

Name

Atelier für Druckgrafik

Legal name

Atelier für Druckgrafik

Website

https://kupferdruck.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Atelier für Druckgrafik is a Wedel-based German printmaking studio founded by Daniel Vogler and Lars Dahms as the successor to Atelier Till Verclas. It produces intaglio, letterpress, photopolymer, and large-scale editions for professional contemporary artists and cultural institutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fine Art Printmaking Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Printing (323120)

SIC

Coating, Engraving & Allied Services (3470)

akta.pro primary industry

Prepress, Plate-Making & Artwork Services (IMALAKAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Bindery & Finishing Services (Binding, Laminating, Cutting, Folding, Collating) (EDAEAJAE)

Keywords

• Fine art printmaking
• Intaglio etching services
• Letterpress printmaking
• Photopolymer plate printing
• Limited art editions

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Artist Edition Printing Services: Production of limited edition prints for artists, including press proofs and production runs in various printmaking techniques.
2. Book and Portfolio Production: Production of complete books and portfolio works through embossing and typeset letterpress printing.
3. Plate Manufacturing and Digital Conversion: Plate manufacturing and conversion of digital data for printing, including press proofs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Atelier für Druckgrafik is a fine art printmaking studio that produces limited edition prints, artist books, and portfolios using traditional and contemporary printmaking techniques. Located in Wedel near Hamburg, the atelier provides four interconnected services — intaglio/etching (Radierung), letterpress/relief printing (Hochdruck), photopolymer plate printing (Fotopolymer), and large scale printing (Großformat up to 250 x 150 cm) — for professional artists and cultural institutions. It also handles plate manufacturing, digital data conversion, press proofs, and steel facing for edition durability.

Product overview

Atelier für Druckgrafik is a printmaking studio offering a unified suite of traditional fine art printing services. The studio provides four interconnected printing services: Radierung (intaglio/etching), Hochdruck (relief printing/letterpress), Großformat (large scale printing), and Fotopolymer (photopolymer plate printing). These services share technical capabilities such as plate manufacturing and digital data conversion, and can produce complete books, portfolios, and editions for renowned artists. Located in Wedel near Hamburg, the studio succeeds Atelier Till Verclas and has produced editions for artists including Georg Baselitz, Thomas Schütte, Günther Förg, and Jörg Immendorff.

Differentiator

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Products and services

• Radierung (Etching / Intaglio Printing) Intaglio printing services for professional artists and cultural institutions including line etching, copper engraving, drypoint, aquatint, sugar lift, soft ground, and heliogravure. Maximum paper size at the printing presses is 106 x 80 cm with steel facing capability up to 75 x 58 cm.
• Hochdruck (Letterpress / Relief Printing) Relief printing services including woodcut, linocut, and letterpress for professional artists. Maximum paper size at the presses is 100 x 70 cm. Also produces complete books and portfolios through embossing and typeset letterpress printing.
• Großformat (Large-Scale Letterpress Printing) Large scale printing with maximum paper size of 250 x 150 cm. Produces photopolymer prints and woodcuts/linocuts for large-format artwork by professional artists.
• Fotopolymer (Photopolymer Plate Printing) Photopolymer plate printing service for professional artists, copying artwork from film or transparent paper via photomechanical transfer. Maximum plate size is 70 x 50 cm, printable in letterpress or intaglio. Larger formats produced by adding pieces or contracted out as a whole.

Named customers7 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature5 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Direct peers

• Harlan & Weaver: New York-based intaglio and letterpress printmaking workshop serving contemporary artists and producing fine editions — directly comparable as a craft print atelier serving top-tier artists.
• Crown Point Press: San Francisco-based fine art printmaking studio producing editions for major contemporary artists across etching, woodcut, and photopolymer — directly comparable as a craft print atelier serving top-tier artists.
• Brand X Editions: Fine art printmaking studio producing editions for contemporary artists in intaglio, relief, and digital techniques — comparable as a specialized edition-print atelier.
• Two Palms Press: New York and California-based fine art press producing editions for leading contemporary artists, including large-scale works — directly comparable scale and customer profile.
• Tamarind Institute: Albuquerque-based lithography workshop affiliated with the University of New Mexico that trains printers and produces editions for contemporary artists — directly comparable as a craft print atelier serving top-tier artists.
• Graphicstudio U.S.F. Tampa-based university-affiliated printmaking workshop producing editions for major contemporary artists across multiple techniques — directly comparable as a craft print atelier serving top-tier artists.
• Niels Borch Jensen Editions: Copenhagen/Berlin-based fine art printmaking workshop producing limited editions for leading contemporary artists using intaglio, photogravure and related techniques — directly comparable as a craft print atelier serving top-tier artists.

Broad incumbents

• Edition Schellmann: Munich-based publisher of limited editions and multiples working with leading contemporary artists — comparable as a German fine art edition publisher but functions as a publisher/distributor rather than a craft atelier.
• Pace Prints (now Pace Editions): Gallery-affiliated print publisher associated with Pace Gallery producing fine art editions for major contemporary artists — overlaps in artist and edition-print customer base but operates as a publishing/retail hybrid rather than a craft atelier.

Regional players

• Werkstatt für Kunst und Reproduktion (Lübeck/Ateliergemeinschaft): German regional print workshop providing craft printmaking services to artists — comparable as a craft print atelier but smaller scale and serving a different regional market than Atelier für Druckgrafik.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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