Sarah Young

What Sarah Young does

Sarah Young is a sole-proprietor printmaking, illustration, and craft business operated by a single named artist from studios in Brighton, United Kingdom (Atelier 51, Providence Place, with a secondary returns address at Kings Road Arches). The company originated as a small traveling puppet theatre and has evolved into an independent studio practice producing hand-printed artwork, limited-edition prints, illustrated tea towels and fabric kits, ceramics, and published books. Its commercial catalog centers on nine product categories spanning relief prints and linocuts, screenprints and silkscreens, archival giclee prints, an alphabet silkscreen series, riso prints, card cuts, illustration originals, and books, with themes drawn from Greek mythology, Jane Austen's novels, British gardens, folklore, and theatrical subjects.

The underlying production technology is exclusively traditional craft: relief printing, letterpress using an F.A.G. proofing press and Adana press, multi-color silkscreen (including four-color runs with metallic inks on 85x115cm sheets), linocut and woodcut carved with gouges and knives, eco-friendly riso printing with soy-based inks, and digital giclee reproduction on archival papers such as Hahnemuhle, Zerkall cotton rag, and Fabriano. There is no proprietary software, AI/ML component, or platform architecture; the differentiator is the artist's manual mastery of these techniques and the limited-edition runs (typically 100-200 copies) that produce unique hand-printed variations.

The business model is direct-to-consumer e-commerce via a Shopify storefront (sarahyoung.co.uk) supplemented by an Etsy shop (sarahyoung5) that serves EU customers specifically to manage customs and import VAT. Pricing is unit-based across a $19-$926 ladder with bundle discounts on tea towels (e.g., any four for $55). Customer segments span individual art collectors and gift buyers on the consumer side and named enterprise clients on the B2B side, including Glyndebourne Opera House, Walker Books / Candlewick Press, The Folio Society, Gardens Illustrated, and Saga's Spirit of Discovery ocean liner. The business is entirely bootstrapped, with no disclosed funding, headcount beyond the founder, or external investors.

Name

Sarah Young

Legal name

Sarah Young

Website

https://sarahyoung.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sarah Young is a sole-proprietor printmaker and illustrator based in Brighton, UK, selling hand-printed limited-edition art prints, tea towels, ceramics, and illustrated books worldwide via Shopify and Etsy to individual collectors and cultural B2B clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Handcrafted Art Prints and Illustration

NAICS

Commercial Screen Printing (323113), Printing (32311), Graphic Design Services (54143)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Custom Printing & Decoration Services (Screen Print, Embroidery, Laser) (BPAFAMAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Large-Format & Specialty Printing (Signage, Posters, Displays) (MPAJALAD), Art & Drafting Supplies Retail (CRALABAG)

Keywords

• Hand-printed art prints
• Relief printmaking
• Silkscreen prints
• Riso printing
• Illustrated ceramics

Headquarters

HQ city

Brighton

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Print Sales: One-time sales of various print types including relief prints, screenprints, linocuts, woodcuts, riso prints, and giclee/digital prints. Limited edition runs (typically 100-200 copies) with individual prints sold at varying price points based on size and technique.
2. Tea Towels and Fabric Kits: Silkscreen-designed tea towels and cut-and-sew kits sold individually or in bundle deals (e.g., buy 4 for price of 3).
3. Ceramics: Sale of ceramic items including cups decorated with original designs.
4. Books: Sale of books, including original works and collaborations with publishers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Sarah Young is a sole-proprietorship printmaking and illustration studio that designs, hand-prints, and sells limited-edition art prints (relief prints, linocuts, screenprints, silkscreen prints, riso prints, giclee/digital prints) along with illustrated tea towels, ceramics, books, and original illustrations. All products are handmade in Brighton, UK, using traditional printmaking equipment such as F.A.G. letterpress proofing press and Adana press, and sold directly to consumers via Shopify and Etsy plus selective commissioned illustration work for publishers and cultural institutions.

Product overview

Sarah Young is a printmaker, illustrator, and maker based on the South Coast of England operating an e-commerce store built on Shopify. Her product portfolio centers on hand-printed artistic prints including relief prints, linocuts, screenprints, giclee prints, and riso prints, complemented by illustrated tea towels, ceramics, and original artwork. Key collections include commissioned works for Glyndebourne Opera House, book illustrations for publishers such as Walker Books, Candlewick Press, and Folio Society, alphabet print series, and themed seasonal collections. The business evolved from a traveling puppet theatre and ships worldwide, with EU orders handled through an Etsy shop.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Relief Prints / Linocut Prints Hand-printed relief prints and linocut prints created by carving blocks, inking them, and printing using F.A.G. letterpress proofing press or Adana press onto Zerkall cotton rag printmaking paper; sold in limited editions to individual collectors and gift buyers.
• Screenprints / Silkscreen Prints Large-format silkscreen artworks (up to 85x115cm) featuring four-color layering and metallic inks, with subjects spanning folklore, mermaids, sailors, moths, and dance; sold as limited-edition premium prints to collectors and commissioned for ocean liner and hospitality venues.
• Giclee / Digital Prints Archival-quality digital giclee reproductions on Hahnemuhle paper of original paintings and illustrations from books, operas, and magazines; many prints signed and titled; targeted at collectors of literary, mythological, and theatrical imagery.
• Alphabet Silkscreen Prints Complete alphabet series of A–Z silkscreen prints featuring themed illustrations, printed on Fabriano 5 paper in limited editions of 100 each, sold individually at $25 per print to collectors and gift buyers.
• Riso Prints Environmentally-friendly riso prints using soy-based Mint, Hunter Green, and Fluoro Orange inks, including endangered animal and nature-themed works; sold to collectors prioritizing sustainable art production.
• Tea Towels and Fabric Kits Silkscreen-printed cotton tea towels and DIY cut-and-sew fabric kits in themed designs, sold individually ($19–$55) or in bundle deals to home décor and gift buyers.
• Ceramics Handcrafted ceramic cups and vessels decorated with original nature and animal designs, sold to collectors and gift buyers.
• Card Cut Prints Small relief prints created through card-cutting technique, sold as part of the small relief prints collection for $35 each.
• Illustration Originals Original illustrations and paintings by Sarah Young, including works from published books and bespoke commissions for cultural institutions such as Glyndebourne Opera House, sold to collectors and institutional clients.
• Books Published books showcasing Sarah Young's illustrations, including Greek Myths (Walker Books / Candlewick Press) and a Folio Society limited edition of Jane Austen's The Complete Novels featuring six frontispieces and five linocut illustrations, sold to literary collectors and gift buyers.

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Jealous Gallery: London-based print gallery and shop curating limited-edition fine art prints from emerging and established artists. Directly comparable as a UK-based print retail destination with a curated limited-edition model serving art collectors and gift buyers.
• Hatch Show Print: Nashville-based letterpress print studio producing hand-pulled posters and prints with traditional equipment and techniques. Comparable as a heritage printmaking studio selling directly to collectors, with similar emphasis on traditional craft processes and limited-edition runs.
• Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. Independent American printmaker producing bold hand-printed posters and prints from his own studio, sold directly to collectors. Comparable as a solo artisan printmaker using traditional techniques with strong personal brand, limited editions, and direct-to-collector sales.

Broad incumbents

• Redbubble: Global print-on-demand marketplace featuring independent artist designs on prints, apparel, and home goods. Comparable as an alternative distribution channel for illustrated art, competing for the same collector and gift-buyer segments at lower price points.
• Saatchi Art: Leading global online art gallery representing thousands of independent artists with original art and limited-edition prints. Comparable as a sales channel for the same art-collector audience, though positioned at a higher-end price point than Sarah Young's typical products.
• Etsy: Global online marketplace for handmade and vintage goods, including art prints. Comparable as the sales channel Sarah Young herself uses for EU orders, and as the broader ecosystem of independent artisan sellers she directly competes with.
• Society6: Large-scale online marketplace for artist-designed prints, home decor, and lifestyle products. Comparable as a print-on-demand and retail channel for illustrated art, though operating at significantly larger scale with mass-market positioning versus Sarah Young's artisan premium positioning.

Emerging players

• Rise Art: UK-based online art gallery and marketplace for original art and limited editions from independent artists. Comparable as a discovery and purchase channel for the same collector audience Sarah Young targets.
• Artfinder: UK-based online marketplace connecting independent artists with collectors. Comparable as a curated channel for original art and limited-edition prints from independent makers like Sarah Young, though broader in scope.

Others

• The Folio Society: London-based publisher of illustrated limited-edition books. Relevant as an existing enterprise customer of Sarah Young (commissioned Jane Austen frontispieces and linocuts), and comparable as a publisher working with independent illustrators for premium limited editions.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SarahYoungAtelier
• Instagraminstagram.com/sarah.a.c.young
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sarah-young

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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