Mr Cup Creative Studio — Fabien Barral — Arles, France

“I have collaborated with Studio Pression for years to print my project. This is like a band, I write the song, but without their amazing music, it would be nothing. They always bring me ideas and take my project to another level. For the 2015 calendar, for example, they told me ‘Hey, it is the year of light, we should print it with glow-in-the-dark ink. For the posters, it was a new machine and we were amazed by the result, just like two kids with a new toy… but a big, big one.”

Fabien Barral, alias Mr. Cup, is a French graphic designer whose work attractsclients from around the world. He runs the “graphic-exchange” blog, a popular online venue for creatives. After working for clients such as McDonald, L’Oreal and Konami, he now focuses on his personal projects. Passionate about creation and the inspiration process, he creates the magazine Walter, as well as beautiful limited-edition useful objects, e.g. a letterpress calendar or playing cards, that combine his love for nice print, type and ornaments.