What is an Artisan?
According to Wikipedia, ‘An artisan (from French: artisan, Italian: artigiano) is a skilled craft worker who makes or creates material objects partly or entirely by hand. These objects may be functional or strictly decorative, for example furniture, decorative art, sculpture, clothing, food items, household items and tools and mechanisms such as the handmade clockwork movement of a watchmaker. Artisans practice a craft and may through experience and aptitude reach the expressive levels of an artist.’
Modern Day Artisan
Nowadays, the adjective “artisanal” is often used in describing hand-processing in contrast to an industrial process, such as in the phrase artisanal mining. Thus, “artisanal” is used in marketing and advertising to describe or imply some relation with the crafting of handmade food products, such as honey, beverages or cheese.
“Artisan” is a term used to describe food or products produced by non-industrialised methods, often handed down through generations but now in danger of being lost. Tastes and processes, such as fermentation, are allowed to develop slowly and naturally, rather than being curtailed for mass-production.
Artisan Producers
Artisan producers should understand and respect the raw materials with which they work, where these materials come from and what is good about them. They should have mastered the craft of their specific production and have a historical and scientific understanding of what makes the process that they are engaged in successful. They should know what tastes good and be sensitive to the impact of their production on people and the environment.
Artisan food producers get better over time and probably never stop improving or tweaking their practise, learning from other people and their own mistakes.
Artisanal Product Labels
label.co.uk have helped many brands and businesses with their labelling requirements over the years. One of our most popular offers in this context is our in-house design service, providing you with assistance for all things graphic design if required.
We offer various sustainable materials such as grass paper to give your labels an artisan paper look. Furthermore, you can order numerous other materials in our instant online calculator. Questions? You can reach us by telephone on +44 (0) 203 588 1080 or by email: info@label.co.uk.
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Sample Book
You can order your free sample book, containing pre-cut labels on our standard materials. This will allow you to explore the materials and finishes available at label.co.uk.
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Choose one of our proofing service options. We will print your label under the same conditions as the final print run. This allows you to check the print result and make sure that your label or substrate is well-suited to your needs.
Artwork Service
Not sure if your print files are correct? Take a look at our artwork service and we will check your files, depending on the package you chose, to correct and prepare them for printing. Your labels will then look exactly as you want them to.