PUBLIC OFFICE 780 Queen West (side door), 416-599-7030, joinpublicoffice.com
Behind Queen West’s Nadège Patisserie and its pastel macarons and marshmallows is print shop the Production Kitchen’s new storefront, Public Office. The small space has been quietly open since February, building up its stock of poster art and stationery incorporating traditional print techniques.
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Silk-screened curiosities include “birdlady” and “octoman” graphics printed on yellowed, 70-year-old art paper and giclée prints of cockatoos stamped with block-type text spelling out “I’m a cuckoo.”
The team behind Public Office want the space to be a hub for neighbourhood creative types, so they’re reaching out to local artists for poster collaborations and offering up the boutique to aspiring pop-up shopkeepers. They also do printing jobs, from simple colour copies to lithographed business card and invitation projects.
Michael Watier
Public Office picks: Oversized postcards read “I love you like biscuits and gravy,” $15 that cockatoo print goes for $190 a collection of Red Canoe National Heritage Brands bags includes a mod carryall featuring the CBC logo, $46.
Look for: Letterpress printing courses in collaboration with Anstey Bookbinders.
Hours: Thursday to Saturday 11 am to 7 pm, Sunday noon to 6 pm.
