The Final Frame.

Hand-Struck Presentation Folios for Photographers.

  • Anti-Tarnish

  • Dead-Matte 1200gsm Board

  • 100% Recyclable

The First Impression.

In a digital world, the handover is the only part of your work your client can actually hold.

Don't let a £2,000 wedding gallery be delivered any other way.

At The Gilded Press, we use a vintage Marshall No. 5 Heavy Iron Press to strike a deep impression into the surface, to create the final frame your artistry deserves.

Your work, undistracted.

The Quiet Frame.

Packaging should set the scene. Nothing else.

Our dead-matte 1200gsm board provides a quiet, authoritative frame. But quiet doesn't mean weak.

The single, deep-struck foil impression proves the calibre of the box the second your client touches it, stripping everything back and allowing your work to stand on its own.

The Heavy Iron Standard.

Struck by hand in our Eastbourne studio.

The Three "Pro" Tiers (A4 & A5)

The Print SuiteBest For...The Heritage Strike (50 / 100)The Signature Strike (50 / 100)
A5 Shallow (20mm)5x7" or 6x8" Gift Prints£185 / £315£288 / £475
A4 Shallow (20mm)A4 or 8x10" Main Portraits£215 / £365£326 / £553
A4 Deep (35mm)Thick Fine-Art Albums£235 / £395£336 / £572

Why Choose The Gilded Press?

  • FSC® Certified Board: Because the details matter.

  • Anti-Tarnish Lining: Safe for long-term archival print storage.

  • Deep-Strike Foil: An impression you can feel. Not a flat print.

  • Short Run Specialists: Orders starting from just 50 units to keep your studio lean.

  • 38 Years: When craftsmanship isn’t just a job, it's a lifelong commitment to the heavy iron press.

The Gilded Press Logo - GG

Behind the Press.

I run a private foil stamping press in Eastbourne. With 38 years of pre-press and vector experience, I know exactly how to translate your delicate maker's mark into a solid metal die. No conveyor belts. No automated lines.

Using a traditional heavy iron Marshall No. 5 press, I hand-feed and strike every single presentation box myself, guaranteeing the exact pressure needed to create a permanent, tactile crater.

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How it works

The 3-Step Commission

  • The Vector Start

    You upload your bespoke maker's mark. I use my pre-press experience to check the tolerances and cast it into a permanent, 8mm solid metal die.

  • The Strike

    I set your die into the chase. Every single rigid box is hand-fed and pressed under heavy iron to guarantee the physical crater.

  • The Delivery

    You receive a batch of deep-impression presentation boxes that finally provide the authoritative, tactile setting your craftsmanship deserves.

The Investment.

Designed for photographers delivering considered, physical work.

The Heritage Founders A6 Sample (£9.99):
Don't take my word for it. Feel it for yourself.

A6 Box Price printed with your logo from

50 Custom Boxes: £275

100 Custom Boxes: £450

(Custom run prices include the casting of your permanent, solid metal die, which we hold safely in the studio treasury for your future runs).

Pressed. Kept.

Occasional notes from a small hot foil press in Eastbourne.

New work. Ideas. Thoughts. Sent sparingly.