Introduction

Swiss screen printer Lorenz Boegli is widely regarded for elevating printmaking to a rare balance of precision and experimentation. From his atelier in Müntschemier, he has refined techniques over decades that unite craftsmanship with innovation—most notably his distinctive RGB screen-printing method using pearlescent pigments. His practice moves between intuition and exactitude, secrecy and revelation, echoing the spirit of historical alchemists who pursued perfection through material knowledge and relentless curiosity. The result is a visual language in which paper becomes a stage for light, color, and texture to interact in unexpected ways.

Alchemy in Print is both a reflection of Boegli’s mastery and an extension of it. The publication itself becomes a field of experimentation: silkscreen and offset printing intersect across multiple exquisite paper stocks, while selected textual contributions are realized in letterpress, emphasizing tactility, rhythm, and depth. The book is not merely about print—it is print as experience, revealing an ongoing dialogue between process and outcome, control and chance.

This platform opens a rare window into that otherwise hidden world. The entire creation of the book is documented photographically and on film by Rob Lewis, allowing visitors to witness each stage of production as it unfolds. Layer by layer, sheet by sheet, the viewer gains the unique opportunity to look over the printer’s shoulder—observing decisions, experiments, and refinements that usually remain unseen. What emerges is not only a finished book, but a living archive of its making: a transparent record of craft, collaboration, and the quiet intensity of the print studio.

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Responsible for content: Lorenz Boegli
Videos & Images: Rob Lewis
Development & Design: carpet

Contact

Atelier für Siebdruck
Lorenz Boegli
Bahnhofstrasse 17
3225 Müntschemier

+41 32 493 39 50
info@lorenzboegli.ch

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Tipoteca

28.01.2026 — At the Tipoteca Italiana Fondazione in Cornuda, Italy, Lorenz Boegli stands with an 83-year-old machinist and an 80-year-old compositor — Printers among printers.

Letterpress. A century of pressure and patience.

In the halls of the Tipoteca, past and present meet in the rhythm of a hundred-year-old press. Together with master printers whose experience spans generations, text and image are transferred onto paper with deliberate force and care. Offset, letterpress, and screen printing become chapters of the same journey — three technologies, three textures, one book in the making.

What remains visible is more than ink: it is the physical trace of craft, the dialogue between hand and machine, and the quiet proof that printing is not only a method of reproduction, but a culture carried forward through time.