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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Contact

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Lorenz Boegli
Bahnhofstrasse 17
3225 Müntschemier

+41 32 493 39 50
info@lorenzboegli.ch

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Warehouse of history

27.01.2026 — In the warehouse of the Tipoteca in Cornuda, Italy, Lorenz Boegli is surrounded by retired printing machines, immersed in the history of print.

Warehouse of History. Here we are in the storage halls of the Tipoteca in Cornuda, Venice — a place where history is tangible, stretching all the way to the present. Among rows of machines retired from the Italian printing industry, some over 150 years old, the story of printed information comes alive.

In today’s debates about so-called artificial intelligence, these machines remind us of the era when printing carried the weight of education and knowledge. The printed book once democratized learning and allowed ideas to flourish. Now, digital technology challenges that legacy, and we risk losing the profound responsibility that printing once held: to multiply information and make it accessible.

Through Alchemy in Print, I aim to trace a path forward — from the historical technology of information to a future of multiplied aesthetics. Walking these corridors, surrounded on one side by machines and on the other by wooden and lead type, one is immersed in pure culture. The Tipoteca preserves not only tools, but centuries of Italian knowledge and craft — a testament to Silvio Antiga’s vision, who has saved every decommissioned typographic machine and safeguarded this cultural heritage.

Lorenz Boegli

Lorenz Boegli

Lorenz Boegli

Lorenz Boegli

Lorenz Boegli