The Red Door Press

Who We Are

We are a husband and wife duo … aka Adam and Tammy Winn.
Our story is simple and a little sweet. We have a great love for trying new things so we dove head first in the world of letterpress and haven't looked back.

Every year we travel to the same red door to take a family photo and hope to carry on the tradition for years to come. For us letterpress has same effect - we want to keep the craft alive for decades to come.

 

What We Do

We specialize in hand-printed cards, broadsides, social stationery, gig and event posters, corporate branding, workshops and much more.

Established since before 2012, our small shop is located in the wonderful city of Des Moines, IA at Mainframe Studios, Studio 120.

Deep down we just have a great love of type, printing makes us happy, and we just like red doors.

Letterpress Services

  • Wedding invitations, save the dates, announcements

  • Custom letterhead or personal stationery

  • Special occasion announcements (birthday, party, baby, graduation)

  • Business Branding (business cards, letterhead, company thank you’s)

  • Show and Gig posters

  • Workshops (for small groups, parties, team building) to learn try something new or learn a little more about our craft

    The Red Door Press also carries are own poster and greeting card line that you can shop from online, in studio or around one of the local markets or available for wholesale!

The Red Door Press occupies Studio #120 in Mainframe Studios. Learn more at mainframestudios.org.

Pressing On: The Letterpress Film, a feature length documentary about the survival of letterpress printing. www.letterpressfilm.com/watch The modern world was born on a printing press. Once essential to communication, the 500-year-old process is now in danger of being lost as its caretakers age. From self-proclaimed basement hoarders to the famed Hatch Show Print, Pressing On: The Letterpress Film explores the question: why has letterpress survived in a digital age? Worlds of each character emerge as unusual narratives—joyful, mournful, reflective and visionary—are punctuated with on-screen visual poetry, every shot meticulously composed. Captivating personalities blend with wood, metal and type as young printers strive to save this historic process in a film created for the designer, type nerd, historian and collector in us all. www.letterpressfilm.com A Film by Bayonet Media www.BayonetMedia.com