GF Smith

We’ve been selling paper from our home in Hull for 140 years, and with every sheet, we go out of our way to bring great quality, vibrant colour, and a touch of the unexpected together. It’s all built on a love of craft and the belief that paper isn’t just something you write on – it’s a canvas for creativity, connection, and groundbreaking ideas. A lot’s changed over the years, but one thing hasn’t: our unwavering belief in the power of paper to move people.

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BIG NEWS. And we mean big. Today we are unveiling our new brand identity to the world. Created with the brilliant minds at TEMPLO this rebrand has been a true labour of love, rooted in creativity, community and colour. It’s been a journey behind the scenes, and we can hardly believe it’s finally out there for everyone to see. We’re so proud of what we’ve created and can’t wait to hear your thoughts. GF Smith. Feel good papers. - Brand identity and art direction by TEMPLO Website by Made by ON Photography by Eric A. Tal Silverman India Bharadwaj and Taran Wilkhu

We are very excited to announce that GF Smith is now the exclusive UK stockist of Büttenpapierfabrik Gmund's incredible paper collections. That’s right, we are now home to the full Gmund collection, known for its vibrant colours, luxurious textures, and sustainability-driven approach. This partnership means even more choice, inspiration, and premium options for creatives, designers, and printers across the UK. We can’t wait to get Gmund’s full range - including their iconic Colors collection - into your hands. A huge thank you to the team at Gmund for trusting us to deliver their beautiful papers to the UK market. Click the link to learn more - https://lnkd.in/etyuK2T3

We’re counting down to the holidays… G . F Smith’s last working day before our Christmas break will be Friday 20th December, so please ensure all sample requests and orders are sent over by 2 pm that day. We’ll be back at our desks, refreshed and ready, from 8 am on Thursday 2nd January 2025. Until then, we wish you a wonderful festive season! 🎄

Behind the scenes of our G . F Smith Presents: Falling Leaves by Paul Phung London launch. 12 hours at the Photobook Cafe in 25 seconds 🍂📕 Thank you to everyone who popped in for a coffee and chat throughout the day, and all who joined us for the evening event! It was a brilliant day of creative connection, celebrating Paul's debut monograph and with it the power of photography, paper and print. 🔗 Find out more about Falling Leaves, printed by Pressision, Creative Print & Packaging on Mohawk Superfine & Colorplan Vermilion from G . F Smith, here > https://lnkd.in/eN43yHSj

G . F Smith x Leeds Arts University Live Brief - Celebrating the Tangibility of Paper in a Digital Age 💥 Second year designers were tasked with creating a G.F Smith campaign that highlighted both the tactily in both the physical and digital world. So much to celebrate in this, photography, presentation styles, print and animation. Ones to watch 💪 Big thank you to Vanessa Fletcher for working on the brief and My Glow Up co-judges Dominique Fletcher & Michael Lewis 💐

Today the G . F Smith team are in Glasgow for INTL, where we will be showcasing our Colorplan Vinyl project within INTL’s Festival Marketplace 💿 🌈 This first-of-its-kind collaboration between paper, sound, and design, kicked off back in January at Manchester School of Art, and we are so proud to say that it has since inspired creatives across the world, from Dundee all the way to New York City! It began by setting Manchester School of Art graphic design students the brief of designing the cover art for our ‘Portal - the sound of colour’ vinyl album - a soundscape developed by father that reflects all 55 colours in the Colorplan range - and the rest is history! Watch the full documentary below, following the project from its fruition, to production at Pressision, Creative Print & Packaging, through to our first launch event in Manchester. 📹 Directed by Ben G. Brown DoP: Dom Joyce Edit: Lia Hayes Sound: Will Dimsdale Photography: Cameron Brown Production Co: How Do Films

📣 Calling all London creatives! Join us this time next week for G . F Smith Presents: Falling Leaves by Paul Phung at Photobook Cafe in Shoreditch. We will be hosting a daytime drop-in session from 12-6pm - take a break from work to come and grab a coffee, catch up with our team and leave with your copy of Paul Phung's debut photographic book. Working closely with choreographers and performers, Paul Phung presents a photographic series of five acts grappling with the unspoken language of the body. With no discernible beginning or end to the publication, the reader unwittingly joins a dance, manoeuvring through a sequence of life-size clippings; weightless figures wrestle through internal dialogues. Falling Leaves obscures the distinctions between photographer and choreographer, reader and performer. Each act is underscored by writer Maisie Skidmore, whose stanzas weave between pages. Printed on Mohawk Superfine and Colorplan papers from G . F Smith, Falling Leaves celebrates the importance of photography, paper and print. 🔗 Learn more and RSVP here > https://bit.ly/40TsyBn We hope to see you there! Falling Leaves is published by Ex. Coda, designed by Map in Your Mind and printed by Pressision, Creative Print & Packaging.