Hahnemühle Certified Laboratory
Created to help professional print suppliers achieve and maintain excellence in fine art reproduction, digital artwork and photography.
Hahnemühle certified
PHOTO SERVICE, A STUDIO CERTIFIED AND ENDORSED BY HAHNEMÜHLE
The Hahnemühle Certified Studio program was created to help professional print providers achieve and maintain excellence in fine art reproduction, digital artwork, and photography. A certified studio has been accredited by one of our technicians after a training session and completed assessment. Among many criteria, the studio must have an advanced level of training in archivability and longevity of their prints, and possess all the skills required for the inkjet print workflow. They must fully implement the color management workflow.
The educational orientation is carried out during an on-site visit by a Hahnemühle technician. The aim is to increase print workflow efficiency, precise colour management and correct print processing practices, which will result in consistent output quality.
Certification criteria
- Higher level of education in archivability and longevity
- Proficiency in FineArt Inkjet printing workflow
- Full implementation of color management workflow
- Standardized Light Color Matching Conditions
- Possibilities of gentle tests
- Knowledge of non-destructive image processing
- Proper Use of Premium Inkjet Printers
- Using the Hahnemühle FineArt media
Benefits of being a certified studio client.
- Consistent quality at all stages of production
- Guaranteed archivability of all prints
- Consistent print quality and reproduction
- Trained employees
Hahnemühle Bambou
"Vegan Paper"
Hahnemühle Bamboo is the first quality paper in the Hahnemühle Traditional FineArt collection *made of bamboo fibres. Hahnemühle Bamboo paper also has a certificate of conformity indicating that it is vegan.
This means that Hahnemühle Bamboo does not contain any raw materials of animal origin or "genetically modified" sources. This makes the medium ideal for artists who are concerned about the impact of their lives on the lives of animals.
Hahnemühle Bamboo (Matte Fine Art Smooth)
- 90% bamboo fibers and 10% recycled cotton. “Cotton Rag” is naturally acid-free, lightfast and extremely durable.
- Cotton is recycled at the mill from roll ends and paper edge trimmings. There is no outside paper in the mill so no contamination possible!
- Profits from sales of this paper are donated to environmental projects worldwide by Hahnemühle
- In short, the Hahnemühle mill has been certified vegan by German government officials. This paper is sized with starch, without animal proteins or gelatins.
Leigh Sanders, creator of the Facebook group 'The Arty Vegan' Facebook group, talks about veganism and traditional art. The Arty Vegan Facebook Group →
The Arty Vegan Facebook group
Veganism is defined by Wikipedia as "the practice of abstaining from the use of animal products, especially in food, and following a philosophy that rejects the status of animals as commodities." They add: "The ethical terminology vegan is often applied to those who not only follow a vegan diet, but who apply the vegan philosophy to other areas of their lives and oppose the use of animals or animal products. Vegans place great importance on the environment and the lives of other "sentient" beings. Transitioning to veganism begins with watching what you eat, giving up all foods containing meat, eggs, dairy, honey, etc.
For vegans, not everything that was alive is a food commodity. A person with a vegan mindset and ethic will also begin to question their impact on daily life. For example, they will pay attention to the clothes they wear (leather, fur, silk, etc.), the cleaning products and toiletries they use (most are tested on animals), cosmetics (many contain animal by-products), etc.
Vegan artists therefore want to use artistic products that are in line with their vegan principles.
For example:
- Watercolor papers that are not calibrated with gelatin;
- Indian ink not containing shellac binder;
- Sepia ink not made from squid and cuttlefish ink;
- Black pigments (ink or otherwise) that are not made from carbonized animal bones, as in charcoal;
- Red paint pigments that are not made from crushed cochineal beetles;
- Watercolor paints that do not contain oxgall;
- Artists' pencils that do not contain beeswax;
- Canvases that have not been glued with rabbit skin glue;
- Natural gesso that does not contain gelatin;
- Brushes that are not made from animal hair such as sable, squirrel, mongoose, horsehair and crocodile to name a few.
For someone who cares deeply about how their life affects the lives of animals, this information is disconcerting and deeply troubling. Art that is respectful of vegan principles is an extension of who vegans are and therefore should reflect their ethics.
Vegans say to themselves, “How can we in good conscience paint a masterpiece knowing that the material we are using has indirectly caused the death of animals and insects? We can’t. We need vegan art materials, quality art materials at an affordable price so that we can create and express ourselves freely.”
You can read more about Leigh Sanders on her blog: makeconsciouschoices.blogspot.com
* Fine Art printing is also called Giclée printing. The word comes from the French verb “Gicler,” which means “to spray”—exactly what is done in an inkjet printer. The term was coined to differentiate high-quality work from expensive Iris inkjet machines, which at the time cost upwards of $150,000.