Journal

The technical bits.

What things cost and why, what the material actually does, and where the limits are. Written for people who would rather see the numbers.

6 min

What a metal business card actually costs

Published prices range from under a euro to over four hundred. Here is what drives the spread, and what you are really paying for at each end.

5 min

Yes, but not the way most people assume. Metal blocks the field, so the answer is a hybrid construction — and it leaves a visible seam.

5 min

Titanium is lighter, warmer in colour and roughly half as stiff as steel. That last part matters more than the brochures suggest.

6 min · German

Welche Verfahren es gibt, welche Details im Metall überleben, und wo die Grenzen liegen. Auch bei den Karten, die man nicht gravieren darf.