Search Press Blog

The Early Days When I first joined Search Press in November 1989, I was the Order Processor and had to operate a beast of a computer called a Burroughs B80. In fact, I think the reason I got the job was because my then boss and company founder, Lotti de...

It’s perhaps misleading of us to present ‘a day in the life’ of the Editorial Department: no two days are identical – even during lockdown, when the days spill, Dali-like, into each other. So I’m not going to try. Editorial...

The Innovative Artist: Drawing Dramatic Landscapes is Robert Dutton's first book with Search Press. Robert's career spans over 30 years as a professional Graphic Designer and Illustrator. He is an award-winning self-employed fine artist and...

The Search Press Production Department’s role is to make sure the process of printing our books goes off without a hitch. Production Controller Louise talks to us about the day-to-day management of book printing, and how a book goes from concept...

Hello everyone! Welcome to my first blog, a small contribution for Patchings Virtual Festival 2020, as we can’t attend the usual annual event where I was due to exhibit, and demonstrate for the first time in the Search Press marquee to promote my...

There is no doubt, we live in a busy world with everyday life and its pressures on us greater than ever before.For most, there is little time to take in the beauty and majesty of the word around us. Precious leisure time is used by many to rush through...

Martin and Caroline de la Bedoyere, MD and Director of Search Press, chart the challenges and milestones of running an influential publishing house as it celebrates half a century of success.Search Press will be celebrating its 50th anniversary this year,...

We caught up with Wendy Gardiner, internationally accredited sewing guru and author of our fabulous new series Take Two Fat Quarters, to chat about her work and projects. Ideal for sewists of all abilities, they are fantastic stash-busting...

It was the beginning of December and an advance copy of our new book had just been delivered. Oh the joy of that euphoric moment. We were soon dancing through the pages, all beautifully brought together with the help of our Search Press team. The Sales...

Juan Hayward, Head of Design, takes us behind the scenes on a exciting photoshoot in London.I tend not to sleep very well the night before an important photoshoot, especially one involving unknown elements that are essential for its smooth running. The...