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Double Drum Press · risograph studio · Rotterdam
Small-run printing for loud ideas, two drums at a time.
Now · 26.09
Drum Solo no.7 just came off the guillotine: 48 pages, two drums, zero regrets. Kevin is sulking in blue while the Beast does the heavy lifting.
Book an autumn run →Who's inking
We're Mira and Sem: a printer and an illustrator sharing one studio on Noordereiland, two ink drums and a mild obsession with paper weights. Since 2019 we've printed for bands, bakers, festivals and anyone with something loud to say.
Mira Okafor, printer · Sem de Wit, drawer of things
Live from the Beast
1,284,000 sheets printed
Since 2019 · and still counting
Featured work
| Type | Item |
|---|---|
| Job | Heatwave posters |
| Paper | 20,000 sheets of Munken |
| Zine | Drum Solo no.7 |
| Fair | Soft Riot 2026 |
| Break | Kevin jammed again |
Ink used: 2 drums / Coffee used: yes
Featured work / All work
Available for runsPosters, zines and sleeves for people who’d rather be heard than scrolled past. Two drums, two colours, zero chill.
06 projects / 2 inks / 1 grumpy backup machine
[email protected]
Heatwave
- Colours
- Sunflower + Tomato
- Paper
- 120g recycled white
- Run
- 300
- Size
- A2
(03) The studio / Noordereiland
We keep a very old machine alive and print things far louder than they have any right to be.
Double Drum Press is Mira Okafor on the drums and Sem de Wit at the drawing table, sharing one room on Maaskade since 2019. We print short runs of 50 to 2,000 for bands, festivals, artists and anyone who would rather hold a poster than scroll past one.
Soy-based ink, recycled stock, and the occasional happy accident we insist was on purpose.
Est. 2019 · 2 people · 2 drums · 1 kettle
Running machines
Live- Kevin 1-drum backup · blueIdle
- GuillotineSharp
- KettleOn
- Workshop benchOpen Thu
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↑ Poke the Beast for a readout
Stock: recycled 90gSpeed: 130 ppmJams today: 1 (Kevin's fault)
Workshops — monthly
First
Thursdays
Three hours on the Beast with Mira. You draw two layers, we burn two masters, you pull your own print. Nobody leaves clean.
- Price
- €45
- Seats
- 8
- Time
- 19:00–22:00
- Bring
- Nothing
- Leave with
- A two-colour poster
Shop the press
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New issue
Drum Solo no.7 — €12
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Last 9
Misregistered — €35
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Tote “Print Loud” — €22
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Tee “Ink Stained” — €30
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Kevin approved
Kevin Lives — €6
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Framed set — €95
05 / Journal — ink still wet
Studio notes, ink disasters and behind-the-scenes from the press.
Written between print runs, usually while the kettle is on and Kevin is sulking in the corner.
Read the whole archive
- NoteWhy tomato and sunflower live in the Beast
- NoteWe ran out of paper (again)
- How-toWorkshop: your first two-colour poster
- NoteKevin gets a new drum
- How-toZine fair season: survival notes
New notes every other FridayGet them by post
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2/8 left
Your first two-colour poster
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5/8 left
Zine in a day: fold, staple, brag
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8/8 left
Riso holiday cards (no glitter)
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8/8 left
Stencils, overprints and happy accidents
booked open · How it works
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Kade Film Night live — posters vs. trailers
Upcoming · live Q&A
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Maas Radio Night Shift — Sem plays records we printed sleeves for
Radio · 2 hrs
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Paper Jam podcast ep. 58 — the Beast, explained slowly
Podcast · 54 min
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Paperweight Magazine
The two-person press that prints louder than it talksA long afternoon on Noordereiland, three misprints and one very honest opinion about neon pink.
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Swatch Quarterly
Twelve inks, one kettle: inside the colour cabinet
Why the studio's paper drawer is sorted by mood instead of weight.
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Noord Nieuws
Island studio opens its doors every first ThursdayNeighbours report inky fingers, big grins and a suspicious number of tote bags.