Cypress Gets Razors.....

                

  

     After visiting the A Bryan Photo studio in Birmingham, Alabama last month, I was convinced  to get some Razor scooters at Cypress.   All of us love them at Cypress!  

     After a great lunch meeting, Yvette Roman and I decided to take spin!  I highly recommend the scooter, they are great for a break in the middle of the day or to go pick up some lunch.

Updated Order Forms

     We have updated all of our order forms to accommodate some additional sizes and details. Cypress order forms are easy to use and download.  Simply log-in on our website and select the desired product under "Collections."  Order Forms and detailed information can be selected at the bottom of the page.  Fill-in the form and fax or email to us.

     Our newly updated forms will expedite your order.  Please contact us with any questions.

Special Projects-Cypress at the White House

 


     We enjoy working on special projects at Cypress.  We consult, design, create a prototype, and send it to you for approval.  We just finished this custom presentation box project for an international gallery.  

     

     For this project, we created 25 Presentation Boxes to hold fine art prints donated by well-known artists and sold at a fundraiser for President Obama's campaign.  We used a narrow ribbon to lift the prints and integrated a piece inside the box lid to compress the prints in the box in order to prevent movement.  We created this special set of boxes to hold a set of the prints for President Obama himself and the artists who donated the prints.  

  

Cypress On Twitter!

    We have just joined Twitter!  We hope to give everyone a little more insight into Cypress and some of my daily experiences at our creative company.  Join us at www.twitter.com and enter CypressAlbums and send us a tweet!

Jose Villa, Cypress, and Dreaming...

Take a few mimutes today and visit Jose Villa's blog. We have joined Jose in making a special offer to get you started this Spring! Dream about what your favorite photo assignment would be and send it to Jose. Be sure to visit his blog by May 11, 2009.
Go to: http://josevilla.bigfolioblog.com/

Enjoy!

A Note From Rob, Cypress Studio Manager

As many of you who have visited our bindery can attest to, we take the idea of our products being handmade very seriously. In the first of an ongoing series of blog entries centering on the creation of our products, we’re giving you a glimpse into the process of one of our most popular items: The Folio.

Creating a Folio begins with the chosen fabric and ribbon being hand-cut and inspected. Next, the panels are glued down in a double, tri, or quad formation based on your specifications. After the panels are secured to the fabric, the ribbon and fine art paper are added to each panel. The Folio is then put into one of our Oxford wooden book presses for a minimum of 24 hours.

The next day, the Folio is removed from the press, where the fabric and ribbon are checked again. If requested, custom imprinting is added. Finally, the mats are individually hand-cut and glued into the Folio.

The construction is now complete. The Folio then goes to our shipping department, where it is thoroughly inspected one last time to ensure that everything was made to the specifications provided. The ribbon is trimmed and tied into a bow. The Folio carefully wrapped in vellum and sent to you.

As with all of our products, the Folio utilizes the skills of our highly-trained Artisans. Every detail is meticulously constructed. Each mat is carefully hand-cut. Every product is carefully wrapped and delivered to you.

That wraps up this month's in-depth entry on the Folio. Next month, we'll take an in-depth look at our signature product, the Cypress Album!