Typewriters and Letterpress: a letter writing workshop

Typewriters and Letterpress: a letter writing workshop takes place on 26 November 2026. Venue: Absent Lisbon - Offline Café & Third Space, Lisbon.

Typewriters & Letterpress: A Letter-Writing Workshop Step away from your screen and write a real letter, the old-fashioned way. Join two Lisbon analog makers for a hands-on workshop of typewriters, letterpress, watercolors and wax seals. How it works:You’ll have different stations to move between at your own pace: Typewriters: Work with restored mid-century machines. Jessie will teach you how to use one, and prompts are available if you need inspiration. Letterpress corner: See and touch the metal plates and type from a 100+ year old press, and browse printed pieces and cool facts about how it works. Watercolor postcards: Paint or draw on your blank postcard with watercolors, colored pencils and markers. Envelope decorating: Choose from pre-cut liners (or make your own), then add markers and stickers. Wax seal station: Seal your envelope with wax, gold, silver or copper leaf, ribbon and dried flowers. Dates: - Thu, Nov 26 · 7pm - Sun, Nov 29 · 5pm - Sun, Dec 13 · 4pm - Thu, Dec 17 · 7pm Your hosts: Jessie is a vintage typewriter enthusiast with a PhD in Biomedical Engineering. After accidentally catching the typewriter bug, she filled her apartment with hundreds of machines and hand-restored over half of them. She’s the founder of CasaTempo, a space for her restored collection and her love of mechanical writing. Charles runs Lasting Impression, a Lisbon letterpress studio. Frustrated at not finding good stationery to write to friends and family, he started printing his own: art by real artists, no AI, all printed by hand on a 100+ year old press named Emmy. About Absent Absent is a phone-free creative third space and café in Principe Real where time is yours again. The kind you used to waste beautifully. Every experience at Absent is designed around presence. ​​​​What to Expect - Offline, always - Phones go in secure pouches and stay with you. - A beautifully designed space where every color, texture and detail makes presence effortless - Café & Bar - Specialty coffee, freshly boiled chai, Portuguese wines, craft beers, and artisanal sodas, baked goods from local bakeries and rotating food menu from local chefs. - All of the infrastructure, none of the pressure - high quality art supplies, craft materials, books, board games, brain fitness workbooks, introspection kits and more. ​​​​Stay Connected on Instagram ​​​​Walk-in to the Cafe ​​​​Become a member -www.absent.tech/memberships