Riso Club mark 100th issue with special edition

Nothing beats the magic of receiving a handwritten card in the post – a fact that hasn’t gone unnoticed by Gabriella Marcella, founder of Glasgow print studio Risotto. Since 2017, Marcella and her team have been hand-printing, folding and posting artists’ postcards to people around the world. The lucky recipients are all members of the studio’s much-loved Riso Club, a monthly analogue subscription that has persisted through Covid, Brexit turbulence, and all the usual pressures of running a small independent studio.

What began as a modest artist exchange has evolved into a community of more than 400 contributors spanning 40 countries, united by colour, process and a commitment to slow, human-centred communication.

The 100th issue, titled Risottopia, marks the project’s most ambitious edition yet. Instead of focusing on a single city or theme, Marcella has invited three of the most influential figures in modern design – Nathalie Du Pasquier, Peter Shire and Barbara Stauffacher Solomon – to contribute new artworks. These are designers who have profoundly shaped Marcella’s own practice, and whose impact stretches across movements, decades and continents. The result is a vivid visual conversation between Memphis, Los Angeles, the Bay Area and Glasgow: a utopian meeting place conjured through ink, shape and pattern.

For subscribers, Rottopia arrives as a limited-edition pack of hand-printed postcards, mailed exclusively throughout November. As ever, the process is defiantly analogue. ‘Every month we print, fold and ship the work by hand,’ says Marcella. ‘It’s labour-intensive, but it’s an act of love – a reminder that design can still travel slowly, beautifully, and surprise.’

Alongside the anniversary edition, Risotto is planning a public retrospective for 2026 and will launch a digital Riso Club Atlas, mapping the project’s global reach and the hundreds of artworks produced so far. Together, these initiatives underscore the studio’s dedication to sustaining a print culture that values tactility, imperfection and exchange.

At a moment when digital images circulate effortlessly, Riso Club’s commitment to ink, postage stamps and physical connection feels almost radical. Its 100th issue is not only a celebration of print, but a reminder that correspondence – something shared, held and kept –will always have the power to move people.

Non-members have until 30th November to secure their pack at risottostudio.com