A rare retrospective celebrating the global language of risograph design opens in Glasgow this April. RISO CLUB 100 brings together 400 postcard designs from artists around the world, filling the gallery with colour, texture and the unmistakable energy of hand-printed work.
The exhibition marks a major milestone for RISO CLUB, the monthly, not-for-profit postcard subscription founded in 2017 by Glasgow-based designer Gabriella Marcella, founder of RISOTTO. What began as a simple idea, sending original risograph postcards directly to subscribers, has grown into a living archive of contemporary illustration and graphic design, connecting artists and print lovers across the globe. Reaching its 100th issue in November 2025, the project now spans 100 months of slow publishing, with four new artist commissions produced and mailed every month.
RISO CLUB 100 offers a snapshot of that international creative community in one place. The postcards on display chart a wide cultural geography, from editions spotlighting Edinburgh, selected by Angela Kirkwood, to Kyiv, supporting Ukrainian charities, and Damascus, bringing together Syrian voices across the diaspora through Arabic typography, ornament and architectural references. Together, they demonstrate the expressive potential of risograph printing — immediate, affordable, tactile and unapologetically imperfect.
Alongside the exhibition, a programme of artist-led workshops invites audiences to get hands-on with the risograph process and meet the people behind the work. Sessions will be led by leading figures in contemporary design, including Raissa Pardini, Marina Willer, Anthony Burrill, Angela Kirkwood and Gabriella Marcella, offering insight into process, production and the collaborative ethos behind the Club.
The exhibition also launches RISOTTO HQ, Marcella’s newly expanded, custom-designed studio in Glasgow. Open to the public for tours and demos, the space reveals the engine room behind the project — a sculptural, colour-saturated working environment where stationery, patterns, installations and wearable art are produced. It’s a rare opportunity to step inside a small, independent operation that quietly ships art around the world every month.
Gabriella Marcella – RISOTTO Studio
At its core, RISO CLUB 100 is a celebration of slow publishing in a fast world, of art that travels by post, values imperfection, and remains accessible. As Marcella notes, risograph printing sits in a sweet spot: affordable, DIY, and richly physical, with ink that visibly sits on paper and colours that come alive off-screen. The exhibition captures that collective energy, the cumulative weight of a community built through print, process and shared enthusiasm.
Supported by the National Lottery through Creative Scotland’s Open Fund, RISO CLUB 100 is presented at The Glue Factory Galleries, with RISOTTO HQ open next door. A new digital Atlas will also launch alongside the exhibition, mapping the Club’s 100 locations and contributors, linking each edition back to its place and people.
The 100 locations worldwide where artists have shared artworks for the RISO CLUB 100 exhibition
RISOTTO is print and design specialist run by designer Gabriella Marcella. The studio embodies her love of colour and appetite for making. The workshop is home to all her tools and materials that facilitate everything from printing monthly posters for bands, to one-off design commissions for brands. It is also where her stationery classics are designed and made. Proudly providing a sustainable alternative to mass produced paper goods; that are set to pack a punch. Peek behind the scenes, and you’ll see the power of small-scale in action, where a very small and passionate team help to produce unique and joyful products for everyday use. Outside the flurry of the studio, Marcella has grown to host international workshops and collaborate with brands such as Apple, Mini, Puma, and Swatch; with projects spanning from public art commissions to exhibition design.
Gabriella Marcella is the founder and director of RISOTTO Studio; a specialist RISO print workshop bursting with all things paper and ink. The studio celebrates small-scale production as a sustainable alternative to mass-produced paper goods, producing vibrant stationery, artist editions, and custom commissions using hand-made processes and lots of colour.
RISOTTO continues to be a cornerstone of Gabriella’s creative practice – a graphic playground for developing new products, and host to vibrant private and public workshops. The studio itself is a manifestation of her work – designed with giant sculptural forms and bursting with all things print.
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