RK Burt
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Supplying the paper trade for more than 130 years, as one of the UK’s leading importer and wholesalers, RK Burt & Co. continues to shape the UK creative industry today.
RK Burt & Co. supply the fine art market with technically brilliant and visually beautiful paper based products, our earliest customers included The Bank of England and Lloyds of London, and today we supply the UK’s printers, publishers, retailers, film studios and professional artists.
In 2019, GF Smith were lucky enough to acquire RK But & Co., marking the beginning of a strong and prosperous relationship; combining our wealth of knowledge, expertise and love of all things paper.
Traditional Fine Art Papers
RK Burt & Co. offer a wide variety of traditional fine art papers suitable for watercolour, sketch & drawing, mixed media, pastel, book binding, oil & acrylic and printmaking as well as products such as beautiful notebooks, cards & envelopes and printed Nepalese tissue.
From loose sheets to glued pads, blocks, spiral pads and wide format rolls, these papers are available in a variety of formats.
RK Burt & Co. also offer a bespoke pad service where you can have your logo, artwork and any other information on the cover of a glued or spiral bound pad with the content paper of your choice, with minimum order quantities as low as 10!
Digital Fine Art Papers
Whether you’re a professional print lab, a photographer looking for the perfect printing paper, an artist searching for something extra special or you just want to find the best medium to showcase you digital creations, RK Burt & Co. supply some of the world’s finest inkjet fine art paper out there.
The Awagami Inkjet Collection
Created solely at the sixth-generation family run Tokushima Mill, this collection of extraordinary Japanese papers are crafted from traditional natural fibres, such as Kozo, Bamboo, Hemp, Cotton and Gampi.
Suitable for photographers, designers and hybrid printmakers alike, these papers retain the texture of Japanese washi whilst being specially coated to maximise the creative potential of your digital prints.
Available in a variety of textures, shades, weights and sizes.
The Canson Infinity Fine Art & Photo Collection
The Canson Infinity fine art and photo range has a superior pedigree, with a history that delves back centuries. An extensive and exceptional collection of papers that produce outstanding print quality, the fine art inkjet papers are 100% archival, perfectly suited for exhibitions, prestigious art collections, and exclusive limited editions prints.
Canson Infinity have recently added the Somerset Enhanced range to their portfolio, made at St Cuthberts Mill in Somerset using a traditional cylinder mould to create the look and feel of a handmade paper, the new and improved range features a superior surface coating.
Canson Infinity offers you museum quality fine art and photo papers in a range of weights, roll sizes and cut sheets.
St Cuthberts Mill
When it comes to artists looking to create their own limited edition prints, Bockingford Inkjet is a great option. Using a traditional mould machine and made in the same time-honoured fashion as Bockingford watercolour paper, fantastic prints can be reproduced to look like the original using a good inkjet printer.
Unlike some fine art inkjet papers, Bockingford Inkjet has an ink receptive coating on both sides of the sheet, allowing limited edition books and portfolios to be created.
The Hahnemuhle Digital FineArt Collection
A comprehensive collection of high quality, unique fine art inkjet papers created for those who are looking to get the best out of their images. Achieving outstanding printing results, the Hahnemühle Fine Art inkjet papers are perfect for long term exhibitions, art collections and special editions.
Using high quality artist papers as a base, Hahnemühle add a premium inkjet coating to every sheet for impressive reproduction of colour and detail, incredible contrasts and deep blacks.
All Hahnemühle papers are vegan and have been certified by independent institutes to be highly resistant to ageing.
Droplet Digital Fine Art Collection
Meticulously curated for both quality and versatility, our brand new Droplet collection of inkjet papers offer the perfect solution for every project. With a range of surface textures, weights, tones and finishes, these papers redefine the possibilities of traditional inkjet fine art paper.
Featuring the work of bold and innovative young photographers, the Droplet sample prints highlight the exceptional capabilities of Droplet fine art papers.
Available in 24’’ and 44’’ roll formats.
Compatible with all modern inkjet printers, including Canon, Epson and HP.