Numbered 1 of 10
Only ten impressions are made for each city, each bearing its own handwritten number.
European city archives · made by hand
Time Patinas Copper.Cities Become Memory.
Each plate begins with a civic emblem and ends as a singular surface—hammered, oxidised, signed and numbered by hand.
Coat of Arms · MMXXVI
No. 001Český KrumlovHand formed copper · edition 1/10
Made slowly by hand
Pressure, heat and patina leave marks that no machine can repeat.
A civic memory
Heraldry becomes a tangible record of the city that formed it.
Selected city plates
The first chapter of the archive
Nine places, nine distinct emblems. Each work carries the tone of its city and the hand that shaped it.
1/10
Český Krumlov
Český Krumlov — Copper Plate Impression
Available€480
1/10
České Budějovice
České Budějovice — Copper Plate Impression
Available€460
1/10
Beroun
Beroun — Copper Plate Impression
Available€420
1/10
Prague
Prague — Copper Plate Impression
Available€520
1/10
Tábor
Tábor — Copper Plate Impression
Available€450
1/10
Czech Republic
Czech Republic — Copper Plate Impression
Available€560
City archive
Follow the old routes through Bohemia
From Prague’s towers to Kutná Hora’s silver story, the collection reads like an atlas made in copper.
The making
Four acts, one unrepeatable surface
The process is measured, but its traces stay alive: a crease, an oxidised edge, the quiet evidence of pressure.
The copper sheet
A raw sheet is cut and prepared. Its existing grain becomes part of the finished work.
The impression
The city emblem is worked into the metal by hand, building relief through pressure and repeated touch.
Patina and colour
Heat, oxidation and pigments deepen the surface. Variations are welcomed, never hidden.
Signed and numbered
The final plate is inspected, signed and marked 1/10 before it enters the archive.
Why we collect
A small monument for an everyday room
City arms were once carved above gates, printed on documents and carried on seals. We return them to the scale of the hand—objects that can move between homes while keeping their sense of place.
Learn more →A letter from the archive
Choose the city you wish to keep.
Every piece is packed with its numbered certificate and a note on the emblem’s history.
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