Printers—Edizioni Mona (Mauro)

Some parts of a project happen quietly, and with a little back and forth, lots of questions and some funny translations

After the table, the conversations, the drawings, and the time spent with each artist, the work moves into another set of hands. Ones that are just as important, but often less seen.

For us, that step led to Mauro at Edizioni Mona, a printing house closely connected to the Paper Museum here in Fabriano, and deeply embedded in the everyday reality of working with paper in this town.

For Mauro, it’s simple.

“Having been a printer for many years, working with paper in Fabriano is normal for me,” he says.

There’s no overstatement in it — just a quiet confidence. But when it comes to using Fabriano paper for certain types of work, there’s still a sense of satisfaction.

When a project like this arrives, his thinking begins immediately.

“Every project created on Fabriano paper is unique,” he explains. “I imagine the final result straight away, considering the image, the paper, the weight, the colour, and the printing technique.”

It’s a process that balances precision with instinct.

Much of what matters, he says, often goes unnoticed.

“The quality of the paper is fundamental,” he tells us. “And the print file must be right to achieve the result you want.”

Simple, but non-negotiable.

The paper itself plays its own role.

“The Fabriano paper I use is traditionally produced,” he says. “Every sheet is different, so it requires attention and care.”

Irregularities appear. Imperfections too.

But rather than something to correct, they become part of the outcome.

“It’s exactly these that make the product unique.”

For Mauro, whether it’s a postcard, a vintage print, or an antique map, the approach remains the same.

“As long as it comes out well,” he says.

And then, the final moment.

When the prints leave the workshop and move out into the world.

“I often work with international clients,” he says. “Seeing them satisfied makes me happy too.”

He pauses, then adds simply

“Great job.”

There’s no need to overcomplicate it.

Each project, for him, stands on its own.

“I don’t think about the long history,” he says. “Every project is something new, this one was fun to see take shape°

And maybe that’s exactly the point.

In a town built on centuries of paper-making, the work continues not through nostalgia, but through repetition, attention, and doing it well — again and again.

From table to paper, and then out into the world.