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Object of Desire: A Handmade Herb Press from Arminho

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Object of Desire: A Handmade Herb Press from Arminho

April 10, 2017

I still have a violet that my aunt mailed to me in a letter in the early 1970s—pale purple and very brittle now beneath yellowed cellophane tape. When I look at it, I get that summer back: the heat of the sun on my shoulders, the smell of my aunt’s cut lawn, the talent she had for spotting one tiny flower growing among the green blades of grass.

Anyone can make memories with a flower press. I’m particularly partial to this simple herb press with a wooden cover, made by Arminho in a studio in Porto, Portugal.

Photography via Arminho.

The herb and flower press comes in two sizes and two colors of wood, including natural as shown. A large Herb Press measuring \1\2.\2 inches high by 8.6 inches wide is \$60.40 via Arminho&#8\2\17;s Etsy shop.
Above: The herb and flower press comes in two sizes and two colors of wood, including natural as shown. A large Herb Press measuring 12.2 inches high by 8.6 inches wide is $60.40 via Arminho’s Etsy shop.

Arminho’s herb presses have gold foil letterpress covers and come with eight sheets of recycled cardboard on which to press herbs, flowers, or fronds. A rubber band holds the wooden cover snugly in place to apply pressure.

A small Herb Press measures 6.4 inches high by 5 inches wide and is \$3\2.95.
Above: A small Herb Press measures 6.4 inches high by 5 inches wide and is $32.95.
In the Arminho studio.
Above: In the Arminho studio.

N.B.: For more pressed flowers, see DIY: Tips to Press Flowers from MR Studio in London and The Ultimate Pressed Flowers.

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Floral Supplies & Tools

Herb Press

$60.27 USD from Arminho

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