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The 1980s Japanese Printer Behind the Riso Lab

Oct 10, 2026 - Unruly Pack

The 1980s Japanese Printer Behind the Riso Lab

The risograph was built in 1980s Japan for cheap school printing - then zine-makers discovered its soy-based inks and glorious misregistration and turned an office machine into an art movement. Riso prints wear their imperfections openly: layers slip, colors overlap, no two copies match. This Lab is printed in that spirit - teal and pink slightly out of register, perfectly imperfect.

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