Business Stationery
Business stationery looks unassuming and is not. A client opens an envelope and decides in two seconds whether the firm works carefully. A supplier sees a letterhead and either treats the invoice as serious or asks back. Anyone delivering a logo print on plain A4 hands over a stage other brands are already using. We design business stationery as a closed system, across Germany for law firms, consultancies, architecture practices and anyone whose first touchpoint is often a printed piece.
What belongs in the set
At the core: business card, letterhead with secondary sheet, envelope in DIN long and C5, an invoice or quote template as a PDF, optional notepad, stamp, folder. We think the set so the brand speaks the same language from first contact through contract letter to invoice. DIN 5008 is followed so address field and fold marks sit inside the window. Anyone wanting business cards alone gets them separately too, we name that before the proposal.
Materially we work with natural papers: Munken Pure and Munken Lynx for letterhead, Gmund Cotton or Colorplan for business cards, uncoated woodfree stocks for envelopes. Finishes like hot foil in gold or spot colour, letterpress or blind embossing are used deliberately, not across the entire piece. A spot colour as Pantone reference keeps the brand consistent across printers and years, without each printer mixing the colour from scratch.
How the set sits in the brand system
Business stationery is part of corporate design and picks up logo, type and colour from the brand guidelines. If a brand design is being developed in parallel, we time the stationery so logo finalisation and print data match. A typical set lands between €2,500 and €6,500, depending on finish, paper and number of applications. We name the range honestly before the proposal instead of hiding it inside day rates.
Print and PDF from one source
Letterhead works both printed on Munken and as a digital PDF template. One file, two applications, no mismatched siblings.
Material that carries the brand
Natural papers like Munken Pure, Gmund Cotton or uncoated woodfree stocks give the first impression a tactility the digital version cannot match.
Hot foil stamping where it counts
Logo in gold, silver or spot colour as a finish for the business card or envelope. We use the effect deliberately, not everywhere.
DIN compliant and ready to print
Fold marks, hole punches, window position, address field according to DIN 5008. We deliver print data that does not come back from the printer.
Industries this service fits
Selected work
Velvet Soul Street – Corporate Design
Streetwear energy in a stitched wordmark: identity, packaging and stationery for a label.
Finanzguru – Brand Design
A fintech brand that works inside a subway tunnel: campaigns, iconography and tone of voice for Finanzguru.
Weingut Werner – Wine Labels
From vineyard to shelf — labels that translate the character and origin of a small winery into a visual language of its own.
Frequently asked
A standard set with business card, letterhead, secondary letter sheet, DIN long envelope and invoice or quote template typically lands between €2,500 and €6,500. With hot foil stamping, special papers or additional applications it moves into the upper range.
From briefing to print approval, 4 to 7 weeks is realistic. If a logo already exists and the brand has a clear design system, it moves faster. If a logo is being developed in parallel, we sequence the phases.
For letterhead we like Munken Pure or Munken Lynx. For business cards Gmund Cotton, Colorplan or a natural board from 350 g/m². For envelopes a matched woodfree stock so letter and shell share a tone.
Yes. We recommend printers for hot foil, letterpress or standard offset, gather quotes and oversee the proof. You receive a finished package at the end, not a PDF and a list of suppliers.
Yes. Briefings, layout rounds and proof reviews run entirely remote. Print pieces ship directly from the printer to your address, whether in Hamburg, Munich, Cologne or a smaller location.
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Tell me briefly what it is about — in a 30-minute first conversation we clarify whether and how we can work together.