Finishing

Foil Stamping and Embossing in Karachi

Heat, pressure and a brass die — the last step before it ships.

Navy leatherette desk diary with a gold foil-stamped crest, struck in Karachi

Where a box becomes a gift.

Foiling is the step people notice and the easiest one to get wrong. Too little pressure and the mark is patchy; too much and the board bruises. We make the die, set the heat for the material, and pull a proof before the run.

Construction

Processes

Hot foil stamping · Blind embossing · Debossing · Combination emboss and foil · Edge gilding

Foils

Gold · Rose gold · Silver · Copper · Matt and gloss black · Pigment colours · Holographic

Materials

Leatherette · Cloth · Coated and uncoated board · Kraft · Velvet · Printed laminate

Dies

Brass dies for long runs · Magnesium for short runs · Sculpted dies for multi-level emboss

Also in-house

Matt and gloss lamination · Spot UV · Die cutting · Creasing

Cream favour box with a gold foil-stamped monogram panel
Diary spine with its title struck in gold foil
Black box lid with a client logo foil-blocked in silver

Selected pieces

Case-bound art book with a printed cover and gold foil title, made in Karachi
Foil-blocked title on a printed board cover, over a sewn binding.
Diary with a gilded fore-edge, standing on its spine
Gilded edges applied to a trimmed, sewn text block.
Art book jacket beside its navy cloth case with a foil-blocked device
Foil device on cloth, struck after casing so the board stays flat.
Dark green rigid box with a gold foil roundel on the lid, made in Karachi
Roundel foiled on three faces of the same box, registered by hand.

Practical answers

Minimum order quantity

We take foiling as a standalone job from 100 pieces, and we also foil work printed elsewhere. There is no minimum if the job is already with us for boxes or binding.

Lead time

Two to four days once the die exists. A new brass die takes two or three days to make, magnesium is faster for short runs.

Custom sizes and finishes

Send vector artwork. Fine serifs and hairlines need a brass die and a test strike on your actual material — we do that first and show you the proof.

Tell us what you need made.

Send sizes, quantity and a reference if you have one. We will come back with a price and a lead time.

Near Jang Press, I.I. Chundrigar Road, Karachi
Mon–Sat 09:00–18:00