Giclee Printing: Our Story I was in LA in 1994 when giclee was a term known by few people. We hear many stories of people who were there and shops that now claim, with their own trademarks, they have the exclusive and best methods. The truth is that very few can claim to have been there when it all began (In Southern California). During the late 80s to early 90s Scitex was selling the Iris printers. The model 3047 is the first machine that had the capability to do true giclee printing. It was both a miracle of technology as well as a nightmare. If you didn't run the darn thing 24/7, it would clog. And clogging it did! I spent many days flushing those nozzles under running water and the next day it would happen again. The prints were excellent but it would take a few tries to get a giclee with no flaws. In 1995, the first archival inks came out with a rating of about 20 years. Before then, Iris was running vegetable inks, great for proofing but not permanent in the least. The papers we were using were uncoated and the results varied. Almost 15 years later life is much easier: better, cheaper printers that cost a fraction of the $100,000 of the 3047 and many premium art papers now coated with primers to better accept the pigmented inks. The truth is that no label, certification or trademark means anything. What it comes down to is the quality of the printing. We don't claim to be better than everybody but we are pretty sure that not many studios have been doing giclee printing as long as our printmakers have. What we ask is to give us a try and judge for yourselves. We have a money back guarantee and many references.  ¶ 11:26 PM