Trapinex is a French printing and screen-printing company based in Saulx-les-Chartreux, Essonne, specializing in serigraphy, offset, UV and digital printing.[1] The firm, registered as Trapinex S.A. in 1970, operates in the printing and reproduction sector.[2] It is also documented in the French National Library (BnF) catalogue as “Imprimerie Trapinex,” a printer and manufacturer.[3]
Design and History
Trapinex has a long history as a screen printer for graphic and artistic works. The company printed serigraphs for artists and designers, including a 1973 Louise Nevelson composition on Arches paper, credited as “imprimé(e) par: Trapinex.”[4] It also produced a 1960s poster designed by the Atelier Pierre Faucheux for a Le Corbusier exhibition, printed in serigraphy on kraft paper by Trapinex.[5] A 1970 typographic plaquette by Denis Grey, with alphagrammes typographed by Maximilien Vox, was also produced in serigraphy by Trapinex.[6]
Archival records from the Essonne department hold a file on Trapinex (Saulx-les-Chartreux) covering the period 1972 to 1988.[7] The company’s current operations, under the name Trapinex Print, are listed at Rue de la Buhoterie in Saulx-les-Chartreux.[1]
Meaning and Symbolism
No official documentation has been located that describes the design, symbolism or meaning of a Trapinex logo. The company’s identity is primarily associated with its role as a printer and screen printer for graphic and artistic productions, rather than with a publicly documented brand mark.
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