Two complementary designs letterpress business cards featuring custom type by Alias and Acanthus ornaments courtesy of Akira Kobayashi and letterpress-printed by Printworks Studio Shibuya.

We are often met by confusion when we present our business cards, as the name “Corinthians” is understood by most Tokyoites as the name of a rather popular football (soccer) club.

Corinthian columns are the most decorative of Roman columns, fraught with acanthus leaves and overly ornamented.

Additionally, the Bible’s Book of Corinthians is a compendium fraught with idol worship, resurrection, immorality, and silence.