ORIGINS

2021 marks the 25th anniversary of Bend Press. They were “unofficially” born in 1986 with the publication of RIP, a zine featuring punk rock, skateboarding. The name morphed to BEND PRESS with the release of issue #02 later that year. Originally donning themselves “The World’s Smallest Press,” Bend, slowly bending, what they now consider “The World’s Smallest Something.” With an in-house staff of 2, co-founders Mel Bend and Andy Jenkins, Bend has the enviable luxury of working spontaneously, delving into several creative domains (at times to a fault, says Jenkins) that compliment their publishing, including audio recordings, Bend11, art exhibitions, Bend26, comics, Bend10, creative services and more. Branching out has given them several opportunities to work with, collaborate, and champion, a diverse, multi-media, group of artists… the B Team. Their touch stone.

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- Carl Sanger, Director of Diurnal Drawings

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