Christopher Austin Calligraphy

Calligraphy specialist in London

Christopher Austin is a leading calligrapher based in London. As part of a wide range of services, he works with media agencies, PR companies and individuals for handwritten stationery, including envelopes, invitations, place settings, commemoration or memorial books, award certificates, Family Trees, film and television documents and all types of wedding stationery. A selection of commissioned work can be found in the Gallery section of this site.

Free-lance Calligrapher in Southfields

Christopher is a highly skilled Free-lance calligrapher in Southfields, South London with over twenty years' experience of handwritten invitations and Wedding Stationery. His in-depth calligraphic and academic knowledge of historical scripts means that he is able to reproduce any handwriting style from Roman Capital to Copperplate writing and his work has appeared in many television documentaries and feature films.

Calligraphy in London

Christopher Austin demonstrates calligraphy for leading pen companies and public bodies. He lectures on and teaches calligraphy workshops throughout the country. He is also a member and past Chairman of South London Lettering Association (www.slla.co.uk) as well as a member of Oxford Scribes, the Calligraphy & Lettering Arts Society and the Society of Scribes and Illuminators. His writing quill and his fine and distinctive handwritten styles are often to be seen in television documentaries and dramas.

Christopher has recently been part of a project by the photographer Jeremy Jeffs who is recording the lost crafts of London. To see Jeremy's photographs please click here.

Contact Christopher Austin Calligraphy

Christopher Austin is available for advice and consultation on your design needs and will be happy to quote you for any job, large or small. For your handwritten invitations in London or wedding stationery in London, contact Christopher today.