Mersenne takes its name from Marin Mersenne (1588–1648), the French mathematician and polymath celebrated for Mersenne primes — rare, elegant numbers that surface only under exacting conditions. That idea of precision revealing beauty is the guiding principle of this series.
Created at larger scales, the Mersenne prints pursue the hidden geometries of science and mathematics with obsessive clarity. We work at extreme resolutions to capture hairline structures, fine gradients and micro-symmetries that only fully resolve at size.
Many of these designs demand serious computation: custom mathematical code, long iterative renders, and heavy plotting to maintain stability and signal at scale. From there, every image is tuned by hand—line weights, tonal response, local contrast, paper behaviour—before being produced in the UK with our favourite specialist printers on museum-grade stocks.
The result is a body of work that feels precise yet alive: rigorous mathematics translated into prints with depth, tactility and presence. Mersenne celebrates structure made visible— complex ideas, distilled into quietly astonishing objects.