Now booking Christmas commissions. Illustrated in London, sent worldwide.
Illustrated matchboxes & paper for celebrations worth remembering
Welcome
Hello, we are The Laldie.
A small London studio where interior design meets illustration. Since 2023 we have drawn hundreds of thousands of matchboxes for thousands of celebrations, and for brands we admire.
Every piece begins at the same desk, with a pencil and your story.
In good company
Commissions drawn for houses, hotels and brands, alongside private celebrations.
Wrapped in the studio · London
From the studio
What we make
Each colour, paper and finish has one purpose: to tell your story in a way guests can hold. Foil that catches candlelight, a drawing of the place you met, a name on every seat. Small objects, made to be kept.
The first thing guests pick up, and the last thing they take home.
Your venue, your dog, your initials. Drawn by hand, printed on fine paper.
From £185 for 25 boxes. 100 boxes, our most chosen size, are £350.
Bespoke artwork, a digital proof, unlimited revisions and tracked worldwide delivery.
A drawn motif at every place. A small scene under every glass.
The details that make a table feel like one story.
From £250 for 50 pieces. Larger quantities are priced by package.
Artwork drawn to match your matchboxes, proof and approval before print.
Welcome to last toast, drawn as one world.
Matchboxes, menus, place cards and paper, all belonging together.
Prepared by private proposal, from £2,500.
One studio contact, a cohesive illustrated world and every piece proofed before print.
The process
Five steps, one studio, one point of contact throughout.
01 · The brief
Names, a date, a photograph of the place. Colours you love. A few lines are enough.
02 · The drawing
At our desk in London. Ink, watercolour and a little patience. Never a template.
03 · The proof
A digital proof, with unlimited revisions. Nothing is printed until you approve.
04 · The making
Fine paper, careful finishing, every box checked by hand before it leaves.
05 · The arrival
Tracked with DHL, UPS or FedEx to 38 countries, ready for the day.
From the journal
Design notes
How to brief a venue illustration, choose useful photographs and read the artwork at its printed size.
Design notes
Matchboxes, napkins, coasters and menus that belong to the same drawn world.
For hospitality
What a house needs to decide before the first drawing begins.
Good to know
Share your date at the beginning. We will consider artwork, proofing, production and delivery together, then confirm the clearest schedule.
Nothing moves into production until the digital proof feels right. Revisions are handled directly, with one clear point of contact throughout.
Yes. Send a photograph, invitation, monogram or palette. We translate it carefully to the scale and materials of the piece.
We do. Worldwide delivery and standard customs clearance charges are included in the price shown, with tracking shared when your order leaves the studio.
Get started
Tell us your date, your quantity and a little of your story.
