Direct to Media UV Printing

Direct to Media UV printing is exactly that; we can print your image directly to a flat substrate of your choice, up to four inches thick and 8 x 10 ft as one full piece. Direct to media can be highly durable compared to traditional prints mounted to a substrate, with the added bonus of being water-resistant.

We always advise you to book a test print before printing full artwork as images present differently depending on the substrates.

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Natalia Higgins, Design centre Chelsea Harbour, printed on agate, 2017

Portrait Salon printed directly to Plywood, 2018

Steve Macleod for Hospital Rooms 'Bluebell lodge' vinyl print, 2018

Bertil Nilsson, Luminescence, printed onto mirrors, 2014

Felicity Hammond, World Capital, printed on dibond, wood, rubber, concrete & acrylic, 2019

Noémie Goudal, Study on Perspective I, direct to perspex, 2014

Tim Walker, Wonderful Things at V&A, printed on dibond, perspex & aluminium, 2019

Zoe Sim, Peak District, Chelsea College of Arts 2018, printed on Vinyl

Timothy Bennett, tree image printed direct to wooden pallet, 2014

MELTDOWN by Project Pressure, National History Museum Vienna, printed on Vinyl 2019

Design Museum, printed direct to Wood, 2018

Eleanor Macnair, Surrealists Rendered in Play-Doh, Elephant West, printed on Vinyl, 2019

Felicity Hammond, You Will Enter An Oasis, printed on acrylic, ceramic, vinyl, copper, 2016

Carl Bigmore, Between Two Mysteries, direct to copper print, 2015

Panini Player of the Day, Exhibition at Proud East, printed on Vinyl, 2014

Steve Macleod, printed directly to slate 2014

At Vogue and National Portrait Gallery we really can say, without any question how much we appreciated all the work Metro put in.

— Robin Muir, Vogue 100

At Vogue and National Portrait Gallery we really can say, without any question how much we appreciated all the work Metro put in.
— Robin Muir, Vogue 100

We can print on any flat material

Glass & Perspex

Printing directly to clear materials such as glass or Perspex, allows artwork to take on a transparent quality, and can even be used to create special effects. Find out more

Tiles

Our Direct to Media printer can also be used for innovative interior design pieces, from floor tiles to wall tiles - mosaics to any size can be created in our lab. Find out more

Copper

Working and testing with a variety of materials gives us an opportunity to come up with one-off beautiful pieces like this copper landscape print from Carl Bigmore's series 'Between Two Mysteries.' Find out more

Vinyl & Textiles

We've worked with interior designers to create truly unique, one-off pieces of art and decor. We'll happily test ideas with you in our lab, so pop us an email or come and see us and we'll talk through your ideas. Find out more

Wood

Printing directly to wood is a popular choice, by selecting the right imagery the wood grain naturally enhances the existing artwork. Find out more

Aluminium

Printing directly to Aluminium creates a whole new dimension to the traditional print and mount, images take on a metallic look and provide a modern alternative look. Find out more

Slate

As our printer can print to almost any flat surface, we encourage our clients to think outside the box - you can blend materials together to make a sculptural piece of artwork. Find out more

Brushed Dibond

This material has proven an ideal medium for architectural photography and portraits with muted tones, just pop into our front of house and see for yourself! Find out more

Art Signage

As well as creating artworks, our Direct to Media printer can also create signs for any location - whether it be part of an exhibition or for outside use. Find out more