Luxury Business Cards

Elegante Press luxury business cards are premium-finish cards made on antique letterpress equipment, using techniques like letterpress, hot foiling, embossing and debossing. Every card is printed on thick, premium, eco-friendly cardstock, including 100% recycled options, chosen to hold a deep, tactile impression instead of a flat print. See our full range of papers and materials or read more about designing for letterpress.

Best for Brands, designers and boutique businesses that want a tactile first impression
Finishing techniques Letterpress, hot foiling, embossing, debossing, gilded/painted edges
Paper Thick cotton and premium colored stocks, including 100% recycled options
Minimum order 50
Turnaround time 12 business days
Price Varies by material, technique and quantity — request a free custom quote

We specialise in Luxury Business Cards production to make an impression and let you feel exceptional.

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Business cards are some of the most outstanding features of any business as they are the first impression of the style and class of that business.

Printed on an antique printing presses with huge attention to details and quality, our luxury business cards are specifically designed to maximise feel and expression of  different finishing techniques like letterpress, hot foiling, embossed or debossed printing. For our luxury business cards production we use premium quality thick paper stocks with a wide range of colours and weights to choose from.

All business cards papers are eco-friendly and we offer a range of luxury 100% recycled card stocks.

High-end business cards are more expensive than standard ones.  The price is influenced by factors like material, complexity of design, and print or finishing technologies. Drop us a message about your project requirements and we will write you back with calculated estimate.

Types of Luxury Business Cards

Letterpress Business Cards

Tactile textured printing perfect for detailed artworks printing.

Foil Business cards

Print with metallic finish, ideal for printing light colours on dark stock.

Embossed Business Cards

Tactile print finish pressed up with or without the ink or foil.

Debossed Business Cards

Print with deep objects impressed in to the paper surface.

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Who Chooses Luxury Business Cards?

Luxury business cards are usually chosen by people whose work and reputation depend on a strong first impression: architects, doctors, lawyers, business owners and executives, alongside boutique design studios, marketing agencies and graphic designers like the ones featured in our portfolio above. What connects them is not the industry, it is the intent of using premium materials and finishing, not volume or loud colour, to signal quality the moment someone holds the card.

How to Choose the Right Luxury Business Card

Choosing the right card depends on your brand and use case.

  • Paper type. Cotton paper has nice natural surface texture. It is softer if compare to regular paper and accepts impression or emboss nicely. If you would like to have business card with colored background, we always recommend to use colored paper, because colored paper has consistent background color. For double sided cards, where impression is required, we always recommend to use duplex paper.
  • Printing technique. If business card design includes fine detail we mostly recommend to use letterpress printing. Letterpress ink is translucent and in cases whet light objects should be printed on the dark surface we recommend to use foiling. Foil is very nice when design needs to reproduce metallic shiny objects.
  • Design style. Everything about the quality – quality materials and printing techniques makes business cards look luxurious. Even simple minimal single color letterpress business card can look stunning. But if you want more luxurious you can choose from many different papers, foil printing and even foiled business cards edges.
  • Budget and quantity. Cheaper option would be if you would order single sided letterpress business card printed on cotton paper. More printed letterpress colors ads extra price, because each color we have to mix and each color run separately trough press. Foil business cards cost more expensive than letterpress, because they require special metal dies to print them.

Frequently Asked Questions

What paper is best for luxury business cards?

Cotton paper is one of the most popular choices due to its softness and ability to hold deep impression. For color options we use premium colored papers with egg shell texture.

Are luxury business cards worth it?

Yes – they significantly improve brand perception and make your business more memorable.

What is the difference between standard and luxury cards?

Luxury cards use thicker materials, advanced finishing techniques and offer a tactile experience not possible with standard print.

How can I create luxury business cards that stand out?

Combine a premium paper, like cotton or a heavier recycled stock, with one finishing technique done well: letterpress for fine detail, foiling for a metallic contrast on dark paper, or embossing/debossing for a tactile 3D effect. A simple, single-color letterpress design on the right stock often looks more luxurious than a busy multi-color print.

What high-end finishes can I add, like gold foil or rose gold?

Beyond letterpress, embossing and debossing, we also offer hot foiling (including gold and copper foil) and gilded or painted edges for an extra touch. See our Rose Gold Business Cards example in the portfolio.

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Printing Techniques Explained

Now glossy foil is very popular and some elements will add an extra shine to your business card. Foiling is one of the most expensive printing methods. Mostly we recommend to foil on dark color paper, then glossy elements create a nice contrast with dark background.

letterpress business card foil copper

Printing with deboss is called ‘letterpress‘, it means that we press objects into the paper and it looks really impressive. It is a medium-expensive printing technique, the price range is between flat, digital printing and foiling. With deboss, we can print only spot colors. Thick cotton stock fits perfectly for letterpress printing.

vintage letterpress business card

With letterpress technique, we can deboss (impress) objects, text into paper, and emboss will create a pop out effect on the paper surface. Emboss can be combined with other printing methods to compose spectacular 3D paper transformation. Check out more information about  embossed business cards.

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If we need to print without relief we use silkscreen or digital printing methods. Digital printing has one major advantage if compared with traditional printing processes – digitally possible to print almost any image on a business card: mid tones, colorful flowers or your photo.

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Business card with painted edges will look more exceptional. Edges can be painted with all Pantone Uncoated colors. To be edging visible we recommend to choose at least 430 gsm stock for your business cards, of course, thicker cardstock is even better.

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Glossy gold, silver or copper gilded edges will look not only exclusively but will add to your card a delicate luxury touch. To make sure the foiled edge is really noticeable, we recommend using thicker an darker stock.

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Differently shaped business cards will also stand out from the crowd. Typically, we cut business cards with equipment that can do rectangular shape. But we can use special dies (or sometimes even laser cut), and cut almost any shape you want.

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By saying “Duplex” we mean gluing of 2 or more paper sheets. If you need really thick or different backgrounds on opposite sides of your business cards, we will print your business cards on separate sheets of paper and then glue them together. Sometimes we glue even 3 or more layers to get elegant colored cut.

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Shane MoranShane Moran

I ordered some cards from Elegante Press, really really happy and I'd definitely recommend to all. Professional and speedy replies all the way throughout the process.

Helpful and patient. The quality of the finished product was beyond what I was expecting, even the packaging was a great touch! Thanks very much.

Juliette SpencerJuliette Spencer

Elegante Press was very responsive, professional and helpful. It was easy to upload my design and I received my business cards when they said they would arrive. My business cards are beautiful and I couldn't be happier

Jason N.Jason N.

Viktorija at Elegant Press was great to work with. She answered all of my questions and let me know what to expect with respect to the job. I did have my own design for the printing already set, but they were able to make additional necessary changes to the design to fit with the printing requirements.

The quality of the product (business card) is really amazing. The card stock is excellent, very professional and the clarity of the letterpress is the best I have ever seen. Clearly, they are working with very high quality machines.

Even though there was a time difference with them being in Europe, they returned my emails each and every day and there was never a lag in communication. I am definitely going to use them again the future.