Hello!
We are Bungo Sign Co, a traditional hand painted sign and design studio in Glasgow, Scotland.
We are a collective of Rachel E Millar Signwriter and Hana Lindsay of Sure Signs. We work in Glasgow and throughout Scotland to bring life and colour to the streets with hand painted signs. Rachel and Hana work independently on their own projects and come together as Bungo to collaborate on bigger projects and combine their skills.
Fusing traditional techniques with contemporary typography, we work with our clients to create vibrant signs that reflect their business on any surface, large or small, interior or exterior. Visit our 'Services' page to see what we can offer you and your business.
Our Shop
We moved in to our shop in Shawlands, Glasgow southside in September 2023. It is the first of its kind in Scotland, and the only women owned in the UK. It is primarily used as a work space for us to fabricate and paint signs so is only open to the public or clients by appointment. We also use our shop to host workshops – visit our 'Workshops' page to book!
Our Backgrounds
Rachel studied graphic design at Edinburgh College of Art, graduating in 2016. During her BA degree she had the opportunity to study at Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Boston, USA. It was here she was taught the foundations of hand lettering and calligraphy during an intensive semester-long course. With this knowledge she returned to Scotland to pursue signwriting.
She started her own business in 2017 after an informal apprenticeship with Ciaran Globël of Globël Signs. She spent five years working independently from a studio space in Mount Florida Gallery and Studios. Her clients are mainly independent Scottish companies, but she has also completed projects for clients such as H&M, the Scottish BAFTAs, Adobe, Innis & Gunn, Dior and more. As well as commercial commissions, she also works on her own artwork and collaborations with a range of other creatives. Her work experiments with colour and perspective and has been exhibited in the UK and the USA.
While Hana was working in hospitality she was continually asked to do chalkboards and window displays as she had a keen eye for design and layout. This is where she found her love for hand lettering and design.
She began participating in sign painting workshops across the country and was largely self taught until she took the opportunity to travel to Minnesota in the USA to work with celebrated sign painter and teacher Mike Meyer in 2019. She spent a month traveling across the United States, meeting many more painters and learning as much as she could. She returned to Glasgow to put her new skills to the test.
After spending a few years working solo at Torrisdale Street Studios she met sign painter Rachel E Millar in 2021. She began working with Rachel as an informal apprentice and take on larger projects together. Hana and Rachel then founded sign painting collective Bungo Sign Co in 2022. In the summer of 2023, Hana and Rachel opened their first high street shop premise on Springhill Gardens.