Chibi & Esme

Brunswick, Australia.

Chibi & Esme is an independent Naarm-based publishing house.

Our vision extends beyond traditional publishing: we see printed matter as part of a wider ecology of care, community, education, and resistance. Through the press, we amplify marginal or under-represented voices, encourage creative experimentation, and prioritise collaboration over profit. Chibi & Esme is committed to publishing thoughtfully and intentionally — creating books that feel like objects of care, connection, and possibility.

Our publications range in a display of mediums, few include - photography, drawing, ceramics, digital art.

We collaborate with local and international artists.
Majority of our range is handbound and printed on handmade paper. The few which are manufactured have also been printed and bound and Naarm.