Cutting Edge Artwork of Eric Standley
Eric Standley combines in his work traditions of book sculpting, modern laser-cutting technologies and graphic design to create astonishing three-dimensional structures.
Eric Standley combines in his work traditions of book sculpting, modern laser-cutting technologies and graphic design to create astonishing three-dimensional structures. Continue reading →
Last month’s digest of bookbinding, book arts, book history and book conservation posts was quite popular and we have decided to try establishing a new series of posts at iBookBinding. Continue reading →
Sixteen members of the restoration and conservation team of the National Library of Spain are in charge of millions of documents held in the collection. Watch them performing some of theirs tasks in that short video. Continue reading →
Sherif Afifi is a book and paper conservator at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Egypt. He has a wonderful collection of videos dedicated to bookbinding, book conservation and care for the other paper-related materials. Continue reading →
Jay Tanner is experimenting with drying paper like it was done in the 18th century. Continue reading →
We return with five more Facebook accounts worth following if you are a book lover or bookbinder. Continue reading →
"Street libraries are popping up on the streets of Australia giving people the chance to browse, borrow or leave books without having to register for a library card."
The Society of Bookbinders will be holding its Twenty-first Education and Training Conference from August 3rd – 6th 2017 at Keele University, Staffordshire, UK. Keele is a modern university set in parkland with the historic Keele Hall at its centre, and is easily accessible by road (M6), rail (Stoke-on-Trent or Crewe) and air (Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool). Continue reading →
Wolfgang Bremer has been making books for more than fifty years. Here is a video from his studio in Bromma near Stockholm, Sweden. Continue reading →
Juniper Books works with custom book collections. Among other things, they offer to wrap your books into tailored dust jackets that would transform your bookshelves into something different. Continue reading →
We’ve decided to pick some of the posts published by different bloggers and institutions in January 2017 that may be of interest to you. You will find not only strictly bookbinding topics covered here, but also book arts, book history and book conservation. Continue reading →
“Conservators in Collections Care repair a book with a broken cover to prevent further damage. Protecting Harvard’s special collections of rare books, manuscripts, prints, drawings, maps, photographs, and other treasures is the mission of Harvard Library Preservation Services.” Continue reading →
Yesterday was the second gold tooling class I’m taking. Once again, we’ve been practicing lines on dummy books. However, our teacher reserved some fun for the end of the workshop. Continue reading →
Some of you may remember that my workshop serves both as my bookbinding and woodworking den. This has some advantages and creates some challenges, not very typical for a bookbinder’s studio. Workshop is far from being a comfortable place at the moment and I have lots of plans on how to improve it. However, I’ve already done a lot of work and wanted to share some thoughts with you. Continue reading →
OK, this is pretty awesome! Freehand gold tooling/calligraphy.