Bookish Earrings with Marbled Covers in a Book Shop Next Door
Right opposite the entrance to our quarter in Leiden there's an old books shop. In the window passers by can see lots of book-earrings with marbled covers.
Spending a Couple of Days in Cannes. Any Bookish Advice on Where to Go and What to See?
I'll have some spare time this Thursday evening and almost the whole Friday. We'll be driving around the area over the weekend, so some other recommendations would be also appreciated.
Books, Scrolls, and Other Documents of Game of Thrones TV Series: Season 1
I first conceived the idea of writing a post about the book as an object in the fictional world of Game of Thrones TV series when the creators showed us the Library of the Citadel. But now this initial plan evolved into something bigger.
New and Improved Version of Our Corner Cutting/Mitering Tool (And Why to Use It)
We are happy to announce that we moved to a newer version of our corner cutting jigs. From now on they will be delivered to our customers with sizes inscribed on the surface. This works both for dimensions in mm and inches.
All the Things I Use as Bookbinding Weighs
Well, this needs an explanation. So I will proceed in the clockwise order. I've got the small weights on twelve hours from an old bookbinder's collection back in Russia. They are 285 and 645 grams. Next comes my bike chain...
Workbench of Ben Elbel from Elbel Libro
Every time I visit a bookbinder's studio, I try to look for some ideas on how to improve my personal working space. So, that time when I visited Elbel Libro was not an exception. And what a wonderful workbench Ben has!
Just Burned My Blender While Making Recycled Paper
I had this blender since I don't know when! Was it a wedding gift? I'm not sure. But it didn't survive today's attempt on making some more recycled paper. It overheated, and one of the moving parts broke.
Amazing Century-Old Book Industry Ads
Wow! What a mustached bookbinder! I just posted some images of decorated initials from Het drukkers jaarboek 1906 recently, but there is much more interesting in this series of books. And amazing book industry ads is one of these things.
Adelene Koh: Probably the Only Bespoke Bookbinder of Singapore
Adelene Koh is one of the winners of the first Open•Set Competition; she also received a Highly Commended Certificate of the Designer Bookbinders’ Bookbinding Competition for two years in a row in 2014 & 2015.
Het drukkers jaarboek 1906 (The Printer’s Yearbook, 1906)
Between 1906 and 1911 four yearbooks about printing were published in Amsterdam. They were intended to stimulate a broader and more logical interpretation of the art of printing.
iBookBinding Book Scanning Frame: Now For Miniature Books
Our collection of book scanning frames now includes one more size designed for miniature books. We cover almost everything from small, for books up to 13x18 cm, and up to extra large that can accommodate tomes as large as 28x36 cm.
Just Can’t Stop Buying Guillotine Paper Cutters!
I have to confess: every time I see a guillotine paper cutter on a flea market, I can't just pass by. So, after this Saturday I now have three of them! Guess - which one was the cheapest and which was the most expensive?
Catalog of Exposition Internationale d’Ex-Libris, Brussels, 1929
What I love about international exhibitions catalogs, is the diversity of art. All the works from different artists coming from multiple countries. And that's exactly what you get with the tenth-anniversary celebration of the Belgian Association of Ex Libris Collectors.
Heart-Shaped Books: History and Tutorials
Following some simple tutorials, you may still have enough time to create a heart-shaped book today. However, these books are not a modern invention. And some of them required a lot of effort and skill invested to be made.
The Lost Art of Letterlocking: Tutorials, Personal Experience, and Application in Bookbinding
Nowadays when people talk about communication security, they usually mean computer encryption. The thing about being a bookbinder, though, is that you tend to have a fondness for outdated technology. And before the internet, tracking numbers, and self-sealing envelopes, there was letterlocking.
