Binding in the Style of Jean de Gonet

Attention new date!
The course "Reliure à la Jean de Gonet" has been postponed.
It will now be held from May 23rd to 27th.

In this course we will complete a half leather binding in the style of Jean de Gonet. In the early 1970’s, Jean de Gonet revolutionized the French bibliophile community with the introduction of his unique binding style. Working originally as a graphic artist, Gonet soon dedicated himself to bookbinding and developed an exciting new binding technique where the structural aspects of the binding become integral to the design. The binding we will create in this workshop has exposed sewing along the spine. The cover boards are designed separately from the book block, but it is at the attachment of the boards where design and structure are brought together.