Contemporary Codex

Course location Ascona

We will rethink traditional sewing of a text block by incorporating non-traditional materials as structural elements in a binding. This allows us to build books that move and function beautifully while also taking on the challenges, for example, of having thick or heavy pages, varied dimensionality, or pop-up structures. We will also take a look at a variety of ways to create articulating spines that provide increased flexibility and allow for optimal opening of a book as well as adding a beautiful architectural element to a binding.