Exclusive and sophisticated, box making has always been part of the handbook binder's repertoire, combining creativity and craftsmanship in the usage of high quality materials. Today, manufacturers, particularly in the luxury goods sector such as jewelry, technology or delicatessen, use high-quality boxes, made of card or board, to perfectly present their products. Exciting and rewarding fields of work can be opened up for the bookbinder, for which, in our course, we want to lay a solid foundation.
Participants choose the programme at the beginning of the course!
You decide which of Hedi Kyle's extraordinary book constructions will be worked on in this course. The ingenious folding, cutting and stitching techniques - from fanfold to codex and numerous variations - will be determined together in the course group on the first day according to interest and then carried out step by step.
Learn how to integrate powerful neodymium magnets as practical and playful elements in both book and box structures. We will work with a large selection of magnets in different sizes, shapes, and strengths and integrate them as closures, hinges, or connectors in our work. We will make a series of useful reference models and complete some sample book and box structures that incorporate magnets in different ways.
This course provides a comprehensive overview of both traditional and innovative paper conservation techniques. Starting with basic methods such as simple tear repairs and filling losses, it progresses to more advanced treatments, including addressing damage from mold, brittle paper, and the mechanical stabilization of paper affected by ink corrosion.
An introduction to the techniques of making pop-ups from one sheet of card, sometimes called Kirigami or Origamic Architecture. It will focus on the fundamentals of the art, allowing students to fully understand the basics, from which more complex pop-up structures can evolve. Time will be given for students to explore how simple-to-make techniques can be used to create a near-infinite number of beautiful variations, using text, images and collage. Beginners are very welcome.
Some texts are a challenge to bind because of their grain direction, paper weight or a particular quirk of the publisher. Stub binding is one solution but it's also possible to combine binding methods to make hybrids that accommodate all of these conditions. The week will be spent exploring and discovering the various ways to use concertinas (and double concertinas) in a fixed spine to create a codex format. The result is neither a stub nor a concertina but an original format with lots of character.
