The General Assembly 2022 was well attended and took place on May 21st in the Gutenberg Museum in Freiburg. This was followed by the award ceremony of the Stiftung zur Förderung des Bucheinbandes. The exhibition that followed was dedicated to the winners of the youth competition.

President Dieter Kläy looked back on 2021, which was a challenging year impacted by the Corona crisis. Although most of the courses were held, albeit under strict corona conditions and protective measures, many participants from abroad and especially overseas were unable to attend due to limited entry options. Special thanks went to the school principal Suzanne Schmollgruber, who could once again look back on a successful year of teaching, to Bea Corti for managing the secretariat, to Alice Fischer for her work in the school secretariat and to Elisabeth Mordasini for her work in the context of eduQua quality assurance.
As part of the overall elections for the Board, Urs Bernet, Elisabeth Mordasini, Dieter Kläy, Katy Meier, Markus Meyer, Christof Mühlemann, Ursula Reichlin and Moena Zeller were re-elected for a further term of office. Helma Kühn-Osius was re-elected by acclamation. Dieter Kläy bid farewell to Hans Burkhardt, Peter Henssler, Konrad Siegenthaler and Michelle Wenger from the Board, and honoured the great service they had rendered. For his decades of work for the cbl, but also for the craft of bookbinding in general, Hans Burkhardt was awarded honorary membership of the centro del bel libro ascona to great and prolonged applause.
The award for merit of the Stiftung zur Förderung des Bucheinbandes went to Hans Burkhardt and Thomas Isaak. Both were honored for their special contributions to the craft of bookbinding. The exhibition that followed was dedicated to the winners of the youth competition.
We are sad to see the retiring board members go, but gladdened by the return to the Board of Helma Kühn-Osius after a break. She introduces herself below.
 

With all the necessary precautions, the courses at our school are running normally. We look forward to welcoming you in Ascona!

For your information:
The administration office will be happy to provide you with any information regarding the courses.
Please send your inquiries to: info@cbl-ascona.ch 
 

No. 16 - Decorative Paper Tuesday, 26. July 2022 to Thursday, 28. July 2022  Be creative, mix different techniques and think outside of the box! We will use established techniques (such as monotype, paste, spatula and batik) in new and surprising ways to create beautiful and experimental papers. This course will allow participants to create unusual and original work and explore the world of decorated papers. Here you can get more information

 

No. 17 - The German Paper Case Binding
Tuesday, 02. August 2022 to Saturday, 06. August 2022 

This course is all about the “Edelpappband” or the German Paper Case Binding with a continuous end sheet fold (also known in North America as the “millimeter” binding) (max. dimension A6-A7). Case bindings with decorated paper covers are treasured among bibliophiles and are eagerly sought and collected. The instructor will give insight into the rich tradition of this binding style and will show how it can be interpreted in a contemporary context. Demonstrations will include how to use leather to reinforce the head, tail, corners and/or fore edges of the book. In addition, we will be stamping titles and making soft slipcases for our bindings.
The aim of the course is for all participants to learn step by step and make at least one German paper case binding.
Here you can get more information

 

 

 

 

Editorial: Katharina Meier Translation and adaptation: Stephen Lipton