ABOUT
Designer Bookbinders is one of the foremost societies devoted to the craft of Contemporary bookbinding. Founded more than fifty years ago, our Society is a registered charity and has helped to establish the reputation of British bookbinding worldwide by means of events, education, exhibitions and publications.
Our membership includes some of the most highly regarded creators in the fields of fine bookbinding, book arts and artists’ books, each with a passion for presenting the bound text as a unique art object. Inspiration is the book in all its aspects – text, structure, illustration, print and paper – and the completed bindings are as diverse as the individuals who create them.
Become A Member
Designer Bookbinders Associate membership is open to subscribers worldwide. We welcome new members from all backgrounds – binders, conservators, collectors, librarians, teachers, people from other crafts, and book lovers in general. Learn more about becoming a member of Designer Bookbinders.
World Leaders In Our Craft
Designer Bookbinders Fellows are elected on submission of work, and are considered to have achieved the highest standards in both design and technique. Licentiates are elected on submission of work which is deemed to display a potential in design and technique likely to commend them as candidates for election to Fellowship within five years. The society is constantly seeking new talent, and promising bookbinders are encouraged to apply first for Licentiateship and then for Fellowship.
Learn Bookbinding Excellence From Craft Masters
Whether you’re a bookbinding beginner or an advanced artist, our regular masterclasses and workshops can help you to take the next steps in improving your craft. If you are based in the UK, when you are ready you could consider applying for Licentiateship.
* THE FESTIVAL OF BOOKBINDING: LECTURES AND DEMONSTRATIONS *
Designer Bookbinders & the Bodleian Library proudly presents a Festival of Bookbinding on 8th & 9th July 2022. The Festival will bring together lectures, demos, practical bookbinding sessions, mini demonstrations & a trade stand to help celebrate the opening of the exhibition “A Gathering of Leaves – the 4th Designer Bookbinders International Competition 2022”.
We're now featuring the Mini Demonstrations which are totally free and not ticketed. They are open to everyone and will take place on Saturday 9th July between 1.15 – 3.30pm. Members of Designer Bookbinders will demonstrate bookbinding and associated skills in these “Show and Tell” style mini-demonstrations.
Designer Bookbinders Fellow Lori Sauer (@lorisauer_beechingstoke) will demonstrate using heavy attractive papers to make boxes for bindings that are a quick and appealing alternative to a solander box. Newly elected Licentiate Miranda Kemp (@kemp.miranda) will assist Lori with this demonstration.
https://visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/july22/designer-bookbinders-festival-day-2
This session will take place in Blackwell Hall at the Bodleian (@bodleianlibraries). Participants can drop in. No ticket or booking required.
We would like the thank Daniel Crouch Rare Books (@crouchrarebooks), Peter Harrington (@peterharringtonrarebooks), Maggs Bros. (@maggsbros) and Edward Bayntun-Coward (@georgebayntun) for sponsoring this event.
We really hope that the Festival is of interest to you, and hope to see you there!
@db.int.bookbinding.competition
#designerbookbinders #designerbookbindersinternationalcompetition #festivalofbookbinding #bookbindingdemonstrations
* THE FESTIVAL OF BOOKBINDING: LECTURES AND DEMONSTRATIONS *
Designer Bookbinders & the Bodleian Library proudly presents a Festival of Bookbinding on 8th & 9th July 2022. The Festival will bring together lectures, demos, practical bookbinding sessions, mini demonstrations & a trade stand to help celebrate the opening of the exhibition “A Gathering of Leaves – the 4th Designer Bookbinders International Competition 2022”.
We're now featuring the Mini Demonstrations which are totally free and not ticketed. They are open to everyone and will take place on Saturday 9th July between 1.15 – 3.30pm. Members of Designer Bookbinders will demonstrate bookbinding and associated skills in these “Show and Tell” style mini-demonstrations.
Newly elected Designer Bookbinders Licentiate Ted Bennett (@t.b.bennett) will demonstrate some forwarding techniques and discuss some of the principles of book structure.
https://visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/july22/designer-bookbinders-festival-day-2
This session will take place in Blackwell Hall at the Bodleian (@bodleianlibraries). Participants can drop in. No ticket or booking required.
We would like the thank Daniel Crouch Rare Books (@crouchrarebooks), Peter Harrington (@peterharringtonrarebooks), Maggs Bros. (@maggsbros) and Edward Bayntun-Coward (@georgebayntun) for sponsoring this event.
We really hope that the Festival is of interest to you, and hope to see you there!
@db.int.bookbinding.competition
#designerbookbinders #designerbookbindersinternationalcompetition #festivalofbookbinding #bookbindingdemonstrations
* THE FESTIVAL OF BOOKBINDING: LECTURES AND DEMONSTRATIONS *
Designer Bookbinders & the Bodleian Library proudly presents a Festival of Bookbinding on 8th & 9th July 2022. The Festival will bring together lectures, demos, practical bookbinding sessions, mini demonstrations & a trade stand to help celebrate the opening of the exhibition “A Gathering of Leaves – the 4th Designer Bookbinders International Competition 2022”.
We're now featuring the Mini Demonstrations which are totally free and not ticketed. They are open to everyone and will take place on Saturday 9th July between 1.15 – 3.30pm. Members of Designer Bookbinders will demonstrate bookbinding and associated skills in these “Show and Tell” style mini-demonstrations.
Louise Brockman, co-organiser of the Designer Bookbinders International Competition, will be demonstrating Marbling techniques.
https://visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/july22/designer-bookbinders-festival-day-2
This session will take place in Blackwell Hall at the Bodleian (@bodleianlibraries). Participants can drop in. No ticket or booking required.
We would like the thank Daniel Crouch Rare Books (@crouchrarebooks), Peter Harrington (@peterharringtonrarebooks), Maggs Bros. (@maggsbros) and Edward Bayntun-Coward (@georgebayntun) for sponsoring this event.
We really hope that the Festival is of interest to you, and hope to see you there!
@db.int.bookbinding.competition
#designerbookbinders #designerbookbindersinternationalcompetition #festivalofbookbinding #bookbindingdemonstrations
