In this update I wanted to share the latest set of journals from the “Ember” Collection. They were made with some new things in mind and I’m quite pleased how they turned out. You can find them, as well as…
Commissioning Your Leatherbound Book
Introduction We’ve been limiting custom orders for some time now to give priority to our personal projects and search for book structures we love. We’re slowly feeling more comfortable to provide the service of custom work to our customers but…
The Bolyar Journals – A Blank Book Set Bound in Red Goatskin
The “BOLYAR” Collection is a finer and more simple addition to the family of our leather bound journals. Paying homage to the STALWART journals from a few years ago, these books incorporate a minimalist approach to decoration with a balanced…
My Entry for This Year’s Society of Bookbinders International Competition
As the title suggests, this was my entry for the 2019 International Bookbinding Competition – organized by Society of Bookbinders UK. The book was done some months ago but I’m releasing it only now, after everything passed. I didn’t manage…
Making a Leather Mosaic Binding for the Four Gospels – Clad with Sterling Silver Fittings
Me and my dad were getting ready for a local competition for Contemporary Christian Art and our entry will be this mosaic binding of the Four Gospels.
Making One of Our Wooden Dip Pens with Ebony, Bocote, Silver and Gold
At last some behind the scenes footage of my dad working in his workshop! These are his first steps at filming on his own, so please bear with some steps being missing, or odd angles and so forth. The pen…
My Most Ambitious Body of Work – The PILLARS Collection
It’s long overdue that I pay proper respect to this wonderful collection! I’ve made a showcase of each of the five books and shed some light on the inspiration and concepts behind the structure and decoration.
My First Journals and the Rest of My Personal Collection
A rather long video of me sharing some thoughts on my first days of bookbinding and how developing your skills reflects in your work.I hope you enjoy my collection of journals that I’ve decided to keep for myself. They’re a…
Making a Set of Three Leatherbound Books. The WELKIN Book Collection by Stopan and his Father
The “WELKIN” Collection is once again standing on the firm shoulders of traditional structures and decorative practices, while at the same time leaving space for more dynamic tooling patterns. These works are another step forward in my quest to achieve…
The WELKIN Collection. A set of three books, tooled in blind and gold.
The last time I made a book on double cords was about two or three years ago. The thread came and went back through the same one hole in the signature, making an 8-like trajectory around the cores. I found…