The original letters and envelopes

Interior of the book, with red Nepalese paper fly-leaves

Bound in Grey cotton paper backed book cloth, with a square cut out of the front to reveal a model in the background.  Pink endpapers and fly leaves decorate the inside covers and on the front the name of the fashion student is embossed in pink.

The customer, in this instance was very specific about what she wanted.  She sourced her own bright pink endpapers and undertook her own research into pink foils with the information I gave her on foil suppliers.  She wanted to have a square cut out of the front and her signature in a particular size on the front.

This has been sewn on 5 leather lined with linen tapes with front and back inside red suede leather fly leaves and paste downs. This book is innovative in that it departs from tradtional styles of binding in being a soft, tactile, turnable binding with suede outer and inner covers which have been lined with black card. In addition black card strips were cut and pasted onto the underside of the covers to give it added turnability. The book was then decorated with coloured leather onlays, the foredge was painted and black lines, silver circles and dots were used to create a unified pattern and help the onlays to become more subtle and in the background. A box was made to house the book in red buckram with a button and ribbons..

This style can be used in a variety of colours and with different decorative techniques. The concept has applications for many projects. It could be used to create an original and beautiful Wedding Album. Alternatively, memoirs could be printed and bound in this way. If this style appeals to you for a project that you have in mind, please contact us.