Photobooks
Whether you’re a professional photographer looking to showcase your latest shots or a newly-wed wanting to capture the special day, we have made hundreds of bespoke photobooks. Past projects have ranged from family albums to limited editions for clients including Martin Parr.
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Printing
You’re welcome to supply your own printed pages or we can arrange printing with one of a number of local firms. If you also need help with the graphic design of your book then please get in touch via our contact page.
Previous project
Martin Parr: Cherry Blossom Time in Tokyo
It was a real honour to work with Martin Parr on this limited edition photobook.
Limited edition of 30, signed by Parr on the vellum-like cover page. Custom-designed cherry-pink silk-covered hand-made and hand-bound book with 20 mounted original colour photographs, all of which feature fake cherry blossoms seen in situ in Japan’s capital city.
From the publisher:
“Cherry Blossom Time in Tokyo’ is Martin Parr’s personal view of the complex mixture of ancient and modern, authentic and artificial that is modern Japan. Only those flowers in the background of the first image are real: the successive images all feature fake blooms in locations that are progressively distanced from the natural world. Seen looped around shop displays of laptops, mobile phones, cameras and necklaces, these flowers soften, and are in striking contrast to, the bright, colourful world of commerce that is focused on in the photographs… displaying Martin Parr’s sharp eye for absurdity and abundant humor.”
Materials
We use only the best quality materials for all our new and restoration bindings.
Leather
We use best quality Moroccan goatskins and calf leathers, available in a range of colours.
Cloth
Good quality bookcloths and hard wearing buckrams.
Thread and glue
The linen thread is waxed for strength and durability. All our books are restored using specialised bookbinding PVAs.
Embossing / tooling / blocking
We use gold, silver and colour foils for all our restoration work.
“Very many thanks for the lovely remembrance book, it really is a joy”
P. Pritchard
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